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Old Apr 1, 2016 | 7:49 am
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
ESTAs are normally "ok'd" almost instantaneously.
"Normally" is correct, but they can be referred if there is any anomaly plus a random sub-sample are not confirmed automatically but instead referred to manual screening for no particular reason in which case it can easily take a week to confirm.
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