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Step by step explanation
Fill in the online form
The form is available for you digitally.
Check your documents
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Receive your ESTA
Received within 48 hours.
About your ESTA
For your holiday, business trip or transit you need an ESTA for the United States.
In the above cases, possession of an ESTA is mandatory. Your ESTA is a travel authorization to enter the country by air or sea. For example, you can travel to America by air, cruise ship or ferry. Each individual traveler must have their own ESTA. Travelers under the age of 18 must also be in possession of an approved ESTA at customs at a border crossing. Minor travelers need their own passport to be eligible for an ESTA.
Is an ESTA required to travel through the country?
Travelers traveling to the United States by car or camper overland do not need to obtain a travel authorization before departure. In this case, you fill out an I-94 form upon arrival in America. This obligation also does not apply if you have an American passport or an already approved visa for America.
No visit to the American Consulate.
The entire application process for your ESTA is online. A visit to the consulate is no longer necessary. You can quickly and easily submit an ESTA application via the online application form.
Frequently Asked Questions
ESTA stands for ‘Electronic System for Travel Authorization’. An ESTA is a travel authorization that is required to fly or sail to the United States of America without a visa. An ESTA is easier, faster and cheaper to obtain than a visa.
An ESTA is valid for a maximum of two years. This period of validity starts as soon as the application is approved. Please note! If your passport with which the ESTA was applied for expires, the validity of the ESTA will also expire at the same time.
You can easily request this via the website. After filling in the form, the approval of your request will be checked and you will receive it.
It is rare for an ESTA application to be denied.
Possible reasons that could lead to your application being denied are listed below:
- You also have American citizenship
You (accidentally) did not enter your second nationality on the ESTA form
- You are suspected of a criminal offense
You are traveling with a passport that has been reported missing or stolen
- You may pose a risk to American security
You are inadmissible under the Immigration and Nationality Act § 212
You have ever attempted to violate a visa related law
You have ever been denied entry to or deported from the United States
You have ever stayed in the United States longer than permitted
- You have been to Iraq, North Korea,
Syria, Iran, Sudan,
Libya, Somalia of Yemen after 1 March, 2011 You have the nationality of Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and/or Yemen
The national identification number is better known as the Citizen Service Number (BSN). You must always state this personal number with your application.
Yes! When filling out the form, you have the option to indicate fellow travelers, such as family members or colleagues.