( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) ” The United States is imposing travel restrictions on citizens of Hungary. [CutID: <Cuts> US-HUNGARY-PASSPORTS-house-q-TUEam.mp3 Time: 28s Title: US-HUNGARY-PASSPORTS-house-q-TUEam Out-cue: Visa Waiver Program] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. A senior U.S. government official said the change followed failed efforts to work with Hungary’s government to resolve the security […]
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US restricts visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders because of security concerns
( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) ”
The United States is imposing travel restrictions on citizens of Hungary.
[CutID: <Cuts> US-HUNGARY-PASSPORTS-house-q-TUEam.mp3
Time: 28s
Title: US-HUNGARY-PASSPORTS-house-q-TUEam
Out-cue: Visa Waiver Program]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. A senior U.S. government official said the change followed failed efforts to work with Hungary’s government to resolve the security concerns.
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VERBATIM: The U.S. Embassy and a government official say the restrictions come over concerns that the identities of nearly 1 million foreigners granted Hungarian passports over nine years were not sufficiently verified. The restrictions apply to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which allows passport holders from 40 countries to enter the United States for business or tourism without a visa for up to 90 days. The changes are the only such restrictions among the 40 participating states in the Visa Waiver Program.