{"id":194,"date":"2024-02-10T16:58:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T16:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa-b2.com\/esta-form-online\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:31:16","slug":"esta-online-form","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usa-b2.com\/en\/esta-online-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete the ESTA form online"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"194\" class=\"elementor elementor-194 elementor-61\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56419ff8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56419ff8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2867cae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2867cae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>ESTA online form<\/h1>\n<p>Entry formalities for stays of less than 90 days can be completed directly online. You don&#8217;t need to make an appointment at an American embassy or consulate to obtain ESTA travel authorization. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6b869 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b6b869\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce061ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ce061ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/usa-b2.com\/fr\/recommends\/fr-esta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Complete the online form<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8872fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8872fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e6387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"30e6387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9542cde e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9542cde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff08436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff08436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The online form can be completed in a few minutes if the applicant is in possession of his or her travel documents.<\/p><p>ESTA is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-b2.com\/en\/visa-waiver-program\/\">Visa Waiver Program<\/a>. The U.S. Visa Waiver Program allows citizens of member countries to travel to the U.S. without a visa for tourism, business or transit purposes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b375d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47b375d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e123f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e123f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How long does it take to process an ESTA application?<\/h2><p>Once the ESTA has been paid for online, the ESTA application is validated and ready for processing. Processing is computerized and takes just a few minutes.  This means that applicants may receive an ESTA authorization approval by email within a few minutes.<\/p><p>Sometimes the answer doesn&#8217;t reach the candidate within a few minutes. In some cases, human processing is required to validate the request. The official ESTA website is committed to providing a response within 72 hours. For more information, see our page explaining <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-b2.com\/en\/what-esta\/\">what ESTA is<\/a>.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad46bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dad46bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0d0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d0d0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How long is an ESTA authorization valid for?<\/h2><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-b2.com\/en\/validity-period-esta\/\">ESTA is valid<\/a> for a limited period of time. The initial validity period is generally 2 years. Under certain conditions, the validity period is reduced: for example, if the <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-b2.com\/en\/passport-travel-to-the-usa\/\">passport used to obtain the ESTA<\/a> is no longer valid, then the ESTA itself is no longer valid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7de17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee7de17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0556fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0556fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Do I need to print my ESTA authorization?<\/h2><p>The ESTA process is 100% online. The reply to the ESTA application is sent to the applicant by email only. However, it is not necessary to have <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-b2.com\/en\/print-esta\/\">printed your ESTA<\/a> before going to the airport.<\/p><p>The computer system that validated the travel authorization is consulted by U.S. customs agents when the traveler arrives at the U.S. border.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESTA online form Entry formalities for stays of less than 90 days can be completed directly online. You don&#8217;t need to make an appointment at an American embassy or consulate to obtain ESTA travel authorization. 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