UPDATE: The US has increased the price of an ESTA from $14 to $21. UPDATE: You are now required to upload a photo of your passport. (This may be easier on your phone).

Applying for an esta for my first travel to the US ever, so this was a really helpful video! I hope everything goes through smoothly! Thanks for the video!!

My ESTA was approved within 3 Hours :)

Thank you so much , was approved in 4 hrs . Was so stressed before watching your video but felt light after watching your video 🎉❤

Thanks for your help. I ended up appling via my iPhone, which allowed me to take a photo of my passport. I got the approval in under an hour.

My ESTA was approved in 2-3 hours paid $21 the step by step full concise information really helped especially aimed at UK application to the states . They have covered all questions one might need answered as it’s not easy to interpret . Highly recommend watching this one Thanks

Hi guys! For anyone who was not sure if they got the right website, it is now 21 dollars, not 14. You are at the correct page 😊

Mine was just approved, took under 2 hours! Thank goodness, I am so relieved and can't wait for my holiday

Thanks for the vid, it was quite helpful. In my case, I got the authorization in around 10 hours, so I'm quite glad. A few things to note, as OP mentioned at the beginning regarding Chrome browser. This happened with me and I couldn't go into the pay section, so I had to phone them up and ask. They said the site deletes cache every 4 hours, so you can log back in using your D.O.B, passport number etc after a few hours to complete and pay. Also be aware, according to their own site you are almost guaranteed to get rejected if you put "Yes" on any of the questions at the end. Another thing, unlike me, you should probably send all this off and get approved before you book tickets to the U.S.A. would hate to lose out of tickets and hotel fees because of a rejection at this stage.

This is so helpful! I’m trying to get my boyfriend from Australia to the US for a few months, and I was so confused!

This was very helpful! It quite an easy process but you really helped by explaining this clearly!

took me two days to get my application done and i paid for it after filling everything up, fortunately my application was approved an hour after i sent it so all is well for me

I almost ended up on a scam website. Thank you so much for this video, very helpful xxx

Thank you for taking time to this video help me a lot 😊

This really helped, thank you! God bless you

Very good video Thorough information about the application process for the ESTA 🌎 However information missing regarding refusal authorization approval and what to do next 🧐

Hi, my son wants to travel to the states asap . We don’t want to book the flights yet incase this isn’t approved . He will be going to stay with family friends for a few weeks, can he apply for this and travel at 17? Or do I do it for him ?

Thank you so much your video was very helpful 👍

Really interesting episode. Thanks…👍😍

This was so useful and clear

Thank you very very much it is very helpful 🙏🙏🙏 I was needed for my sister invited her to us👍

You explained very clearly how to complete the ESTA form but when I tried it in August 2023 I could not even complete the first page without being instructed to upload my passport. This involved holding my passport page inside a window on my MacBook screen, but when I did this nothing happened. It looks as if something has changed since you wrote your guide and now you need to do something really tricky - do a video on how to upload a passport that can be followed by any old person who might wish to holiday in USA.

Thank you this helped a lot!

Thanks for the great tutorial! When it comes to travelling, how do you present proof of your ESTA? Do you need to print something off? Or do they just have a record on their system that confirms you have a valid ESTA?

Great job . Very helpful

Many thanks for the good video!

thanks, this was very helpful..

Thank you 🙏 so very much. So helpful 🙏💕

Thanks great information

Thank you for your help ☺️

Many thanks it is helpful information

thanks for the walkthrough

Good information Sister.

Okay, 10:30 this is crazy. I havent even booked the flight or my hotel yet? How would I know? And this should last for 2 years. So I have to visit the same place and country for 2 years? basically, thats what they want me ti do? Or is it just a stupid question?

Worst stressful experience filling out this new-fangled form! Because their system won't let you type in lower case, yahoo will not accept the email entry needed to get a security code. I had to change my browser from safari to firefox, and use another e-mail address! Instead of the 20-30 minute time with the old form, this new one took 2 days, with 2 phone calls to their "help" desk, which yielded nothing. Even their online complaint form doesn't work either! I then phoned apple support which was really good. This new system is a time waster!

Thank you very much, extremely enlightening video. I have a question, if I am of non-European origin but have Portuguese nationality, which passport should I use to fill in the personal data? The non-European passport or the European passport? So I have dual nationality.

Thank you so much

Thanks for the great tutorial. Question When applying for an esta as a cruise passenger. when filling out the ESTA question "Address while in the US & Point of contact information would we use the port address Manhattan, New York, NY, USA and ships name ?

hello yesterday I made an application for ESTA, but I made a mistake in a form question by selecting a wrong box and causing my ESTA to be denied. Can anyone tell me why today I received an email telling me to re-apply and when I did that I was charged a fee of 90 dollars, whereas the first time I paid 21?

