How to Fill Out the ESTA Form for The USA I STEP BY STEP I 2022 I Made Simple I US Visa
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- UPDATE: The US has increased the price of an ESTA from $14 to $21.
UPDATE: You are now required to upload a photo of your passport. (This may be easier on your phone).
I hope this step by step guide can help you to successfully complete the ESTA form. This is needed for entry into the US by tourists from many countries. I got approved within 3 hours of paying. Hope this can help.
ESTA website: esta.cbp.dhs.gov/
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UPDATE: The US has increased the price of an ESTA from $14 to $21.
UPDATE: You are now required to upload a photo of your passport. (This may be easier on your phone).
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I just got approved yeeey
Thank you 🍾
Thank you for the good
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Thank you!
Hi can I used ESTA for staying to Hawaii for less than 90 days no need any visa?
Thank you so much , was approved in 4 hrs . Was so stressed before watching your video but felt light after watching your video 🎉❤
Applying for an esta for my first travel to the US ever, so this was a really helpful video! I hope everything goes through smoothly! Thanks for the video!!
Thank you
Mine was just approved, took under 2 hours! Thank goodness, I am so relieved and can't wait for my holiday
Thanks for your help. I ended up appling via my iPhone, which allowed me to take a photo of my passport. I got the approval in under an hour.
Thank you for taking time to this video help me a lot 😊
This was very helpful! It quite an easy process but you really helped by explaining this clearly!
I have a question. In the beginning u said this visa is for 2 years but on the first page it says up to 90 days.
Can someone please explain 🙏
This really helped, thank you! God bless you
This was so useful and clear
Thank you so much your video was very helpful 👍
Thank you this helped a lot!
Really interesting episode. Thanks…👍😍
Many thanks for the good video!
Great job . Very helpful
Thank you 🙏 so very much. So helpful 🙏💕
My ESTA was approved in 2-3 hours paid $21 the step by step full concise information really helped especially aimed at UK application to the states . They have covered all questions one might need answered as it’s not easy to interpret . Highly recommend watching this one Thanks
thanks, this was very helpful..
Thank you for your help ☺️
Thank you very very much it is very helpful 🙏🙏🙏 I was needed for my sister invited her to us👍
thanks for the walkthrough
Thanks great information
This is so helpful! I’m trying to get my boyfriend from Australia to the US for a few months, and I was so confused!
How did that go, I’m a bit scared of my girlfriend getting denied
I almost ended up on a scam website. Thank you so much for this video, very helpful xxx
took me two days to get my application done and i paid for it after filling everything up, fortunately my application was approved an hour after i sent it so all is well for me
Hi, i couldnt get in pay in page. How I can pay now?
My ESTA was approved within 3 Hours :)
i hope mines gets approved that soon too🙏
If not approved as you visited North Korea, Iran, Iraq or Syria on or after March 2011 or you have dual citizen of Iran, then you should apply for US visa as you’re not eligible for US ESTA.
Not affected for Canadians, Palauans, Micronesians and Bermudian (UK) passports.
Many thanks it is helpful information
Hi, my son wants to travel to the states asap . We don’t want to book the flights yet incase this isn’t approved . He will be going to stay with family friends for a few weeks, can he apply for this and travel at 17? Or do I do it for him ?
Hello, you will have to complete it on his behalf www.estaform.org/faqs/can-children-fly-with-esta#:~:text=A%20person%20under%2018%20years,adult%20will%20be%20automatically%20rejected.
He will get approved as long as he's not committed any crimes or visited certain places like Syria book his flight first because you will need an address of where he will be staying otherwise without an address it will get refused
Thank you so much
Good information Sister.
Thanks for the vid, it was quite helpful.
In my case, I got the authorization in around 10 hours, so I'm quite glad.
A few things to note, as OP mentioned at the beginning regarding Chrome browser. This happened with me and I couldn't go into the pay section, so I had to phone them up and ask. They said the site deletes cache every 4 hours, so you can log back in using your D.O.B, passport number etc after a few hours to complete and pay. Also be aware, according to their own site you are almost guaranteed to get rejected if you put "Yes" on any of the questions at the end. Another thing, unlike me, you should probably send all this off and get approved before you book tickets to the U.S.A. would hate to lose out of tickets and hotel fees because of a rejection at this stage.
