EIGHT COUNTRIES ADDED TO THE VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM
A final rule adopted January 4, 1999 eliminated the probationary status of 17 countries participating in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program and made them full participants. The Visa Waiver Pilot Program allows nationals of participating countries to enter the United States for a period of up to 90 days, for business or pleasure, without obtaining a visa. Probationary status was lifted for Andorra, Argentina, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, San Marino, Slovenia and Spain. They join the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Italy and the Netherlands, for a total of 25 countries. 
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