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OFFICIAL
ESTAAPPLICATION
WelcometotheElectronicSystemforTravelAuthorization
NEWAPPLICATION
CHECKEXISTINGAPPLICATION
Needhelpgettingstarted?
ENTERAPPLICANTINFORMATION
REVIEWAPPLICATION
PAYANDCOMPLETE
NEWAPPLICANTS
APPLYFORANEWESTA
AlleligibleinternationaltravelerswhowishtotraveltotheUnitedStatesundertheVisaWaiverProgrammustapplyforauthorization.
WhoYouAre:
YouareacitizenoreligiblenationalofaVisaWaiverProgramcountry.
Youarecurrentlynotinpossessionofavisitor'svisa.
Yourtravelisfor90daysorless.
YouplantotraveltotheUnitedStatesforbusinessorpleasure.
Youwanttoapplyforanewauthorizationforonepersonoragroupofapplicationsfortwoormorepersons.
WhatYouNeed:
ValidpassportfromaVisaWaiverProgramcountry.
Validcreditcard(MasterCard,VISA,AmericanExpress,andDiscover(JCB,DinersClub))topayUS$14perapplication.
Yourcontactinformation.
Yourmostrecentemploymentinformation,ifapplicable.
INDIVIDUALAPPLICATION
GROUPOFAPPLICATIONS
Payformultipleapplicationswithonetransaction.
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RETURNINGAPPLICANTS
CHECKESTASTATUS
Ifyouhavealreadysubmittedanapplicationforoneormoreindividuals,youcanperformoneofthefollowingtasks:
CheckESTAStatus.
Reviewcompletedapplication.
Updateunpaidorapprovedapplication.
Submitpayment(within7daysofapplying).
Viewpaymentreceipt.
CHECKINDIVIDUALSTATUS
CHECKGROUPSTATUS
NEEDHELP?
RelatedTopics:
GettingStarted
WhatistheElectronicSystemforTravelAuthorization(ESTA)?
WhatisthedifferencebetweenanESTAandavisa?
WhydoIneedtofilloutanESTAapplication?
HowlongdoestheESTAapplicationprocesstake?
PrivacyandSecurity
Ismyinformationsecure?
Howlongismyinformationstored?
Haveadditionalquestions?
VIEWALLTOPICS(application.html?language=en&siteHelp=go)
PRIVACYSTATEMENT(application.html?
language=en&privacyStatement=go)
ACCESSIBILITY(http://www.cbp.gov/sitepolicy
notices/accessibility)
CBPInfoCenter(http://help.cbp.gov/cgi
bin/customs.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=QBs9w
uj&p_lva=&p_li=&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_page=1&p_cv=&p_pv=&p_prods=0&p_cats=0&p_hidden_prods=&p_search_text=esta&prod_lvl1=0&cat_lvl1=0&p_new_search=1)
www.cbp.gov/travel(http://www.cbp.gov/travel)
PaperworkReductionAct:AnagencymaynotconductorsponsoraninformationcollectionandapersonisnotrequiredtorespondtothisinformationunlessitdisplaysacurrentvalidOMB
controlnumberandanexpirationdate.Thecontrolnumberforthiscollectionis16510111.Theestimatedaveragetimetocompletethisapplicationis20minutes.Ifyouhaveanycomments
regardingthisburdenestimateyoucanwritetoU.S.CustomsandBorderProtection,OfficeofRegulationsandRulings,90KStreet,NE,10thFloor,WashingtonDC20229.ExpirationNov30,
2015.
TheESTAlogoisaregisteredtrademarkoftheU.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurity.Itsuse,withoutpermission,isunauthorizedandinviolationoftrademarklaw.Formoreinformation,orto
requesttheuseofthelogo,pleasegotohelp.cbp.gov(http://help.cbp.gov)andsubmitarequestbyclickingon"AskaQuestion."WhenselectingtheProduct(underAdditionalInformation)
use"ESTA"andthesubproduct"LogoAssistance"toexpeditehandlingofyourrequest.