ESTA-An Easier Way to Travel in the US

If you are planning to travel to the United States of America,
then going through the ESTA visa waiver program (VWP) will be perfect for you.

Now you must be thinking, what is ESTA?

Well, ESTA is an electronic system of travel authorization which is an online application process that is carried out entirely online, and this procedure does not take more than 10-15 minutes.

For the online filling of the form, you only need the passport and the payment method.

 Once you have submitted your ESTA application, you will receive the confirmation status within 24 hours,
and sometimes much quicker within an hour. Isn’t that amazing?

 The confirmation is sent to your e-mail address on which you have submitted your application.

Once your ESTA application is approved you can go and visit the United States of America.

You should always try to follow the rules and regulations that are formed by the higher authorities and keep yourself on track.

 If you are traveling under the visa waiver program (VWP) you have to keep in mind that the ESTA is only valid for 90 days.

 And you have to return back to your own country within these 90 days.

 If you stay in the US for more than this time period, legal actions can be taken against you under which you will be deported back to your country.

Why it is a must to apply for ESTA?

You are in requirement of certain thing if you want everything to be smooth:

The applicant must have a passport from the visa waiver program.

It is very important for the visitor to have a valid credit card.

Appropriate contact information is required for the online application form.

All the recent employment details are required to apply for ESTA US.

For how long is ESTA visa valid for? 

The tourist ESTA visa is generally valid for 2 years from the day of approval.

This helps you with the multiple trips guarantee period.

On the other hand, yes the validity of the ESTA may also be affected by the expiry of one's passport.

So always make sure that your US trip should not be more than the required time period as it can make serious issues for you which can lead you in a lot of trouble later on.

Is there any situation in which the entry is denied even with an ESTA visa?

Your ESTA can be denied if you don't have a valid reason for entering the country.

There must be a valid reason for entering the US like tourism or business.

And if somebody leaves the country without any reason and comes back without a valid reason for the re-entry they will be denied.

The use of the tourist ESTA visa will be termed as unlawful at this point.

ESTA tourist is one of the great ways to be able to conduct business or to take part in leisure in the most effective and possible way.

The use of it should be monitored with scrutiny to ensure it is not misused.

One has to follow the rules and regulations if one is planning to go to the united states of America as Certain things are to be followed under the visa waiver program through which you can have a peaceful stay in the US without any problems.