OT - US VWP Changes?
Aug 10, 2008, 9:15 pm
#2
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All of the details are here: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/esta/
there is absolutely no good reason to do this in advance of the deadline in 2009.
there is absolutely no good reason to do this in advance of the deadline in 2009.
Aug 11, 2008, 12:43 am
#3
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IMHO if you are planning a trip to the USA it is better to get this out of the way before you get to just before your departure and find you have been rejected and need to take time to sort out why!
Aug 11, 2008, 12:55 am
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I wonder how many pax will register for this the day before they travel and get a refusal, meaning if I understand the regulations you are then into a full visa application through the US Embassy, which takes a month+.
I registered both myself and my wife last week, we both got accepted, no problem. But with me travelling in February, I would rather have found out now that I was being bounced than in January.
Sounds like a good reason to register in advance of the deadline to me.
Aug 11, 2008, 1:06 am
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registered last week in advance for our christmas trip to PHX, but thought it was worth getting out the way, as I often need to go to the US on short notice. Did seem relatively painless, but same info as you put into the I94 so duplicated effort, as i assume will still have to manually complete and I94 when on the inbound flight, now if they could allow you to pre print fromt his info that would be a step forward 