US Visa Waiver Program

Federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, ruling it an unauthorized tax

US District Judge Leo Sorokin issued the ruling in a suit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general challenging a fee Trump announced that dramatically raised the cost of obtaining H-1B visas.

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington.
El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on November 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

Israeli tourists could soon be required to show five years of social media history to enter US

 Tourists on vacation

US proposes 5-year social media review for World Cup tourists

 MK ZVI SUKKOT protests last week at the Sde Teiman military base, against the detention of reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist. There’s a growing population that believes the law doesn’t apply to them, says the writer.

MK Zvi Sukkot blocked from entering US due to Sde Teiman riots participation - report


US slams Israel for 'premature' announcement on visa waivers

Israel's Foreign Ministry said it would be announced this week that Israelis will no longer require a paper visa to enter the United States.

 Will Israelis soon be able to travel to the US visa free? (Illustrative image of Israeli and American passports)

US could announce Israel's inclusion in visa waiver program this week - report

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to endorse Israel's candidacy for the program on September 27.

 Will Israelis soon be able to travel to the US visa free? (Illustrative image of Israeli and American passports)

Israel includes Gaza Americans in US visa-waiver pilot as deadline nears

As a condition for its accession to the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP), Israel has since July 20 loosened access through its borders, and in and out of the West Bank.

 Palestinian demonstrators protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, east of Gaza City August 21, 2023.

15 US senators call to delay Israel entry into visa waiver program

Senior American and Israeli officials claim that at this stage the plan is for Blinken and Mayorkas to make an affirmative announcement and move forward with the process.

 US AMBASSADOR to Israel Tom Nides meets with President Isaac Herzog. The ambassador has applied pressure on Israel to pass legislation to enter the Visa Waiver Program.

Israel to include Gaza Americans in US visa waiver pilot by September

Gaza, whose governing body is the Islamist terrorist group Hamas, has so far not been included.

 Israeli soldiers guard at a checkpoint not far from the scene of a shooting attack, in the Northern West Bank, July 6, 2023