Great tutorial 👍, I remember hearing somewhere you need to be employed so they know your coming back to your job in your hometown or something like that and so do you need to have a job to get your esta approved ?

Thank you for your excellent video. Just one question if you could help me. After my esta approval do I have to submit information anywhere about my arrival and departure time from the USA?

Cuba has now been added to the list of countries they ask if you have visited. It will be a problem if you have been to Cuba on or after January 2021. I was there in 2020 and got an "approved" ESTA application. But as usual, that does not guarantee entry into the US on the day of travel. Fingers crossed though! Note: Do not lite on the form! They can check where you have travelled even if you have no stamp on your passport, countries share information on citizen travels as your passport is always scanned. Lying will definitely disqualify you for life from an ESTA.

Not helpful at all. Whenever I tried to fill in the form I was told I had to upload my passport, and there is no advice on how to do this

Very useful! If I fly from uk to the USA the 21 December can I send my application one week before or it’s too early?

Hi thanks for uploading the video, it was really informative and useful, have a question, for the address in the US, if I'm staying at a hotel, will it be ok to just input the hotel address as I know which hotel I'm gonna stay in, or I have to make a booking first and then input the address? What if the esta application is not approved and I've already book the hotel? Also once the esta is approved, can I print it out on a hardcopy as a document to show the customs officer for admission to the US? Do let me know, thanks a million...safe travels.....🎉

Hi I am Edwin here from GOA i like the way u explained , itsPortuguese colony and so have portuguese passport and want to vist usa califonia is there any problem optainning Esta visa. ....or will I get visa on arival if no then I have to fill esta form.......!pls reply. ...tks

Hi there , Greetings from Australia thanks alot for the tutorial video , I have 2 citizenship the first one which allow me to apply for ESTA the second one is North African Citizenship , do I have to mention the second one in the form ( Must ) , please advise me in the old form in the 2011 the last time I had ESTA they never ask these kind of question ,it has been approved , now I wonna make sure iam 100 % correct to get my ESTA approved ! many thx in advance & cheers .

Thanks for the clear explanation, but what will be the adres is the U.S.A. when I are on a cruise ship and not will sleep off the ship.

Why i can't submit my email Adress in small latters. Its show me every time invalid Email address

Thanks for the info. I have been to USA before, with no problem. It is over 2 years since I last visited my cousin and now I am going to a wedding of my cousin's family to an addressI have been to several times before. I am a british citizen but I now live in Spain with an NIE number. Should this be a problem?

Thank you for this, it really helped. I’m going to be staying in 2 hotels for my trip at the end of this month (one in LA and one in Vegas). Do I just need to put one of the hotel addresses in the US point of contact section? I’m staying in LA first so I’m guessing I can just put this down?

Hello 😊. Could you please help me to clarify this question 'Have you ever been issued a passpord or id for travel by any other country' (7:14)? Does it basically mean if you have more than one passport. Thank youu!

Thanks for the video! I applied for a group application and was wondering why it never asked me to add the other applicants. I paid and assumed i had to add them after payment. Is it too late to add my husband to my group?

The ESTA lasts two years, but you’re only have a limit of 90 days to stay in the US. How does that work? If you get the ESTA that lasts two years you can’t stay in the US for two years

Is a group very different from an individual? There is no video with a group ... 😔 anywhere

A friend is concerned that she cannot avail of the ESTA system because she went to Cuba back in 2015..

Hi. Thank you for your video. It was a great guide thru. I just have a question. I am traveling to Canada this July and have a 6hrs connecting flight in US. I am originally from the Phillipines but currently working/resident here in UK (not a citizen). Am I eligible for ESTA or do i need a different visa? Thank you in advance for your response.

Hello. Great and helpful video by the way. I'm planning to go to New York November time. Can i apply for this now or do i have to nearer the time? Obviously i need address of Hotel in New York. But can i do this form straight after i book my break? Thanks.

Has anyone taken a flight from Los Angeles International Airport before? How do they check in people's luggage, is it carried over to the airplane by airport staff or do you have to put it on an automated conveyor? Also, is it complicated to check in through TSA and gate security there?

hi great vid im staying i miami for a few days and then onto a cruise {caribbean} do i need to give the details of the cruise or just the hotel in miami ??

Application form completed then log out. When I go back again, can't find the place to pay. Please help.

What happens if you been arrested for drink drive few years ago an click no

I did one on the weekend. It's now $21 USD

Thank you a hugely import video. I have some questions 1) I'm applying for a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 youth. Can i use one email for all four applications? It's just makes life a but easier 2) my wife was born in India but is now a naturalised Brit. In previous nationality I guess she'd put Indian? She is not a dual national. 3) is the ESTA a separate document. Or it something that is stamped in the UK passport? Thanks in advance

How about for Japanese passport holders been to North Korea or Iran for visit and the should apply for US visa to visit Mainland USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, but how about visiting Guam, Saipan and American Samoa without US ESTA even if they visited North Korea and Iran ?