Thank you. Hopefully this info can help others
What number did you call? I have been trying to find a point of contact, but couldn’t find none😊
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Hi, i couldnt get in pay in page. How I can pay now?
@@AutopilotAviation hello, i need to travel to other countries via USA as the tickets with USA stopovers are affordable. can i apply for ESTA just for the stopover roundtrip ticket?
Hi guys! For anyone who was not sure if they got the right website, it is now 21 dollars, not 14. You are at the correct page 😊
Very good video
Thorough information about the application process for the ESTA 🌎
However information missing regarding refusal authorization approval and what to do next 🧐
Very useful! If I fly from uk to the USA the 21 December can I send my application one week before or it’s too early?
Thank you for your excellent video. Just one question if you could help me. After my esta approval do I have to submit information anywhere about my arrival and departure time from the USA?
Hello, no you don't
Hi thanks for uploading the video, it was really informative and useful, have a question, for the address in the US, if I'm staying at a hotel, will it be ok to just input the hotel address as I know which hotel I'm gonna stay in, or I have to make a booking first and then input the address? What if the esta application is not approved and I've already book the hotel?
Also once the esta is approved, can I print it out on a hardcopy as a document to show the customs officer for admission to the US?
Do let me know, thanks a million...safe travels.....🎉
Thanks for the great tutorial! When it comes to travelling, how do you present proof of your ESTA? Do you need to print something off? Or do they just have a record on their system that confirms you have a valid ESTA?
Hello, I always print the confirmation but never need it. It is all digital and shows on their system
@@AutopilotAviation Great, thanks!
@AutopilotAviation pls I hold a Canada study visa can I do transit in usa
hi great vid im staying i miami for a few days and then onto a cruise {caribbean} do i need to give the details of the cruise or just the hotel in miami ??
You explained very clearly how to complete the ESTA form but when I tried it in August 2023 I could not even complete the first page without being instructed to upload my passport. This involved holding my passport page inside a window on my MacBook screen, but when I did this nothing happened. It looks as if something has changed since you wrote your guide and now you need to do something really tricky - do a video on how to upload a passport that can be followed by any old person who might wish to holiday in USA.
I had similar problem with a laptop webcam so this is what I did. Put passport on a table & held down edges with blu tack so it was flat. Then took photos of the passport with Iphone set to 10 seconds timer. This gives you time to frame the photo how you want. After that I copied the photos from the iPhone onto my Windows 11 laptop. Then used the Microsoft Photos app to straighten, crop, boost contrast and brightness of the photo. Saved the edited photo. (Probably same with Windows 10) Went back to the ESTA upload passport page & selected the photo. It was accepted immediately with all fields populated. I used the Firefox browser btw. So, hope this might help you & maybe some others. After I had paid my ESTA came through in about 1 hour😀📱💻
Thank you for this, it really helped. I’m going to be staying in 2 hotels for my trip at the end of this month (one in LA and one in Vegas). Do I just need to put one of the hotel addresses in the US point of contact section? I’m staying in LA first so I’m guessing I can just put this down?
Hello, yes you just need to put the first one
@@AutopilotAviation Great, thanks for the help!
Has anyone taken a flight from Los Angeles International Airport before? How do they check in people's luggage, is it carried over to the airplane by airport staff or do you have to put it on an automated conveyor? Also, is it complicated to check in through TSA and gate security there?
Okay, 10:30 this is crazy. I havent even booked the flight or my hotel yet? How would I know? And this should last for 2 years. So I have to visit the same place and country for 2 years? basically, thats what they want me ti do? Or is it just a stupid question?
Thanks for the great tutorial. Question When applying for an esta as a cruise passenger. when filling out the ESTA question "Address while in the US & Point of contact information would we use the port address Manhattan, New York, NY, USA and ships name ?
