The United States House of Representatives has voted in favor of implementing more strict rules on visa-free entry in the country, according to BBC News. The proposal was brought before the house following the deadly Paris attacks.

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After voting in the House of Representatives, results showed that 407 reps were in favor of the proposal to change the rules of visa-free travel, while 19 opposed to it.

The bill, supported by the White House, was proposed since the terrorists in Paris could have travelled to the country without complying with the requirement of obtaining a visa.

France is one of the countries included in the Visa Waiver Program.

There are 36 nations that are included in the United States Visa Waiver Program. The countries include: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and United Kingdom.

"In abundance of caution, we will now require those individuals to apply for a visa and go through the formal visa screening process," said Candice Miller, the main sponsor of the bill and a Republican representative.

If the bill is finally executed, passed into the Senate and formally signed into a law, this would require travelers arriving in the US under the VWP to possess an electronic passport with biometrics data starting in April 2016.

This bill would also bar travelers who have been to Iraq and Syria since March 2011 from availing the Visa Waiver Program.

The bill encourages countries that fall under the VWP program to provide information regarding suspected terrorists and criminals.

Citizens from Iran and Sudan, the two countries that the United States have suspected of terrorist activity, are strictly required to obtain a visa prior to entering the country.

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