The US government will now list visa-waiver countries on a website, not in the rulebook

The US Department of Homeland Security will now list countries eligible for the Visa Waiver Program on its public website. This means the list can be updated faster, without waiting for a formal rule change.

Before this change, adding or removing a country from the visa waiver list required a formal update to federal regulations. This was a slow process. Now, the government can change the list with a simple website update, making it much faster to respond to international events or security concerns.