Tom
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An important message from the Homeland Security/Customs and Border Protection web site, for folks planning to visit the U.S. using the Visa Waiver program:
Effective July 1, 2009, all Visa Waiver Program (VWP) emergency or temporary passports must be electronic passports (e-Passports) to be eligible for travel to the United States under the VWP. This includes VWP applicants who present emergency or temporary passports to transit the United States. An e-Passport contains an integrated chip that stores biographic data, a digitized photograph, and other information about the true bearer ....
Click here to read more.
e-Passports do not appear to be a requirement for folks with B1 &/or B2 visas.
Effective July 1, 2009, all Visa Waiver Program (VWP) emergency or temporary passports must be electronic passports (e-Passports) to be eligible for travel to the United States under the VWP. This includes VWP applicants who present emergency or temporary passports to transit the United States. An e-Passport contains an integrated chip that stores biographic data, a digitized photograph, and other information about the true bearer ....
Click here to read more.
e-Passports do not appear to be a requirement for folks with B1 &/or B2 visas.