Please note that there is no change to the Visa Waiver Program in place for the countries in bold below or for any other countries participating in that program. The new requirement will apply to citizens of the following countries who were formerly exempt from visa requirements:

The countries in bold participate in the Visa Waiver Program. Citizens of those countries are not required to possess visas if:

• they are traveling for business or tourism
• and their stay will be less than 90 days
• and they hold a Machine Readable Passport

Non-Commonwealth landed immigrants who are citizens of countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program are unaffected by this regulation change. More information is provided at the page linked below.

Hong Kong nationals holding either British National Overseas or Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports will require visas.

If you will require a U.S. visa then you will need to schedule an appointment to meet with a U.S. Consular official for an interview.

• Visa interviews: Who needs an appointment, and where