22/01/2016 (Agence Europe) - Visa restrictions in force. On Thursday 21 January, the USA began to apply restrictions to the Visa Waiver programme that allows the nationals of 24 EU member states to dispense with a visa when visiting the USA. These restrictions were announced in December in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, and they are aimed at requiring a visa for European nationals who have been to Iraq, Iran, Sudan or Syria since 1 March 2011. The measures are also valid for...