What can cause ineligibility for the VW-Program?
Not all citizens of VWP countries are eligible for visa-free travel to the US. The following groups do not qualify for visa-free travel:
- people who intend to work in the US
- people who intend to do an internship, attend school or university or work as an au pair in the US
- people who have been refused admission into the US before
- people who have been deported from the US within the past five years
- people with a criminal record
- people who have a communicable disease or a mental disorder
- people who are drug addicts
- people who have participated in the persecution of any person under the Nazi regime
- members of terrorist organizations
- people holding a blue German passport/travel document
If one of the above applies to you, you will have to apply for a visa before entering the US. We would like to point out that especially for people with a criminal record, chances of obtaining a visa for the US are slim. This does not only apply to grave criminal offences like assault or robbery. Also offences like low grade fraud or larceny can lead to a visa denial.
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