US Passport Requirements

Skip this part if you are already a US citizen who might be living in a far away land like Alaska, Texas, Wyoming or other states but has a keen interest of landing in North Carolina and discovering its treasures, but if you must read then you can move on. However if you’re living outside the country, most aptly, a non-US citizen who aspire of visiting the North Carolina and you don’t have a passport yet then you need to glue your eye in this one. We will be tackling on the most basic travel document in this article. One basic thing to remember: if you are a non-US citizen, then you must apply for a passport and have yourself checked by the U.S. authorities.

A visa may be required depending on your county of origin. If you’re from Canada or Bermuda then all you need is a passport to enter the Unites States. Visa is not required.

Under the US Visa Waiver Program, some countries may not be required with a visa as long as their stay will not extend to ninety days. Passports of visitors under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) are machine-readable and have been equipped with biometrics that contains unique personal data of the passport holder, such as iris scans and fingerprints. If you’re a citizen of any of the following countries, then you only need to present a valid passport whenever you want to visit the United States for a short vacation: Andorra, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.