Timeline for Do I need an ESTA if entering the US from Canada by train
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| Jan 16, 2020 at 17:40 | comment | added | Armstrongest | That's because you're clearing customs in Vancouver, and not at the physical border crossing. The train makes no stops between Vancouver and Bellingham, apart from a short stop at the rail siding in Blaine, WA ( I think it still does this ) so dogs can get on and check for contraband, etc. | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 14:42 | comment | added | phoog | @TomW I recall seeing a proposed regulation to extend ESTA to all VWP travelers (that is, to start requiring it of land and sea travelers), but until that is implemented, I suspect that the officers' criticism was the result either of misunderstanding or of irritation that they had to do more paperwork than they otherwise would have. | |
| Oct 27, 2017 at 17:38 | comment | added | Tom W | Don't ask me, ask CBP. This web page implies that it's something of a legacy process. Maybe they keep the paper forms around because travellers keep inexplicably turning up without ESTAs... | |
| Oct 27, 2017 at 16:51 | comment | added | Crazydre | @TomW If you're not supposed to, then why does that form exist in the first place? | |
| Oct 27, 2017 at 15:59 | comment | added | Tom W | Filling out a paper I-94W and paying for it there and then was our solution, but this attracted some strong criticism from the CBP officers present, as this is not how you're supposed to declare eligibility under the VWP. You're supposed to use the ESTA to do this, prior to travel, although it is not an absolute requirement. | |
| Oct 23, 2017 at 19:14 | history | answered | Crazydre | CC BY-SA 3.0 |