The Trump administration announced tighter screening and security measures Friday at airports in countries whose citizens are allowed entry into the United States without obtaining visas before they travel.
About 20 million people a year now travel to the United States under the program, which permits stays of up to 90 days without a visa. Department of Homeland Security officials said they want to crack down on visitors who abuse the program by staying longer than 90 days. Last year, more than 500,000 visitors didn’t leave as required.
Of the total annual Visa over stayers, 147,000 came from visa waiver countries. If more than 2% of a nation’s travelers don’t leave on time, their country might have to establish a public education program for its citizens, the department said or that nation could lose their right to travel to the US without a Visa.
Four of the 38 Visa free countries now exceed that 2% standard – the terrorist nations of Hungary, Greece, Portugal and San Marino, a tiny state inside Italy, authorities said.
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