Apologies for the late reply but yes I would recommend doing that
Great tutorial 👍,
I remember hearing somewhere you need to be employed so they know your coming back to your job in your hometown or something like that and so do you need to have a job to get your esta approved ?
Hello, that is not true. I was unemployed at the time and mine got approved, no questions asked.
@@AutopilotAviation no way !! Oh that works out better then 👍👍👍
Because they were telling me that you had to have a job so they know you’ll be coming back to that Job
@@jakehughes735 Nope no requirement. I would advise you to have proof of a return flight though
@@jakehughes735 By having a return flight booked
@@AutopilotAviation Lmao 🤣🤣 Serious question, I want to visit one of my best friends from the UK to america for 2 weeks. Should that be okay? Do I come under as a tourist staying with family and friends?
If applying as a mom travelling with 3 kids ( ages 2, 5, 7) to the USA from uk. British citizens. Do the mom choose group or individual? Because the first application got rejected with no reason as the mom applied as individual
Could you do a vid of insurance going to the USA
Hi there , Greetings from Australia thanks alot for the tutorial video , I have 2 citizenship the first one which allow me to apply for ESTA the second one is North African Citizenship , do I have to mention the second one in the form ( Must ) , please advise me in the old form in the 2011 the last time I had ESTA they never ask these kind of question ,it has been approved , now I wonna make sure iam 100 % correct to get my ESTA approved ! many thx in advance & cheers .
Hello, unfortunately I do not know. I can only recommend contacting the US embassy in Australia
How about for Japanese passport holders been to North Korea or Iran for visit and the should apply for US visa to visit Mainland USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, but how about visiting Guam, Saipan and American Samoa without US ESTA even if they visited North Korea and Iran ?
Hello 😊. Could you please help me to clarify this question 'Have you ever been issued a passpord or id for travel by any other country' (7:14)? Does it basically mean if you have more than one passport. Thank youu!
I was granted 2 years permission, should I go to the embassy for the issue of the actual visa in my passport or I can directly go to the US without having the visa in my passport ? Thank you
Thanks for the clear explanation, but what will be the adres is the U.S.A. when I are on a cruise ship and not will sleep off the ship.
Hello, I would recommend putting the address of the port
I was granted 2 years entry permission, should I go to the embassy for the issue of the actual visa in my passport or I can directly go to the US without having the visa in my passport ? Thank you
Hi, this is a beautiful tutorial, my question is? If I have a double nationality, I need to add information about my second nationality or it's enough the passport what I'll using for the travel, thanks in advance.
Hello, I recommend you answer yes to the question have you ever been issued a passport or ID for travel from by other country if you have previously received one of these. If not then the information on your passport should be fine. Alternatively, you can contact the US embassy in your country if you are worried
@@AutopilotAviation👍
Thanks for the video! Is it possible to just get help regarding whether it is preferable to have a hotel and plane ticket already booked and then fill out the form, or can we wait for a response from Esta and then make reservations?
Hello, it does not matter. I prefer to book everything and complete the ESTA nearer the time to ensure I get maximum time from the ESTA since it lasts 2 years, however if you don't plan on visiting again anytime soon or are worried about being rejected you can complete the ESTA first
Thank you very much for your reply. We applied and it was approved within an hour and a half!
Hi, thank you for the video. I was wondering, I want to pre-apply for ESTA as I am planning to go to New York next year around may or September. When it comes to accommodation section in US, I don’t want to book a hotel yet until it gets approved. Is there any option for that and will that be an issue if let’s say you put UNKNOWN under accommodation section or can I put any random hotel and once I booked it, update it later maybe
Hello, I suggest you put in a hotel you might be looking at. I don't recommend putting unknown. Peoples hotels change all the time and you can travel with this ESTA for 2 years and stay in multiple hotels without updating it. It really shouldn't matter what hotel you put. Sorry for the late reply.
Mine got accepted but will I need a printed copy when I get to the airport?
HELLO iam bit confused with this question when its say other citizenship/nationality do i have to write twice my other nationality ???????????
