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US Visa Waiver Program

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but may be someone can help me out on this.

I hope to get some insights on a specific question concerning the US Visa Waiver Program that is IMO not fully covered on the embassy's website.

It states, that one has to be "holding a return or onward ticket".

Can the onward ticket be a seperate ticket? Can it be an e-ticket, if I carry a print-out?

Also, is ANA "an air or sea carrier that has signed an agreement with the US Immigration and Naturalization Service to participate in the visa-waiver program"?

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by connex2me

Can the onward ticket be a seperate ticket?

Yes

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Can it be an e-ticket, if I carry a print-out?

Yes even without a printout. If they can issue an E-ticket, it is valid. Otherwise they will issue only paper.

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Also, is ANA "an air or sea carrier that has signed an agreement with the US Immigration and Naturalization Service to participate in the visa-waiver program"?

I don't know. Sorry.

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Thank you!

No problem. You are welcome. :)

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Originally Posted by HigherFlyer

Yes
Yes even without a printout. If they can issue an E-ticket, it is valid. Otherwise they will issue only paper.

I don't know. Sorry.

No problem. You are welcome. :)

Visa waiver is based on what passport you carry not on what airline you fly.

tht

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Originally Posted by tht

Visa waiver is based on what passport you carry not on what airline you fly.

tht

Yes, but the question was about onward tickets, and which carriers, are registered, not which countries participate.

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Originally Posted by tht

Visa waiver is based on what passport you carry not on what airline you fly.

You must also fly in on an airline (or sail in on a sea carrier) that participates in the VWP. If the airline does not participate, then you must hold a visa.

From Customs and Border Protection website:-

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Q: Who Is Eligible to Use the VWP?
A: To qualify for the VWP, you must:

Intend to enter the U.S. for 90 days or less;
Have a passport lawfully issued to you by a VWP country that is valid for six months beyond your intended visit;
Be a national of the VWP country that issued your passport;
Have been checked using an automated electronic database containing information about inadmissible aliens to the United States;
Have a return trip ticket to any foreign destination other than a territory bordering on the United States or an adjacent island (unless (1) you are a resident of an adjacent island, (2) this requirement is waived by the Attorney General under regulations, or (3) you are a visitor for business who arrives aboard a private aircraft that maintains a valid agreement guaranteeing to transport you out of the U.S. if you are found to be inadmissible or deportable);
Present to the Immigration Inspector a completed and signed Form I-94W, Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Form (Please see How Do I Get an Arrival Departure Document? for more information about Arrival/Departure Records.);
Not pose a safety threat to the United States;
Not have failed to comply with the conditions of any previous admission under the visa waiver program;
If arriving by air or sea, arrive on a carrier that signed an agreement (signatory carrier) guaranteeing to transport you out of the U.S. if you are found to be inadmissible or deportable;
Convince the examining immigration officer that you are clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to be admitted and that you are not inadmissible under section 212 of the Act (for reasons that would make you inadmissible, please see the Immigration and Nationality Act at INA § 212 (a));
Waive any right to review or appeal an immigration officer's decision as to your admissibility, other than on the basis of an application for asylum or an application for withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; and
Waive any right to challenge your removal, other than on the basis of an application for asylum or an application for withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

ANA is definitely an authorized carrier - a friend of mine (Australian) flies into the US on the VWP with ANA all the time.

It was my understanding (not official) that pretty much all airlines are authorized. Somebody once told me that if a carrier meets the requirements to be allowed to fly into the US they will have automatically met the necessary requirements to be an authorized carrier under the VWP.

I'm sure somebody else will know more about authorized carriers- but definitely no problems with ANA.

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Originally Posted by chad75

It was my understanding (not official) that pretty much all airlines are authorized. Somebody once told me that if a carrier meets the requirements to be allowed to fly into the US they will have automatically met the necessary requirements to be an authorized carrier under the VWP.

Yes, they are all eligible if they are allowed to fly to the US., but they still must sign up for the program and do the paperwork. Some airlines/shipping companies may not sign, due to the laws at their point of origin.