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Apply for your US ESTA

Please complete this 5-step official application carefully. All information must match your passport exactly.

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Travel & Passport
2
Personal Details
3
Address & Employment
4
Eligibility
5
Review & Pay
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TRAVEL & PASSPORT DETAILS

All passport details must match your travel document exactly. Upload a clear colour photo of the bio page.

Only citizens of the 42 Visa Waiver Program (VWP) participating countries are eligible for US ESTA.
Must match passport exactly, no spaces.
Please indicate how you acquired citizenship/nationality: by birth, through parents, as a national of another country (born in the territory or possession of another country), or by other means.
If you do not remember the passport number or national identification card number and the year of expiration, answer UNKNOWN in the passport number field and four zeros 0000 in the year of expiration field.
The PASSID is exactly nine digits. It is labeled as PASSID and can be found by logging into your TTP account.
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Click or drag & drop passport bio page here

JPG, PNG, PDF • Max 5 MB

The photo must be unaltered by effects or filters, original, not a screenshot or photocopy, in colour, horizontal (landscape), all 4 corners of the personal details page must be visible, clear and in focus, without glare or reflections.
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PERSONAL DETAILS

Enter your full legal name exactly as it appears in your passport.

All official ESTA approval updates will be delivered to this email address.
If you do not have a telephone number, you may provide an alternative third-party telephone number belonging to a point of contact.
Enter city, town, or village. If unknown, enter UNKNOWN.
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Click or drag & drop your personal photo

JPG, PNG • Max 5 MB

Please ensure the personal photo is not a copy of the photo in the passport. If you submit the same photo, the application will be canceled.
Indicate whether you are known by any other names or aliases. You may enter up to 10 additional names or aliases.

Parent Information

If you do not know the name of one or both of your parents, enter UNKNOWN for each parent. This field can include the names of your biological, adoptive, step-parent, or guardian.

Father Details
Mother Details

Emergency Contact Information (in or out of the U.S.)

Social Media (Optional)

Please enter information associated with your online presence over the past five years.

Other Social Media Platforms
3

ADDRESS & EMPLOYMENT

Provide your residential address and employment history.

4

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS

Answer all 9 mandatory eligibility questions truthfully under penalty of perjury.

  • Cholera
  • Diphtheria
  • Tuberculosis, infectious
  • Plague
  • Smallpox
  • Yellow Fever
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, including Ebola, Lassa, Marburg, Crimean-Congo
  • Severe acute respiratory illnesses capable of transmission to other persons and likely to cause mortality
5

REVIEW & SUBMIT PAYMENT

Confirm legal declarations, choose processing speed, and finalize your submission.

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Your Declaration

By submitting this application, you confirm that all the information provided is true, complete, and accurate to the best of your knowledge. Please be aware that providing false or misleading information may result in: your application being refused or revoked, potential legal prosecution, or a ban from entering the United States. If you are submitting this application on behalf of another person, you must ensure they have reviewed and confirmed all details are correct before proceeding.

1. Disclaimer • Customs and Border Protection expand_more

All information provided on this application is screened against official databases prior to travel authorization determination. An approved ESTA is an authorization to travel to the United States but does not guarantee admission. A CBP officer at a port of entry may revoke authorization or deny admission upon arrival. Under the Visa Waiver Program, the traveler may not accept unauthorised employment, attend school, change nonimmigrant status, extend stay, or adjust status except under INA s.245(c)(4).

2. Waiver of Rights expand_more

Applicant waives any right to review or appeal of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer's determination as to his or her admissibility, or to contest, other than on the basis of an application for asylum, any removal action arising from an application for admission under the Visa Waiver Program. Biometric submission on arrival in the United States reaffirms this waiver of rights.

3. Third Parties Only expand_more

For third-parties submitting the application on behalf of the applicant, I hereby certify that I have read to the individual whose name appears on this application (applicant) all the questions and statements on this application. I further certify that the applicant certifies that he or she has read, or has had read to him or her, all the questions and statements on this application, understands all the questions and statements on this application, and waives any rights to review or appeal of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer's determination as to his or her admissibility, or to contest, other than on the basis of an application for asylum, any removal action arising from an application for admission under the Visa Waiver Program. The answers and information furnished in this application are true and correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief.

"I, the applicant, hereby certify that I have read, or have had read to me, all the questions and statements on this application and understand all the questions and statements on this application. The answers and information furnished in this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief."

Select Processing Speed

Choose how fast your ESTA travel authorization should be processed.

U.S. CBP Government fee $21.00
VOA processing & service $89.00
Total Amount Charged: $110.00
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