US Publishes Names of 42 Countries Whose Citizens Can Enter America With ESTA Instead of Visa

• The United States announced a list of countries whose citizens are eligible to use the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) to enter America
• The ESTA programme allows qualifying nationals to travel to the US without obtaining a traditional visa before their trip
• Countries from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific region made the list of ESTA-eligible nations

The United States government has released a full list of countries whose citizens can travel to America using the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), bypassing the standard visa application process.

The ESTA programme allows nationals from approved countries to seek authorisation to travel to the US for tourism, business, or transit purposes without going through a traditional visa application at an embassy or consulate.

US: Full list of ESTA-eligible countries

Below is the complete list of countries whose citizens qualify for ESTA travel to the United States:

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1. Andorra
2. Australia
3. Austria
4. Belgium
5. Brunei
6. Chile
7. Croatia
8. Czech Republic
9. Denmark
10. Estonia
11. Finland
12. France
13. Germany
14. Greece
15. Hungary
16. Iceland
17. Ireland
18. Israel
19. Italy
20. Japan
21. Latvia
22. Liechtenstein
23. Lithuania
24. Luxembourg
25. Republic of Malta
26. Monaco
27. Netherlands
28. New Zealand
29. Norway
30. Poland
31. Portugal
32. Qatar
33. San Marino
34. Singapore
35. Slovakia
36. Slovenia
37. South Korea
38. Spain
39. Sweden
40. Switzerland
41. Taiwan
42. United

What the ESTA list means for African travellers

Notably absent from the list are any African nations, meaning citizens from countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa must continue to apply for a traditional US visa through standard embassy channels.

Most ESTA-eligible countries are in Europe, with several nations from Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific also making the cut. Qatar and Israel are the only Middle Eastern countries on the list, while Singapore and South Korea represent the broader Asian region alongside Japan, Taiwan, and Brunei.

ETA: Sri Lanka names countries that qualify

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that Sri Lanka had announced that citizens of 40 countries can obtain a tourist Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) at no cost.

The free ETA allows eligible travellers to stay in Sri Lanka for up to 30 days without paying visa fees.

Source: Legit.ng