10:38 What if you want to apply to ESTA before booking a hotel? Cant you leave it in blank?
I Will be traveling from the UK to Canada i have a transit in the us, I've been denied a US visa before, do u think I'll get denied?
I'm going to my school in Canada btw
Hi, i have a 2year old daughter. I should apply via group application or two individual application? Thanks in advance for your reply. ✌🏻
What do you do if your kid is a U.S. citizen but will use a Spanish passport? Dual citizen but no U.S. passport.
Hi. Thank you for your video. It was a great guide thru. I just have a question. I am traveling to Canada this July and have a 6hrs connecting flight in US. I am originally from the Phillipines but currently working/resident here in UK (not a citizen). Am I eligible for ESTA or do i need a different visa? Thank you in advance for your response.
Hello, I do not know sorry. I recommend you contact the US embassy in the UK
US visa required even if you have UK or Canadian visa.
Thanks for the info. I have been to USA before, with no problem. It is over 2 years since I last visited my cousin and now I am going to a wedding of my cousin's family to an addressI have been to several times before. I am a british citizen but I now live in Spain with an NIE number. Should this be a problem?
Hello, I wouldn't have thought there would be any issues
If my hotel booking not confirmed in USA for the USA point of contact , can I just provide any random address of the hotel where I will be staying
I have a question.
Since here in Europe we're using Euro, am I able to pay the fee using our currency?
Update. I got my ESTA approved within 2 hours and I was able to pay with any currency.
Still, thanks for posting this guide for us. I believe that still today I have to bring the vaccine evidence to the airport too, so yes.
How about for Malaysians visited Iran for vacation and plan to visit Guam and Saipan as visa free for Malaysians, do they apply for US visa to visit Guam and Saipan/CNMI ? or is it visa free to those US territories ?
Malaysians are banned to travel to North Korea.
Do I need to print mine off and I am vaccinated so would I need to do any more extra requirements when boarding on the plane
Hello, no it is all digital
Hello. Great and helpful video by the way. I'm planning to go to New York November time. Can i apply for this now or do i have to nearer the time? Obviously i need address of Hotel in New York. But can i do this form straight after i book my break? Thanks.
Hello, you can complete it any time. I normally recommend doing it closer to the time when you have things booked as your ESTA will last 2 years so you can get max time on it if you plan on going back soon. If you would rather do it earlier that is also fine. You can do it after you have booked or before. Peoples hotels change all the time so you can put a random one in if you wanted to do so before you book
@AutopilotAviation Thank you!
Just want to know cause I was adopted so do I have to put my real parents name or my rents that adopt me?
Hello, Your video was very helpful and good explained. But Once I've tried to apply for mine it says to upload my passport (there is no way around it). It just loads and doesn't come through. My question is what can I do?:(. I've already tried multiple browsers and non of them work... Thank you
After downloading the newest version of IOS on my iPad it finally worked!!
The Question i want to ask is that when it says city of birth but your city of birth is a different country and then its ask you country of birth which again is a different country so i think esta is not for people who are not born in UK If they got there passport by the way of neutralization then i think Esta is not for those people .AM I CORRECT ?
I and my wife have completed the ESTA Application. My wife has received her application and has given her the green light. But mine is still pending after the 72 hours. What should I do next. Many Thanks.
Hi guys, anyone knows what to enter as adress if i stay few days in USA in hotel than on cruise ship? Thanks.
The ESTA lasts two years, but you’re only have a limit of 90 days to stay in the US. How does that work? If you get the ESTA that lasts two years you can’t stay in the US for two years
Hi I was just wondering I have amercan airforce id card am British do I still need this viva to entra usa.i would like 2 travel within the next 2 weeks is this enough time to do .also you say you just need to print out the info .where would the viva be
Hello, I'm not sure if you need to complete it or not. I would suggest you would. Mine got approved on the day. The info is all stored online on their system so when they put in your passport details they can see it
I have a friend in South America whom I would like to meet in Florida on her way to The Bahamas, will this way allow us to spend time together here in Florida outside of the airport?
