The criteria stress passport security and a very low nonimmigrant visa refusal rate, not more than 3% as specified in Section 217(c)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and ongoing compliance with the immigration law of the United States.
その基準はパスポートの安全性と非入国移住者ビザの非常に低い拒絶率に基づく（米国移住法と同様に移民国籍法217項(c)(2)(A)で指定される3%以内）。