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Taiwan Joins Visa Waiver Program

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The US Citizen and Immigration Service announced that, effective November 1, 2012, Taiwan will join the United States Visa Waiver Program.

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Elizabeth LaRocca

The US Citizen and Immigration Service announced that, effective November 1, 2012, Taiwan will join the United States Visa Waiver Program. Taiwan will become the seventh nation in the Asia-Pacific region to obtain visa waiver treatment from the United States after Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, and South Korea. This program allows citizens of Taiwan to apply for admission to the United States at US ports of entry as nonimmigrant aliens for a period of up to 90 days for business or pleasure without first obtaining a B1/B2 nonimmigrant visa. Similarly, Taiwan has reciprocated allowing US citizens to travel to Taiwan for a 90-day period without first obtaining a visa.

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