October 31, 2006
Countries Miss e-Passport Deadline
This should prove interesting. ComputerWeekly that 3 of 27 countries participating in the US Visa Waiver Program missed the deadline to introduce the new RFID-enabled e-Passports, which security experts question the safety of. The countries, however, are very small (Andorra, Brunei, Liechtenstein).
According to Wikipedia, Andorra is known as a tax haven and has the highest life expectancy in the world (83.51 years). Brunei is officially the Sultanate of Brunei, once very powerful. Liechtenstein is doubly landlocked - it and Uzbekistan are the only two countries that are - and is a winter sports resort, so it lacks in heavy urban areas.
The deadline was Oct 26, 2006. Due to this missed deadline, citizens from these countries can only visit the US if the apply for and receive a visa.
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