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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Visa Waiver Program-> Mexico -> F1 Visa [duplicate]
I am a New Zealander wanting to clarify some travel plans for next month regarding my F1 visa to alleviate some anxiety!
Current itinerary is:
Fly NZ-US, enter on VWP ~60 days before class starts (...
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Who to contact about ESTA refusal for previously overstaying partner of US citizen?
I am in need of help if anyone has experience in this please let me know who to contact.
I am a German citizen and have traveled the USA on ESTA a lot since my at-the-time fiancée is from there. In ...
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Overstayed as a minor, Will I get my ESTA approved?
I'm currently planning on traveling to the U.S this summer for about 10 days but I have a few issues.
I overstayed in the U.S for over 180 days however, I was underage at the time. I moved back to S....
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Would I have to declare an arrest record when applying for an ESTA visa?
So a few years back, I was arrested by Irish police for prescription forgery. They let me go with a warning (adult caution) and that was it. I was under the impression that it was just a 'slap on the ...
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How do I find out if I have a ban for overstaying in the USA?
I overstayed my tourist visa, but 16 years have passed (from when I left in 2005) and I know that back then their immigration tech system wasn't as sharp as now.... I think the system was implemented ...
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Can I travel on ESTA for personal reasons if I have a B1 visa?
I currently hold a B1 visa for work purposes, as I was supposed to be travelling a lot to the US for my job this year to support & accelerate our expansion in the US market. Unfortunately COVID-19 ...
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Need to keep ESTA active for Nexus card?
I have a Nexus card as a Canadian PR. Meanwhile my ESTA for entering the US is about the expire. Does Nexus require me to always keep a valid ESTA?
(I seem to remember a Nexus agent once told me so, ...
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Is it possible to enter the United States on ESTA then remain as US national after obtaining passport?
I have Irish, British and American citizenship and currently hold valid Irish and British passports and an American passport issued when I was a child that has been expired for over 10 years. I ...
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My daughter's US passport is expired but she has a valid French passport. Can she can travel back to the US with her French passport and approved ESTA
We are flying to Mexico from Boston on 4/10 and we have just noticed that our 10 year old daughter's US passport is expired. She does have a valid French passport to travel on. I dont expect any ...
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Entering the United States on a return ticket from Mexico under the VWP
I am a UK citizen intending to travel to the United States via Mexico in order to see my fiancee. I will spend the necessary fourteen days there before traveling onward to the US in order to ...
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If I have a visa, do I still need an ESTA?
I am British with a B1/B2 visa for USA. Do I still need an ESTA?
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I overstayed my J1 visa due to Covid last year. Applied for ESTA and was denied--what are my chances of getting a tourist visa? [closed]
My situation: Last year I was in the US as a J1 student. My visa was valid until March 20th, with a 30-day grace period that would make my stay in the US legal until April 20th, 2020.
I had my first ...
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Can I change my travel destination for ESTA during COVID?
I have an approved ESTA with my destination address set to CA. I am hoping to change my travel plans to FL instead. However, my flight into the U.S. from the United Emirates is still entering through ...
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Why does the online I94 form require VWP applicants to buy ESTA?
I'm a EU citizen living in Canada. I'm taking a road trip to the US next week. According to the CBP website, I don't need to renew my ESTA to do so.
In hopes of slightly accelerating the paperwork at ...
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Dual Citizenship and the ESTA Program
I have dual citizenship in both the UK and South Africa and intend on visiting the US in November. On the ESTA website there is a section referring to dual citizenship, should I declare my South ...
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US Marriage ESTA
My fiance and I are currently seperated on different sides of the Atlantic thanks to the Covid travel restrictions and we are trying to plan for the future. We want to be married (even if we end up ...
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I am Dutch citizien (EU) married to a US citizen. Can I travel to US to visit my husband during travel ban? [duplicate]
I have a valid ESTA and my husband lives in the U.S. and my immigration visa is in processing.
