Skift Take
Restricting travel to the U.S. for people holding Iraqi, Iranian, Sudanese, and Syrian citizenship may seem like a political slam dunk, but it will almost certainly impact international travelers who simply hold dual citizenship. If, of course, they choose to self-report on themselves.
Changes in the visa waiver program are on the way as both the U.S. House and Senate have moved to fast-track a bill making it impossible for Iraqi, Syrian, and Iranian citizens to enter the country with a visa waiver.
The Visa Waiver Improvement Act of 2015 will likely be passed this week after drawing bipartisan support from Congress and passing through the House last night.
So who will be affected by the changes?
Anyone with a passport or citizenship from Syria, Iraq, Iran, or Sudan would become ineligible for the visa waiver program regardless of whether they hold a passport from another visa waiver country. Those with parents from the four affected countries, as well, would become ineligible.
Someone with a UK passport who has Syrian parentage, for instance, would have to receive a traditional visa
