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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Returning to the U.S. on a B1/B2 Visa After a 3-Month Stay on an ESTA
I am a German citizen who recently spent 3 months in San Francisco, USA on an ESTA. My goal is to return to the U.S. as soon as possible, but this time, I plan to apply for a B1/B2 visa to potentially ...
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ESTA & travel within the United States
I am a British Citizen travelling from my home UK to USA on an ESTA Visa.
In the past I have just travelled to one state and just toured around there.
But this time I would like to visit Texas and ...
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Typo in ESTA home residential address, do I need to re-apply?
I have ESTA for my family with the correct (home) address, but when I had to apply for a newborn baby I made a typo in the home address.
It is not one of the important passport data fields (like name, ...
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ESTA - Point of Contact and Personal Address
In two months I am going to be in NY again for tourism and since my prevuious ESTA expired, I need to reapply for a new one.
This time, I am gonna stay in an AirBnB but I don't have the family name of ...
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Entering USA with ESTA whilst awaiting B1 visa
I need to attend a conference in the USA for which I have a valid ESTA. However, I plan to go back to the USA soon after under a B1 visa (more than a 90 days stay) which I cannot get in time before ...
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Can a valid ESTA received for business travel be used also for tourism?
I have acquired an ESTA for business travel which I've done in summer 2022. It is valid till 2024.
This summer (2023) I'd like to visit USA again but this time for pleasure, to visit my brother and ...
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Employment information on ESTA form
I plan to visit the US for vacations. I'm completing the ESTA form but I'm not sure what to put under employment information. I'm a contractor for a US company (different city/state as destination and ...
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What visa covers me for remote working in the US whilst on holiday?
I am planning on going to the US for a month to visit a friend who lives there. The main purpose of this trip is for a vacation. However, my employer (UK based) are happy for me to work remotely from ...
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ESTA advice please!: UK > USA
Regarding ESTA
I visited the USA October 2022, staying for 79 days (returned January 2023).
6 months later in July 2023, I would like to return to USA for 64 days. Visiting my boyfriend, family, ...
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Can I apply for ESTA with passport valid since february? [closed]
I plan to visit the US so I need to obtain an ESTA but will it be a problem that I have a new passport? I had a passport once when I was like 10 years old and none since then. Won’t they be suspicious ...
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US stay of 90 days - return after 40 days both under ESTA
I traveled to the US from Germany and spent 90 days there to visit my girlfriend. I’ve been out of the country and in Germany for 40 days now and I have plans of returning for another week or two. How ...
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USA ESTA - Changed my address but point of contact can’t be changed and now differs?
I thought I was staying in a hotel and applied for an ESTA based on that. The hotel was both my ‘point of contact’ and my address where I would be staying in the US. The ESTA was approved.
My hotel ...
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I have an approved ESTA but then realised I need a visa J1
I have an approved ESTA but then realised I need a visa J1. I've now applied for the visa, can I just not use the ESTA as it wont cancel? Will it affect anything if I just use the visa (to US) ?
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Can I apply for ESTA while I'm in the US on a J-1 visa? [duplicate]
Right now I'm studying in the US on a J-1 visa. After studying, I would love to travel around the US (for longer than the grace period of 30 days, but under 90 days). Can I get an ESTA while still on ...
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Applying for ESTA with (second) Russian citizenship
Asking on behalf of a family member, who is a British citizen, permanently resident in the UK, but who also has a Russian citizenship. The plan it to travel to the USA in April 2023. In the current ...
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