Igunya lokuhoxiswa kwenhlolokhono yama-visa kwabafake izicelo ezingcupheni encane, obekumele iphele ngoDisemba 31, landiswe yiMinyango Yezwe laseMelika kanye Homeland Security.
Izikhulu zamanxusa anegunya lokuyekelela inhlolokhono ye-visa yomuntu siqu ngezicelo ze-visa ezingebona abokufika ezisengozini ephansi ngaphansi kwegunya lokuyekelela inhlolokhono ye-visa. Abafakizicelo abafanelekayo banomlando wokuvakashela e-United States esikhathini esedlule futhi basangaphansi kokuhlolwa okuqinile kwengemuva nezinqubo zokuhlola ezitholwa yibo bonke abangebona abokufika.
Uhlelo lwe-Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) luvumela izakhamuzi eziningi noma izakhamuzi zamazwe abambe iqhaza ukuba ziye e-United States ukuze zivakashelwe ezokuvakasha noma zebhizinisi ukuze zihlale izinsuku ezingu-90 noma ngaphansi ngaphandle kokuthola i-visa. Abahambi kufanele babe nemvume ye-Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) evumelekile ngaphambi kohambo futhi bahlangabezane nazo zonke izidingo. Uma isivakashi sithanda ukuba ne-visa kupasipoti yaso, singase sifake isicelo se-visa yesivakashi (B).
Ukunganwetshwa kwegunya lokuyekelela bekuzoholela ekutheni kube nezikhathi zokulinda ezinde kakhulu kubantu abangama-40% abafaka izicelo zama-visa, okuholele ekulahlekeni kwezigidigidi zamadola. imali yabahambi kanye nokuba nomthelela emnothweni wase-U.S.
Ochwepheshe bezimboni zezokuvakasha e-US bagcizelela ukubaluleka kokuhoxiswa kwezingxoxo kwabahambi abasengozini encane ekuvikeleni umnotho waseMelika kanye nokunciphisa ukusilela emuva kwama-visa okubangelwe yilolu bhubhane, okuvimbe ukukhula kohambo lwamazwe ngamazwe oluya e-United States.
Naphezu kokuthi sekudlule cishe iminyaka emine kwaqala ubhubhane lomhlaba wonke lwe-COVID-19, i-United States ibhekene nokuncipha kwezivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-13 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2019. Isici esibalulekile esinomthelela kulokhu kwehla isikhathi eside esiqhubekayo sokulinda izingxoxo zama-visa, okwamanje. isilinganiso ezinsukwini ezingama-400 ezimakethe zomthombo oyinhloko. Ukunikeza igunya lokuhoxisa izinhlolokhono zama-visa kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile sokuthuthukisa ukuncintisana komhlaba wonke kanye nokwenza kube lula ukuzizwisa kokuvakasha okuhleleke kakhudlwana nokuvikelekile.
Ukwelulwa kwegunya lokuhoxiswa kwama-visa ngabaphathi be-Biden kuholele ekuvimbeleni ukulahleka kwezivakashi eziyizigidi ezingama-64 kanye nokusetshenziswa kwemali kwezigidigidi ezingama- $215 kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo. Ngaphandle kwesandiso, i-US ibizolahlekelwa ezinye izivakashi eziyizigidi ezi-2.2 kanye nama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-5.9 ekusetshenzisweni kwabahambi ngo-2024 kuphela.
Njengamanje kunamazwe angama-41 abambe iqhaza kuhlelo lwe-Visa Waiver:
I-Andorra (1991)
I-Australia (1996)
I-Austria (1991)
IBelgium (1991)
I-Brunei (1993)
I-Chile (i-2014)
ECroatia (2021)
I-Czech Republic (2008)
IDenmark (1991)
I-Estonia (2008)
I-Finland (1991)
I-France (1989)
IJalimane (1989)
IGrisi (2010)
I-Hungary (2008)
I-Iceland (1991)
I-Ireland (1995)
I-Israel (i-2023)
I-Italy (1989)
I-Japan (1988)
I-Korea, Republic of (2008)
I-Latvia (2008)
ILiechtenstein (1991)
I-Lithuania (2008)
I-Luxembourg (1991)
IMalta (2008)
I-Monaco (1991)
ENetherlands (1989)
I-New Zealand (1991)
ENorway (1991)
EPoland (2019)
I-Portugal (1999)
I-San Marino (1991)
I-Singapore (1999)
I-Slovakia (2008)
ISlovenia (1997)
I-Spain (1991)
I-Sweden (1989)
ISwitzerland (1989)
I-Taiwan (2012)
I-United Kingdom (1988)
Izakhamizi zamazwe amasha aseCuracao, Bonaire, St Eustatius, Saba kanye ne-St Maarten (eyayiyi-Netherlands Antilles) azifaneleki ukuya e-United States ngaphansi koHlelo Lwe-Visa Waiver uma zifaka isicelo sokungena nama-passport ala mazwe.
