We would like to clarify that Singapore citizens currently holding nonbiometric machine-readable passports can continue to travel to the United States for up to 90 days under the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) as long as their passports were not extended on or after Oct 26, 2006.
In the case of Mr Teo's daughter, she should be eligible to travel under the VWP, but admission will be decided by the US immigration authority at the point of entry.
We would like to apologise to Mr Teo if he had received the wrong advice. We have reminded our officers to be clear when issuing advice.
We also strongly advise Singaporeans to check with the relevant foreign authorities before travelling.
Ms Lim Jing Jing
Deputy Head, Public & Internal Communications
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
