---
kind: "section"
citation: "8 C.F.R. § 217.1"
title: "8"
number: "217.1"
heading: "Scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/8/217.1"
---

# §217.1. Scope.


The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) described in this section is established pursuant to the provisions of [section 217](/cfr/8/217.md) of the Act.


## Notes

### Amendments

[62 FR 10351, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 87 FR 18980, Apr. 1, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1187; 8 CFR part 2.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 24901, June 30, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[62 FR 10351, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 87 FR 18980, Apr. 1, 2022]