ENGLANDIA

Hello, i,ve travelled across the USA border by car a few times. I normally have to pay $6 for 3 mths + have photo taken + fingerprint taken. I havn,t been across for nearly a year now.
I have booked return flights from Vancouver to San Francisco for this weekend.
Will i need to go thru the same process of paying $6 for 3 mths + having my photo/fingerprints taken etc.

Beaverquest

don't know - but if flying to usa with british passport you need ESTA
< erroneous link removed>

i almost missed my flight few months back, as frantically filling out form on-line
- not that well advertised (i guess as Cdns are exempt)

R I C H

The Department of Homeland Security recommends that ESTA travel authorization applications be submitted at least 72 hours prior to travel.

ENGLANDIA

My flight is booked for Sat 25th SEP , will i need to cancel the flight as its less than the 72 hr notice for that ESTA.
I only live 15 mins from the USA border , can i go there and fill it in.

Elaine B.

you should be okay go now and fill it in online it only takes a few minutes and in "most" case is approved right away.

davesol

you won't need to pay the $6 for the visa waiver form if you are flying, it's pre-payed by the airline and included in the cost of your flight. you'll have your photo / fingerprints taken when you land and got through passport control

Edit: forgot to say that you now have to pay for the ESTA, $14 I think but it lasts for 2 years

Beaverquest

i filled mine out at a westjet computer at airport, after discovering the check-in guy was'nt on a wind up - then re-joined the check-in

ENGLANDIA

Just got back from the Peace Arch USA border . I paid $6 and the green 194w card is stapled to my Brit Passport. I asked the USA officer and he said that i won,t need the ESTA as i have this green card in my passport.
If i do need the ESTA when i get to the Airport , how much does it cost ?

Ben W Bell

ESTA is free, lasts 2 years I believe, and can only be obtained online. Fill it out, it's not complicated and may save you a lot of hassle.

Siouxie

That link is not to the official website but to a website that charges much more for the same thing.

This is the official website:

https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/esta.h...3-8F82743B6849

davesol

as of 8th september they started charging a $14 fee

Ben W Bell

Ah okay then, that's interesting.

johnehsmith

If you are British and you travel to NewYork, for example. Try not to leave your passport and PR card in the back of a yellow cab that has dropped you at your hotel like I did this week.

As luck would have it I managed to retrieve it by getting another cab
back to the airport and getting the taxi supervisor to trace my journey to a cab which had fortunately returned to the airport. Lucky me!

ENGLANDIA

I have just got back from USA . I did not need to fill in the ESTA as i had the green visa waiver card 194 -w.

DESERTFOX

We are planning to travel to southern states in US at the end of the month flying from Bellingham. We will drive from Vancouver to Bellingham. Will the green I94 card be sufficient or do we need to get this ESTA thingy? many thanks.