US tightens Visa-Waiver Programme amid security concerns
New changes include aggressive steps by homeland security department (DHS) to collect information from VWP travellers.
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Washington: The US has taken steps to tighten the US Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) for citizens of 38 countries in the wake of Paris terrorist attacks.
The DHS would identify any VWP partner countries that are "deficient in key areas of operation," and recommend options on how to force compliance by a range of penalties and incentives, it said.
New changes also include efforts by the DHS to seek authorities from the Congress to increase fines for air carriers which fail to verify a traveller`s passport data, the statement said.
Under the current advance passenger information system, failure to supply in advance passenger information can land airlines with fines of up to $5,000.
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