Yes, this visa allows you to stay 90 days in the US
@@AutopilotAviation wow that’s great! thank you 😊
Any tips on adding photo of passport please.
Thank you a hugely import video. I have some questions
1) I'm applying for a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 youth. Can i use one email for all four applications? It's just makes life a but easier
2) my wife was born in India but is now a naturalised Brit. In previous nationality I guess she'd put Indian? She is not a dual national.
3) is the ESTA a separate document. Or it something that is stamped in the UK passport?
Thanks in advance
1. yes you can use the same email
2. I'm not sure sorry
3. It is separate and stored on their online systems. You will not receive a document just a confirmation
Hope this helps
Addendum: I did the group application. No issues, it meant I could do all applications for the family in one go. Got the ESTA within one hour!
Could the US government know where you have been all around the world?
Hi I am Edwin here from GOA i like the way u explained , itsPortuguese colony and so have portuguese passport and want to vist usa califonia is there any problem optainning Esta visa. ....or will I get visa on arival if no then I have to fill esta form.......!pls reply. ...tks
Hello, since it is a Portuguese passport I believe you can obtain an ESTA. You cant get a visa on arrival. This link says you are eligible if you "Have a valid passport lawfully issued to you by a Visa Waiver Program country". Which would be Portugal. - esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en&focusedTopic=About%20ESTA%20and%20The%20Visa%20Waiver%20Program&answerToDisplay=Who%20is%20eligible%20to%20submit%20an%20application
Pls...... thank u very much for u reply.......Ok pls tell me instead of esta, I can't apply for B1 B2 visa, since I have a business on cake, and I file my incomtax returns for past 14 yers!, so wt would be ur advice. ...tks god bless. ....!
is the ESTA the only thing needed to get into the US?
Hello, I accidentally checked the THIRD PARTIES ONLY box while I was doing my own application. Is that going to be a problem? I already paid and my application was approved.
I am not sure sorry. If you are worried I would suggest calling the American embassy in your country
Cuba has now been added to the list of countries they ask if you have visited. It will be a problem if you have been to Cuba on or after January 2021. I was there in 2020 and got an "approved" ESTA application. But as usual, that does not guarantee entry into the US on the day of travel. Fingers crossed though! Note: Do not lite on the form! They can check where you have travelled even if you have no stamp on your passport, countries share information on citizen travels as your passport is always scanned. Lying will definitely disqualify you for life from an ESTA.
How?
hi any update wether u need an esta for sri lankan passport
@Autopilotaviation hi there, i tried to apply for the ESTA but i didn't found my country, Pakistan, in the list of passport issuance country, does it mean i can't apply for it?
Hello, not all countries are able to apply for an ESTA. You will have to apply for a different visa unfortunately.
Anyone denied a visa first and then tryied an ESTA in two or three years and got it?
I spelled my employers name wrong by accident on the ESTA, do I need to do a new one would you think? (I've already been approved)
Hello, I wouldn't bother. It should be fine. It isn't the most important thing, plus you have already been approved. You are fine
What if I move house after I have completed my esta within 2 years and therefore have a different home address . Is my esta still applicable when I travel to the us again inside 2 years?
Hello, yes your ESTA will still be accepted as it is valid for 2 years and there's no way it can be edited. Sorry for the late response
Hi, I'm trying to fill out the form for my little daughter but it's asking me for the ID number but my daughter is little and she doesn't have an ID just a passport, what should I fill in there?
Did you put her passport in the passport number? I am not 100% on this sorry but I would try just entering her passport number there
Can emergency contact be someone who is travelling with you or does it have to be someone else
Hello, yes. I regularly do this
if I have already worked but at the moment I’m unemployed, I have to give the information about the previous job?
since it says current or previous, I recommend putting your previous employment in.
Worst stressful experience filling out this new-fangled form! Because their system won't let you type in lower case, yahoo will not accept the email entry needed to get a security code. I had to change my browser from safari to firefox, and use another e-mail address! Instead of the 20-30 minute time with the old form, this new one took 2 days, with 2 phone calls to their "help" desk, which yielded nothing. Even their online complaint form doesn't work either! I then phoned apple support which was really good. This new system is a time waster!
