Mar 5, 2015, 11:25 am
ESTA ("Electronic System For Travel Authorization") see here for threads and Q&A's
Nov 10, 2017, 12:35 pm
#241
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We are visiting my husband's family for Christmas and I am wondering if I may join my US husband in the US citizen line? I am neither US citizen neither US resident and am traveling on the regular ESTA visa. Do I need proof that we are married?
Any recent information would be highly appreciated. We will be flying into SJC.
Any recent information would be highly appreciated. We will be flying into SJC.
Nov 13, 2017, 4:06 am
#242
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I fly to to the US quite frequently and I have never seen such a line. I'll keep my eyes open since nobody seems to agree about what is right and what isn't!
Nov 13, 2017, 7:11 am
#243
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Nov 13, 2017, 8:16 am
#244
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Is this the line for APC kiosks? Some information on them here if so https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/apc
Feb 1, 2018, 5:33 am
#245
Join Date: Sep 2017
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This is an example of such a sign (not from Atlanta):
Feb 6, 2018, 3:51 am
#246
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any benefit in using a 'clean' passport for ESTA application?
Going to the US in March, first time in 6-7 years. I have two UK passports, one of which has about 25 random visas for places that the USA might deem 'suspicious' (Nigeria, DRC, Mauritania, Uzbekistan, etc) while one has only 3 stamps in it. I'd prefer to use the mostly finished passport, but not if it's going to make my application or treatment harder. Does anyone have any idea if 'stamps in a passport' make any difference?
Thanks
Thanks
Apr 29, 2018, 7:13 pm
#248
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Just want to confirm my thinking. The ESTA (Australian Passport holders applying) is multi entry? We will fly through to JFK and stay 1 night and then fly out. Then 2 weeks later will stay in New York for 4 nights. Our flights will be traveling from AUSTRALIA-TAIWAN-USA-UK-USA-TAIWAN-AUSTRALIA.
Just a family member is telling me it might only allow single entry and would then need to re-apply once we have done 1 entry and exit.
Thanks in advance
Just a family member is telling me it might only allow single entry and would then need to re-apply once we have done 1 entry and exit.
Thanks in advance
Apr 30, 2018, 1:26 am
#250
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Just want to confirm my thinking. The ESTA (Australian Passport holders applying) is multi entry? We will fly through to JFK and stay 1 night and then fly out. Then 2 weeks later will stay in New York for 4 nights. Our flights will be traveling from AUSTRALIA-TAIWAN-USA-UK-USA-TAIWAN-AUSTRALIA.
Just a family member is telling me it might only allow single entry and would then need to re-apply once we have done 1 entry and exit.
Thanks in advance
Just a family member is telling me it might only allow single entry and would then need to re-apply once we have done 1 entry and exit.
Thanks in advance
May 16, 2018, 4:23 am
#251
Join Date: Mar 2018
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Posts: 168
FYI
I had problems paying when attempting to renew my ESTA. The CBP site redirects you to https://pay.gov to make the payment and that site failed to connect for me since Sunday 13th May, both from work and home.
After inspecting the network traffic with Wireshark I realised that I was attempting to access pay.gov over IPv6, but the site was not responding correctly. After disabling IPv6 on my PC and restarting Chrome I was able to finally connect to pay.gov and complete the payment.
I've contacted pay.gov to let them know of the issue.
I had problems paying when attempting to renew my ESTA. The CBP site redirects you to https://pay.gov to make the payment and that site failed to connect for me since Sunday 13th May, both from work and home.
After inspecting the network traffic with Wireshark I realised that I was attempting to access pay.gov over IPv6, but the site was not responding correctly. After disabling IPv6 on my PC and restarting Chrome I was able to finally connect to pay.gov and complete the payment.
I've contacted pay.gov to let them know of the issue.
Sep 21, 2018, 5:07 am
#252
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 177
My wife is a dual Australian and US Citizen. Is there any reason why she couldn’t get an ESTA and travel on her Australian passport when we go the US? Is she required to use her US passport? If she travels on her Australian passport will the system flag that she is also a US citizen?
Dec 18, 2018, 4:45 pm
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CBP claims that real-time (as application submission) approvals for ESTA are no longer taking place.
I will eventually find out if this means that DHS uses this to reject ESTA applications made by and on behalf of US dual-citizens wanting to use the non-US passport from a US Visa Waiver Program country to travel to the US as has been possible since before and even after ESTA first went live.
I will eventually find out if this means that DHS uses this to reject ESTA applications made by and on behalf of US dual-citizens wanting to use the non-US passport from a US Visa Waiver Program country to travel to the US as has been possible since before and even after ESTA first went live.
Last edited by GUWonder; Dec 18, 2018 at 4:50 pm