Thanks for the video! Is it possible to just get help regarding whether it is preferable to have a hotel and plane ticket already booked and then fill out the form, or can we wait for a response from Esta and then make reservations?

Hi, this is a beautiful tutorial, my question is? If I have a double nationality, I need to add information about my second nationality or it's enough the passport what I'll using for the travel, thanks in advance.

I spelled my employers name wrong by accident on the ESTA, do I need to do a new one would you think? (I've already been approved)

Could you do a vid of insurance going to the USA

Do I need to print mine off and I am vaccinated so would I need to do any more extra requirements when boarding on the plane

Country of citizenship doesnt have an egyptian option

Could the US government know where you have been all around the world?

I was granted 2 years permission, should I go to the embassy for the issue of the actual visa in my passport or I can directly go to the US without having the visa in my passport ? Thank you

Hi, I'm trying to fill out the form for my little daughter but it's asking me for the ID number but my daughter is little and she doesn't have an ID just a passport, what should I fill in there?

I did back space and now it won't allow me to continue payment. What should I do?

Hi I was just wondering I have amercan airforce id card am British do I still need this viva to entra usa.i would like 2 travel within the next 2 weeks is this enough time to do .also you say you just need to print out the info .where would the viva be

What do you do if your kid is a U.S. citizen but will use a Spanish passport? Dual citizen but no U.S. passport.

What if I move house after I have completed my esta within 2 years and therefore have a different home address . Is my esta still applicable when I travel to the us again inside 2 years?

I was granted 2 years entry permission, should I go to the embassy for the issue of the actual visa in my passport or I can directly go to the US without having the visa in my passport ? Thank you

Any tips on adding photo of passport please.

My application says I Mut upload my passport. But it is not Accepting the jpeg pgoto

Hi, i have a 2year old daughter. I should apply via group application or two individual application? Thanks in advance for your reply. ✌🏻

I have a friend in South America whom I would like to meet in Florida on her way to The Bahamas, will this way allow us to spend time together here in Florida outside of the airport?

HELLO iam bit confused with this question when its say other citizenship/nationality do i have to write twice my other nationality ???????????

Hi please help, I have applied for ESTA and it has already been approved. However I’m getting confused with the transit question. We chose “yes” to the transit question because from New Zealand to London we have a transit in SF for 6 hours. But from Paris to New Zealand we have a 4 day layover in NY, which means we’re getting off the airport. Will we run to issues because we chose “yes” to transit?

Hi, when you get approved do you have to print approved page ? When you get to the airport How do you prove or provide the visa?

today -23 feb 20 the price is 21 dollar

Hi, please help me :) I couldn't go into the pay section, so how I can pay now for aplication?

Hello, I accidentally checked the THIRD PARTIES ONLY box while I was doing my own application. Is that going to be a problem? I already paid and my application was approved.

I'm a bit confused on the address of the employer. I put the address of where I worked but would I need the address of the actual company headquarters?

I and my wife have completed the ESTA Application. My wife has received her application and has given her the green light. But mine is still pending after the 72 hours. What should I do next. Many Thanks.

How can I pay it later, like I haven't payed it at that moment but now I want to pay it, where I should go to do it?

if I have already worked but at the moment I’m unemployed, I have to give the information about the previous job?

The Question i want to ask is that when it says city of birth but your city of birth is a different country and then its ask you country of birth which again is a different country so i think esta is not for people who are not born in UK If they got there passport by the way of neutralization then i think Esta is not for those people .AM I CORRECT ?

Ive applied for my esta saved the information. Im going back in to review can't get to payment page. Help please

I’ve put in the wrong dob on my esta and I don’t know how to fix it? Tried reapplying and it won’t accept my application

I saw a video that says in the US, you must check in through immigration customs first before you proceed to collect luggage and travel for your next destination or check into the next plane for your connecting flight. Is that true for all airports in the US?

Thanks, great video. I was refused "Travel not authorized" I have no criminal record and have never overstayed any previous visa. Why don't they tell you the reason for rejection? Also, do you need to upload your passport, or will filling out the form suffice? Thanks again

10:38 What if you want to apply to ESTA before booking a hotel? Cant you leave it in blank?

Hi please help guys ?? I applied for Esta and than I was waiting for an answer time been when I was checking the status says authorisation pending .. I received an emails says your esta status changed . Since I received that Mail can’t log in to check status ?? Anyone knows why ?? Can’t log in to system but on the answer of passport number area says application expired ?? Also systems gives me error