I'm a bit confused on the address of the employer. I put the address of where I worked but would I need the address of the actual company headquarters?
Hello, sorry for the late reply. I'm not fully sure but it shouldn't matter.
Hi~I didn’t get reply back in 72h, isn’t it normal? What to do if I didn’t get any response? Thank you 🙏
Hi there do i have to upload a photo of my passport thanks i am onley transiting through LAX to london thanks
Hello, when I completed it, it was optional. By uploading your passport it fills in the information for you. However, if you choose not to then you just have to enter the information yourself. This may have changed since I completed it. But, I have heard that if you click to upload passport, then you must upload it, there is no option to go back. If it says you must upload your passport or has an Asterix next to it, then you will have to upload it.
Sorry for the late response.
How can I pay it later, like I haven't payed it at that moment but now I want to pay it, where I should go to do it?
Hello, you can save your application and come back to it. That way you can pay later
Thanks, great video. I was refused "Travel not authorized" I have no criminal record and have never overstayed any previous visa. Why don't they tell you the reason for rejection? Also, do you need to upload your passport, or will filling out the form suffice? Thanks again
Hello, sorry I do not know why they don't tell you the reason. If you upload the passport it just fills the details in for you. I didn't upload a picture I completed it manually as per the video. I recommend you contact the US embassy in your country.
@@AutopilotAviation I hope it works for me. I have heard waiting lists for the US embassy take forever in my country. (UK). Especially as there is a backlog due to the pandemic.
I'm worried I'll miss some information or make a mistake somewhere. 😓
@@catherine5558 Hello, the ESTA process does not require a visit to the US embassy. Most people hear within a few hours if not a couple of days if their ESTA was accepted or not
I was refused a visa once to the USA but I have been several times after that. If I answer yes in that question will I then be refused the esta?
I saw a video that says in the US, you must check in through immigration customs first before you proceed to collect luggage and travel for your next destination or check into the next plane for your connecting flight. Is that true for all airports in the US?
Hello, yes that is true for all airports in the US. It isn't too bad. I have done it at Boston and was easier than I expected. Busier airports will need longer connections due to the time it takes to clear customs. However, if it is booked on one ticket then airlines do their best to accommodate.
@@AutopilotAviation I am going to Boston soon, will go to LAX first and take connecting flight to Boston. When I go back home, will go to JFK airport from Boston.
@@kevinnwx6642 Yes I believe both LAX and JFK you must recheck in. I have never been to LAX but JFK you certainly do.
Why i can't submit my email Adress in small latters. Its show me every time invalid Email address
Hello, I believe everything is automatically completed in caps. There is no way of turning this off. This should not effect the validity of your email address. Make sure it is correct if not I recommend making a new email.
Thank you so much for the video, if i have a double citizenship and I have confirmed that in the Applicant Information section, then in the Personal Information section when it asks again "Have you ever been issued a passport by any other country" do I surely still answer yes right, unless it means any other 3rd country? And my last question would be regarding the US address if I provisionally book a hotel but then change it to another hotel, should i come back to this page and edit that information?
I have the same question regarding passport.May I know what u have answered to this question if u have double citizenship?
1.Its for a 3rd country. If you only have two passports just put the Information of the two.
2. Just put any hotel you are thinking of staying. You can changed you mind, its fine. The ESTA is 24 months so you can stay in multiple cities.
@@orkhangahramanov7552 If you only have two passports put the Information of the two. the last one is for a 3rd country. hope this helps
@@GeminiChrisOfficial thanks for the reply. I got confirmation in 2 hours!)
Hi, when you get approved do you have to print approved page ?
When you get to the airport How do you prove or provide the visa?
Hello, I always print the confirmation page just in case, but have never ever needed it. It is done digitally, border control will see the esta on their computer when they put your passport details in
@@AutopilotAviation thanks