Questions tagged [esta]
Electronic System for Travel Authorization, an online application you must fill if you wish to travel to the US under the Visa Waiver Program. This tag is about the application; for the program itself, use the tag [us-visa-waiver-program].
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Staying in USA longer than 3 months
My sister is 86, an American citizen, now dying. She is alone after her husband died and in need of care. As the youngest member of our little family, it falls to me to take care of her in her house ...
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Scammed applying for ESTA, looking for travel options
Sorry if this is a bit long, my situation is somewhat complicated.
I used to have dual Croatian and Bosnian citizenship. I went to the US once in 2007 and again in 2017, each time applying for and ...
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J1 to ESTA while applying for E2
I am currently on a J1 visa and will be applying to change to an E2 visa.
Let's say my J1 expires on X. I will go to Canada from X to X+14 and I have a marriage and family trip planned in the US from ...
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Travelling to the US with an ESTA and planning to enter Canada on a working holiday visa after that
I will be flying to US on an ESTA next week. I'm planning to be in the USA for 6 weeks, and since I have been granted a working holiday visa by the Canadian government, I want to fly to Canada after ...
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ESTA “Is your travel to the US occurring in transit to another country”
I made a mistake on my US ESTA application. I plan to go to New York in 2 months time for a little birthday trip. On the ESTA TRANSIT question “Is your travel to the US occurring in transit to another ...
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Exiting the U.S. through Canada (exit stamp U.S.) [duplicate]
I traveled from Germany to the U.S. under the Visa Waiver Program with an ESTA. When I passed through immigration, I got an entry stamp with the current date on it.
Now knowing that the U.S. doesn't ...
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How long do I need to wait between ESTA applications? [duplicate]
I'm a UK citizen. I want to travel to the USA for a holiday and to see some friends.
I've used an ESTA a few times in the past and it was fairly straightforward. However this time I'd like to spend ...
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ESTA applications
I applied in the past for two kinds of visa on the same day.
C1/D + B.
I was denied on the B visa and got the C1 and went to the US many times.
Now I’m asking for an ESTA and there is a denied visa ...
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ESTA denied due to charge back from credit card company (they initiated without our knowledge)
We applied for an ESTA and traveled to the US in January this year. Suddenly today (month of May) I got an email saying all members in our group have been denied the ESTA.
I got so confused and rang ...
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I formally gave up my green card 7 months ago. How long do I wait before I apply for an ESTA?
I was granted a Green Card during 2020 lockdown. I had to fly to the USA as soon as possible to activate it. I mistakenly thought I needed to also apply for an ESTA, which was denied as I was a Green ...
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USA - Do I need to apply for ESTA if I have B1/B2 visa?
I am a Polish citizen living in Germany. In October I will be travelling to the US with my wife. We will be meeting my friend, who is also my business partner. I was in the US before two times, in ...
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Can I transit through the US before the trip whose details were used for an ESTA application?
I am requesting an ESTA for the first time, for a trip due in September to the US. I'm thinking of doing it right now because I'd like to be sure about the outcome before booking my flights.
In the ...
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How should a dual citizen answer the nationality questions on the ESTA application form?
I'm currently applying for my ESTA and have run into some issues regarding these two questions:
Are you now a citizen or national of any other country?
Have you ever been a citizen or national of ...
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Is OPT a "passport or national identity card" for ESTA purposes?
Filling in the ESTA application, I was asked this question: "Have you ever been issued a passport or national identity card for travel by any other country?"
If I was approved for OPT once, ...
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Can I apply for a B1/B2 visa after ESTA? [closed]
I travelled on an ESTA and stayed in the US for just about 90 days and returned. Can I now apply for a B1/B2 visa from the UK to visit again in a few weeks, as I need to attend a business conference ...
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