The Associated Press: Travelers to US without visas or visa waivers required to register via the internet - by Eileen Sullivan

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Travelers to US without visas or visa waivers required to register via the Internet

Travelers who don't need visas to enter the United States will be required to register on line with the U.S. government at least three days before they visit, a security regulation set to begin next year.Those needing to register will be travelers from the 27 countries whose citizens are not required to obtain visas for U.S. entry. The counties include those in most of western Europe as well as Andorra, Australia, Brunei, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore. Eight other countries — the Czech Republic, Hungary and South Korea among them — are expected to be admitted to the visa waiver program.

When the Homeland Security Department began discussing the online registration rule last year, European businesses worried that business travel could be impeded. NOTE EU-Digest: This will not only be the kiss of death for business travel to the US, but also work negatively on European tourist travel to US.