Visa Waiver Program

The Congressional Research Service, a department of the Library of Congress, conducts research and analysis for Congress on a broad range of national and international policy issues. Some of the CRS work is carried out specifically for individual members of Congress or their staff and is confidential. However, there is also much CRS compiled material which is considered public but is not formally published on the CRS website.

For that reason a number of other organisations try to keep track of these publications and make them publicly available via their own websites. Currently, ESO uses the following websites to track these reports and allow access to them in ESO:

EveryCRSReport.com
Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

In some cases hyperlinks allows you to access all versions of a report, including the latest. Note that many reports are periodically updated.After the series of attacks perpetrated against European countries in 2015 and 2016, questions arose regarding the appropriate immigration control measures for EU citizens coming to the United States. This report details the current policy and controls, and examines the remaining security concerns and challenges that could lead to changes in the US visa policy.

• Primary Source

EveryCRSReport.com https://www.everycrsreport.com/

FAS: Congressional Research Service [CRS] Reports https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/index.html

The New York Times, 21.01.16: U.S. Tightens Visa Rules for Some European Visitors http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/us/politics/us-tightens-visa-rules-for-some-european-visitors.html

Politico, 22.01.16: US visa changes hit Europeans http://www.politico.eu/article/us-visa-changes-hit-europeans-dual-nationality-iran-iraq-syria/

ESO: Background information: Adoption of resolution on reintroduction of visa requirements to US citizens http://www.europeansources.info/record/adoption-of-resolution-on-reintroduction-of-visa-requirements-to-us-citizens/

ESO: Background information: Visa reciprocity with the US and Canada: Commission reports on recent developments http://www.europeansources.info/record/visa-reciprocity-with-us-and-canada-commission-takes-stock-of-latest-developments/

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