BritCanadaNewbie

Hi folks,
I'm a brit whos Recently had my PR come through for Canada. Will it now be easier to spend 6 months in USA with my canadian PR card? Or will I still need to do the ESTA visa waiver and can only spend 90 days??

thanks

Zoe Bell

Nothing has changed. You are still British citizen. Easier border crossings only come once you are Canadian citizen

magnumpi

As above, 90 days max as a PR/UK citizen

Steve_

Well just to be pedantic but if you're travelling "inbetween" the US and Canada doesn't that make you a member of the boundary commission?

GrandmaLynn

I went to cross the boarder on my pr a couple of weeks ago and was told I needed an Esta but in the meanwhile they give me a 90 day visa in my passport for $6 (its all about the money) lol

MB-Realtor

You get to pay for the esta and still have to pay for the 90 day visa, but esta lasts a year.

Former Lancastrian

No ESTA is required if crossing into the US by land border however you must be eligible for the Visa Waiver Programme and pay the $6 for the I94 waiver.
UK passport holders are members of the VWP.

Those who hold a current ESTA who arrived by air or sea can use the info from their ESTA but still need to pay the $6 if crossing by land border.
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/WebHel...elp_1.htm#vwp3

GrandmaLynn

I wish I had known that before I bought the Esta last week as I have to go into the States again. last time I bought it, it was good for 12 months but this one is good for 2 years.
when I went inside the guy said if I had the Esta I wouldnt have needed to pay $6 for the waiver....who knows!!

Reidies

We crossed the border last year by car with an ESTA and we still had to pay the $6 for the 90 day visa!!!

Steve_

That's not right, the I-94/OBIM fee is $6 at a land border and $5.50 at an airport (included in the ticket price), ESTA is a separate fee and not needed for crossing by land.

The carrier has to guarantee that they will return you if you are denied entry and ESTA is used for pre-warning CBP so they can check you on the flight manifest. There is no manifest if you arrive by land so ESTA is pointless. The only advantage of signing up for ESTA for land entry is that CBP can verify your details a teeny bit faster and thus print off the I-94 faster. So it saves you a few seconds.

orly

Crossing by land will still be $6, finger prints and a wait in the CBP post each time you need a new authorization. I believe they last a year so if you cross back and forward often then it should be easier after the first time. Once it expires you'll need to do the whole thing again. I believe it's still 90 days in any one visit.