Editing Visa Waiver Program (section)

===Aspiring countries===
Of the 19 road map countries listed in 2007,<ref name=roadmap/> 12 have been admitted to the VWP. In 2024, the U.S. government cited six countries aspiring to join the VWP:<ref name=aspiring>{{cite web |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46300 |title=Adding Countries to the Visa Waiver Program: National Security and Tourism Considerations |publisher=Congressional Research Service |date=October 8, 2024}}</ref>

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*{{flag|Argentina}}{{efn|Included in the VWP from 1996 to 2002.<ref name=ar/>}}
*{{flag|Brazil}}
*{{flag|Bulgaria}}
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*{{flag|Cyprus}}
*{{flag|Romania}}
*{{flag|Uruguay}}{{efn|Included in the VWP from 1999 to 2003.<ref name=uy/>}}
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[[Turkey]], the remaining road map country listed in 2007, was no longer cited as an aspiring country in 2024.<ref name=aspiring/> [[Chile]], [[Croatia]] and [[Qatar]] were not listed as road map countries in 2007 but were later admitted to the VWP.

Cyprus, [[Nauru]], Romania, [[United Arab Emirates]], Uruguay and [[Vatican City]] had a visa refusal rate lower than 3% in fiscal year 2024,<ref name=refusal2024/> satisfying a critical requirement to join the VWP.