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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Travel to USA for visit an exhibition for Russian citizen
Can a Russian citizen who lives in Sweden and has a Swedish residence permit (temporary for 2 years) apply for an ESTA?
We are going to visit an exhibition for work purposes, but I'm not sure that it'...
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How to answer transit question in ESTA application?
A friend is trying to complete the US ESTA application for a trip to Mexico.
They will be flying in to LAX and then driving to Mexico the same day, and on their trip home they'll be driving from ...
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ESTA like travel authorizations [closed]
The US introduced ESTA, a visa like online travel authorization in 2008: ESTA at Wikipedia.
Some other countries have introduced similar procedures e.g. Canada and Australia. Others, e.g. the EU and ...
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Norfolk Island Aussie citizen status when entering the USA
Norfolk Island is a territory between* Australia and New Zealand. Up until 2016 it was self-governing, however in the middle of that year Australia changed its status, and most Australian laws now ...
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I'm from the UK travelling to meeting my Girlfriend for the first time who is from the US. How will I get on going through CBP?
So I've got my ESTA and passport. I will be getting my flight ticket, travel insurance and vaccinations soon. My current 'employment' is that I care for my dad who is disabled. But I've arranged that ...
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Am I a 'repeat ESTA visitor' in US?
I have been to the US before 10 years ago with ESTA.
And I'm preparing to visit the US again with a new passport and new ESTA.
(The passport that I used before had been expired)
To simplify the US ...
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Documents needed by German citizen traveling by land from the U.S. to Canada and back to the U.S
My friends and I (all from Germany) are thinking about going to Canada (specifically Toronto) for a day during our stay in the U.S. next year. (we have a flight to and from the U.S.)
Do we need ...
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Difference between applying for ESTA by smartphone app and online web form
I have applied my ESTA using online web form from my laptop.
My friend has applied for ESTA using smartphone app.
When compared, our experience was quite different. The app has apparently far more ...
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Should I change my ESTA from transit to visit? [duplicate]
I am planning to transit through the US en route to Canada, for which I have already obtained a transit ESTA. However, after my week in Canada, I intend to visit the US for tourism. In this case, do I ...
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Can I be admitted to the US after a two-year overstay 21 years ago?
I overstayed my 90 day holiday waiver USA visa 21 years ago by about 2 years! I was young and foolish at the time. I so want to visit Graceland with my teenage daughter. Do I stand any chance at all? ...
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Not sure if I have overstayed ESTA as went to Caribbean and the I-94 gave new 90 days at re entry and officer also stamped passport with new 90 days
I went to the US on an ESTA for about two weeks, went to Caribbean for like 30 days (but two of those days were the flight to/from the US, meaning it was 28 days out of the states). It was not done ...
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I'm already in the USA since 2 weeks. Can I extend my stay by a month when I told the CBP I'd only be there for a month
I came here to the US to visit my girlfriend for a month. But now we wanna spend more time together, I want to reschedule my flight back home by a month, but I told the CBP when I arrived 2 weeks ago ...
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Actual residential address does not match with the one in my passport
I applied for the ESTA a couple weeks ago and it got accepted, but I noticed I have put my actual residential address in the form which is different from the one in my passport, can I get denied the ...
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ESTA USA validity
I have a valid ESTA for the USA until November 24, 2023.
I should travel next October, so the ESTA will have expired when I will be in the US territory.
Can I travel without problems or is it ...
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ESTA question travel [duplicate]
I am an Italian citizen in possession of a valid ESTA for the United States. I have already traveled 3 times in 2023 and stayed there for 146 days. I would like to know if there is a 180 day rule as I ...
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