ESTA pending for 4days even after the escalation? It’s been more than a week that I submitted ESTA and I called CBP 4 days ago which is 7 days before my family’s flight and I got an email that it is escalated. But the status is still same for 4 days😩 I thought it would be accepted almost right after it is escalated Do you guy have these experiences? I called CBP a couple more times and they jus…

ESTA status changed after admission Hey there, So my sister came to visit me with using her ESTA. This time, she was pulled to secondary interview, but after a few questions, she was admitted. However, after admitted, she got an email from CBP stating that there was a change in her ESTA application. The status now says “Authorization pending” whereas it used to say “Approved”. Her…

Visiting the US with an ESTA and leaving from Canada Hi reddit, Next week I’ll visit the US, and I’ll travel to Canada by bus afterwards. I have my return flight booked from Canada. I have a Dutch passport and I’m traveling with an ESTA. Will this lead to any problems getting my boarding pass from Amsterdam to the US, if I cannot show a flight out of the US? I can show a bus ticket (that I’ll book…

ESTA application previous nationalities Hello! I am filling ESTA application as a Dutch citizen. I have also a Ukrainian nationality. However, before I became Ukrainian, I was russian, because I was born there and lived there till the age of 7. I have no clue what are exact dates of that citizenship. So my question is how strictly those dates are checked and if it is a problem if I o…

A few problems with ESTA application Hi, we are visiting the US at the end of the year and I’ve submitted my ESTA application for my family. It’s been 7 days since submission and still pending. I think I might have entered some incorrect information and the FAQ says that if you create a new application the old one will be cancelled but when submitting a new one, i get the message: …

ESTA – Travelling from UK to US soon Hi everyone, I am a british citizen travelling to the US soon. Last year I travelled using an ESTA. Since it’s only been a year and my ESTA is still valid I won’t be applying for another ESTA to travel to the US. Am I correct in doing this? Also, my first ESTA application was made as a ‘group application’ as I was travelling with family. However…

ESTA dramas after GC Hi, Ive seen many posts, but none exactly the same as my situation. I had a green card. I abandoned correctly, i have the return letter to confirm its been resolved. I returned it due to relocated back to UK for work and didnt want the tax issues etc. I have now tried a ESTA. Its been rejected 4 times. There is no reason for it, all questions a…

Reapplying for ESTA My ESTA just got denied after waiting for a week… I don’t have any criminal background or anything that could have triggered the system to deny my application. I don’t know if it’s due to the elections that their response was influenced. Has anyone applied after being denied and received a positive result? submitted by /u/Playful_Monitor4…

Esta still not aproved It’s been 110 hours and my esta still isn’t approved . Is there anything i can do? submitted by /u/Zsla1

ESTA system might be down? Just been told by a Delta employee that the ESTA system seems to be down/having problems as there’s loads of people not getting ESTAs through for their flight (including me). The employee said that they heard things won’t be resolved until Tuesday… Background: This is all my own fault, but I impulse booked a flight to Hawaii 2 days ago and appli…

National ID Number for ESTA I am trying to apply for an ESTA but it is asking for a national ID number. I only have a German passport, I don’t have a personal ID anymore as it was expired but the embassy said it was not necessary to have one as a German passport was sufficient. I didn’t remember having to put an NIN a few years back when I applied for the ESTA to fly to th…

Esta help Hi, I’m travelling to Canada for work but I am unsure what visa I need as it’s for my job which I’m already employed at (UK) just to go over and do some construction trial work. I am flying into the USA before I go to Canada… for the ESTA do I need to put down that my travel is occuring in transit to another country because I am staying in the U…

Question about ESTA aliases Hello, I’m a UK passport holder looking to apply for an ESTA, my passport has my official name (translated Chinese name) but I use a completely different English name day to day, and in all my socials (both first and last name) – think Cheng Long vs Jackie Chan. My workplace has my official name recorded but everyone knows me by my English name….

Esta Troubles Hello, my wife has an incorrect I-94 that says she overstayed her last esta and has now been revoked since like 2021. In 2022 she got denied for a b1/b2 visa. Since then we’ve had a baby(just turned 1🥹) and haven’t tried again. We want to go VISIT my family in the US. My wife now is a passport holder of a Spanish passport. Should we apply for a …

ESTA New Zealand student to USA question Hi, I (F 20) am traveling to the USA next month under a ESTA, during student holidays. I could see nowhere before getting the ESTA approved about restrictions if your a student but one website (I after I booked) says New Zealand students cannot travel under a ESTA, is this correct? I am currently in Collage and next month is a few week break I’m…

Need urgent help. Probably got scammed while getting an ESTA Guys my dad was getting his ESTA to travel to the USA and for some reason he thought that this “online-usa-visa.org” website was the official one. I told him that the fee should be around 20 U$D and he told me he paid 120$ Now i’m scared that he has been scammed. Even that 120$ is A LOT of money, my biggest concern is that the website asked for …

ESTA pending Hi all! Family holds a Passport from Taiwan and applied to ESTA on Saturday. They called earlier today and was told the application will be sent to be reviewed since it was pending after 72 hours. Has anyone experienced something similar where they said they will send it in to review. If so, how long did it take? The other family members all go…

Travel on esta as a dual citizen I wanted to visit my american husband who’s currently stationed in the united states (us military). Im a german national with a german passport but i was born in russia and my russian citizenship is inherited, i never possesed a russian passport and the last time i been there was about 20 years ago i was allowed on my mothers passport back then …

“Overusing my ESTA” – Is that a thing? Recently I traveled to the USA and for the first time since travelling back & forth, a border agent commented on how I’m overusing my ESTA and that I’ll get question next time. The thing is, I do visit the USA often and tend to stay for almost the full 3 months (my fiancé lives there and I of course want to see him as much as possible and I’m a …

Incorrect information on ESTA Hi. How should I go about incorrect information on my ESTA application after it was accepted? Long story short: I thought I only had 1 citizenship, it turns out I’m a dual citizen though and just found out (less than 42 hours until my plane leaves). Do I need to reapply? Can I call some office or something and ask them to correct it? Will I hav…