433  Visa Waiver Program

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:18:38 GMT
From: Michael <tangomaniac@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Visa Waiver Program

Information about the visa waiver program is available on the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS)web page

www.ins.gov

Click on search and type in "visa waiver program"
Click on the first choice "Abstract". The program is listed in full. Unless it hasn't been updated, Argentina is still listed as a participant in the program.

It was a pilot(temporary) program made permanent by the Congress last year.

The State Department issues the visa. However, INS determines if an alien can be admitted into the United States. This is done at inspection at airports and seaports though most visitors to the United States come by plane.

Because of heightened security, foreign travelers need to have ALL of their documents available to present to the inspectors.

Michael Ditkoff
Washington, DC


I'd rather be dancing argentine tango

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:38:28 -0300
From: SMC Administracion <adm@SMCAR.COM.AR>
Subject: Visa Waiver Program

Michael Ditkoff wrote :
"
Information about the visa waiver program is available on the Immigration
and Naturalization Service's (INS)web page
...The program is listed in full. Unless it hasn't been updated, Argentina
is still listed as a participant in the program.
"

Michael , Argentina has been taken out from the program, as from 0 hour of
february 21st,2002.
Yesterday night there were some trouble with departing flight from Ezeiza
airport , since American , United and Aerolineas Argentinas had late night
flights that were going to be in the air, when the new visa requirement was
started at 0 hour.
American and United departed.
Aerolineas Argentinas waited until it was given assurance that passengers on
board were going to be received in Miami without being fined for not having
visa.
The fine is U$S 3.000, 200 passengers over Aerolineas plane, this mean u$s
600.000 to be paid by Aerolineas, since the airline is responsable for the
control of valid documentation. But they were approved to take their
passengers without visa , just for that flight only. Today february 21st ,
all argentine passengers has to produce visa to board the planes to USA at
Ezeiza airport

Warm regards
Alberto Gesualdi
Buenos Aires

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 09:54:10 EST
From: "Lisa E. Battan" <Battanle@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Visa Waiver Program

Dear All,

Yes, Argentina has been removed from the visa waiver program. The INS
website is not up to date.

Here is a link to the Justice Department directive terminating Argentina from
the visa waiver program.

https://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/ins_news/2002,0221-Argentina.shtm

The interim Federal Regulation should be published today.

Sincerely,

Lisa

Lisa E. Battan
Lisa E. Battan, P.C.
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Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303.444.8668
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