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While the covid-19 regulations are in effect, can I enter the US if I am married to a US citizen and have an ESTA?
I am a citizen and resident of Spain who is married to a US citizen. I am trying to travel to the States next week. I have an approved ESTA from one week ago and have already booked my flight. I would ...
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Belgian mother of a American child, want to travel to USA thru Paris airport, to see her bf/child dad
I'm Belgian, my bf active duty US military, our daughter have dual citizenship, Belgian birth certificate, Birth abroad certificate, US and Belgian passport.
I would travel on ESTA, I need to reapply ...
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ESTA and travel for non US citizen spouse
I am a US citizen and my husband is Dutch, we both live in the Netherlands.
According to Pres. Trump's proclamation we are allowed to enter the United States.
We had tickets for May but those were ...
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Traveling from Netherlands to USA through Curacao [closed]
My girlfriend is planning to travel to Curacao from the Netherlands early in September hoping that flights to USA open back up (any expectation on whether it will?). She is a Dutch citizen planning to ...
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Is it safe for an ESTA waiver visitor to return to Japan until the corona virus has been contained?
Can my ESTA waiver visitor from Japan extend her stay here with us until it is safe to return to Japan?
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Will a B1/B2 Visa Refusal affect ESTA?
I was found ineligible for B1 / B2 under Section 214(b) of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act.
Will this in any way affect my eligibility to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver ...
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If I change my name in the UK, and visit the US again on an ESTA, will I have issues?
I'm currently known as John A, my passport and current ESTA is in this name. My ESTA is due to expire this month.
I'm back in the UK now and I plan to change my name to John B. I will get a new ...
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Applying for ESTA, or any travel document (vacation) as an ex US Permanent Resident Card holder
When I was little I lived in the US with my family. In October 2007 I received a permanent resident card, however in 2008 I moved to Finland with my family.
From what I understood my family should've ...
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I've been warned to leave the US within 10 days as I will "overstay" my visa, but I have legally left the country by plane months ago. What can I do?
So this year I went to Florida with my family for 2 weeks. We were all tourists and we go to the US almost every year and have no administrative problems usually.
This time, however, I recently ...
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Is a spouse of a US permanent resident exempt from the travel ban? I am a U.K. passport holder [duplicate]
Two questions;
Are spouses of permanent residents currently allowed to travel to the US? I want to get back to my husband as I do not want to be separated at the moment.
If they are exempt, how do I ...
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Re-entering the US from Canada after 90 days with the Visa Waiver Program
We travelled early March from Australia to the US and entered on an ESTA visa waiver. This allows us 90 days in the US and Canada. After several days in Florida, we drove to Canada for our daughter's ...
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Is an ESTA valid for 90 days in total or 90 days at a time?
An ESTA allows me to stay in the US for up to 90 days and it is valid for two years.
I see two ways to interpret this:
The ESTA expires when 90 total days in the US or two years from approval have ...
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Can I continue to do my current UK based job in the US on VWP?
I currently work a 9-5 job in the UK but as I work remotely could do this job from anywhere, so my question is - am I allowed to travel to the US under the VWP and continue to do my current job, on my ...
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Will getting a refund from an ESTA scam site cause me to be blacklisted from the US?
A colleague accidentally purchased a US ESTA from a scam site that I won't dignify with a link, charging him $31. (The official site charges just $14.) Like most scam sites, the site actually did ...
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Travelling from the UK to the US but flying into Canada?
Apologies for the poor title. I'm not sure how to word this correctly.
Assuming I wanted to travel from the UK (UK passport holder) to Buffalo, NY. If I was to fly into Toronto Pearson (because it's ...
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My ESTA application is pending and I forgot to put my middle name
I'm French and just applied for ESTA. My application is pending and I just realized I forgot to put my middle name. Should I be worried?
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I'm from the UK and think I might have overstayed in the USA [closed]
I am going to the usa in April and ive applied for a esta visa though the waiver programme and got it approved but what im concerned about is around 12-13 years ago i think i might have over stayed ...
