US House Votes to Tighten Controls on Visa-Free Travel

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to bar people who have visited Iraq and Syria in the past five years from a program that allows visa-free entry to the U.S. The legislation takes aim at the visa waiver program that allows citizens of 38 countries to travel to the U.S. for stays of 90 days or less without first obtaining a visa from an embassy or consulate. The bill, which passed 407-19, would institute a series of changes, including the new visa...

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