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Montevideo, August 20th 2025 - 05:50 UTC

Tag: Visa Waiver Program

  • Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Argentina joining US visa waiver program still a long way ahead

    Noem does not see Argentina entering the visa waiver program in less than a year

    US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem warned it would take about a year before holders of Argentine passports are allowed back into the United States without a visa as they were between 1996 and 2002, despite the agreements she signed Monday with President Javier Milei.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Argentina to rejoin US Visa Waiver Program?

    Argentines lost that visa waiver privilege after the 2001 economic crisis

    Argentina seems set to regain its participation in the US Visa Waiver Program, allowing holders of Argentine passports to enter the United States for tourism or business for up to 90 days without a visa. This development is expected to be formalized during the visit of US Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, who is scheduled to sign an agreement with President Javier Milei on Monday.

  • Wednesday, June 5th 2013 - 08:37 UTC

    Obama and Piñera in the White House renew push for a trans-Pacific trade agreement

    Piñera 'playing' US president at Obama's desk in the Oval Office

    US President Barack Obama and Chilean President Sebastian Piñera renewed their push for a trans-Pacific trade agreement at a meeting in the White House Oval Office on Tuesday that also touched on education and renewable energy.

  • Saturday, May 14th 2011 - 05:03 UTC

    US tourism industry calls for reforming the “antiquated visa process”

    Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association: bring down the “keep out sign”

    The U.S. Travel Association unveiled a plan to create 1.3 million U.S. jobs and add 859 billion dollars to the U.S. economy by 2020 by reforming an antiquated visa process that often drives international travelers to other countries. The heart of U.S. Travel's plan is to increase staffing, reduce visa interview wait times and expand the Visa Waiver Program.

  • Wednesday, March 16th 2011 - 15:00 UTC

    US Travel Association urges Brazil and Chile be included in the Visa Waive Program

    Roger Dow, U.S. Travel’s president and chief executive officer.

    Citing an opportunity to advance national security, economic competitiveness and public diplomacy, the U.S. Travel Association has urged President Obama to discuss prospects for including Brazil and Chile in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) when he visits South America this month.