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Not displaying 2nd nationality while applying for ESTA
Is it possible that US DHS denies an entry to a passport holder eligible to enter the US with ESTA if he doesn't submit his other nationality on the online format? I mean, It may depend on the context ...
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Official ESTA application website and are the others scams?
A quick search for ESTA application returned many results. According to this page on cbp.gov, the official site to apply for an ESTA is esta.cbp.dhs.gov.
Are the others scams, legitimate third party ...
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UK citizen, UK company, Can I use an ESTA for a short period work in the US for me and my employees/sub-contractors?
we work in Construction/Refurbishment/Bespoke Furniture supply. Uk company, Italian client willing to do some works (no longer than 2/3 weeks each, in different times) in their US stores.
Do i have ...
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Entering the US with ESTA Visa waiver program with a one way flight and a bus ticket to Mexico
If I enter the US under the ESTA Visa waiver program with a one way flight from Europe to the US and a bus ticket to Mexico can I get in trouble?
What are the minimum requirements?
I saw this but it ...
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How should the ESTA question "Have you ever been issued a passport or ID for travel by any other country?" be understood?
I'm really not sure with the translation of that question (English is not my 1st language).
To that question I answered "no" : I did have an old passport but it was issued in France (I am and always ...
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Can I also get a VISA if I already succesfully applied for an ESTA?
So I already posted something about this but I rather be on the safe side, hence this post.
Have a valid ESTA which has been approved in January 2020. My dad is Iranian, but I don't have any ties ...
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Filling in ESTA Application - Country of Birth where I was born abroad but on sovereign territory
I'm currently in the process of filling in the ESTA form for a holiday in America. The section "Country of Birth" is required; I was born in Germany, but to British parents on a British RAF base, and ...
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Previous US Permanent Residency - ESTA?
I am an Australian citizen and was granted permanent residency in the US in 1985 due to my marriage to a US citizen. When the marriage ended in 1987,I left the US to return home and did not complete ...
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My F-1 (with I-20 and SEVIS) will be terminated soon. Can I ask ESTA?
I withdrew from the previous school that I attended for a semester in 2019.
My F-1 (5 years), I-20 (2 years), and SEVIS will be terminated soon.
At the same time, can my F-1 be transferred to another ...
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Update ESTA information? [duplicate]
Even though that is probably not necessary (as answered in this question), I updated the US address where I will be staying for my second stay in the US after the ESTA application. Now, there also is ...
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Visit girlfriend (non US citizen) on ESTA
I know there are a lot of questions about this but my case is a little different from the others.
I’m Alessandro, 22, from Italy. I started texting with a girl from my city a couple of months ago and ...
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Travel to the US with a valid ESTA when technically no longer eligible
I'm from The Netherlands and travelled to the US (Los Angeles) last summer under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP/ESTA).
I plan to visit Los Angeles again this summer.
The ESTA I have is valid for 2 ...
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Esta and D160 denied - what can I change about my life? [closed]
I applied for a US tourist visa when I was only had a Brazilian passport, and they refused to give the visa. Now I have a British Passport and I have applied for the ESTA and D160 under 214. based on ...
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Can I apply for ESTA while in USA, after my J1 expires? [closed]
I am currently studying on a J1 visa which expires in May. I am aware of the grace period of 30 days, but I want to stay in the USA for 90 days after my J1 expires. Can I apply for an ESTA while in ...
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Overstayed visa for 2 weeks in 1994, can I return as a tourist?
As the subject suggests I overstayed a work visa to the US in 1994, the exact overstay would have been less than 2 weeks, I have not re-entered since however I am looking at going back this year for a ...
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ESTA denied. Is it worth applying for visa? [closed]
I’ve recently applied for an ESTA, it’s been refused due to me being stupid years ago. I have a caution for growing cannabis, and also a conviction for handling stolen goods .... it’s it even worth ...
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