With the ESTA visa application you can travel to the United States as many times as you want , without any limitation, you just have to pay attention to the two-year validity period. You can stay in the US for up to 90 days per trip. ESTA is a document that allows you to enter the States for tourism or for work.
You will also need to apply for ESTA if you wish to enter the USA to visit family or friends or if, on the other hand, you must make an airplane or a transit in the USA to reach your final destination. What happens if you add a stop in Mexico, Canada or one of the Caribbean islands? If you are planning a trip to the USA and want to add an intermediate stop or at the end of the trip, to visit Mexico, Canada or a Caribbean island.
The days spent in these countries are included in the 90 day calculation. Example: intermediate stage in Canada. He then goes to Canada for another 10 days and then returns to the United States. Marco will have to add the 10 days spent in Canada to the 90 days calculation. Your stay will therefore amount to 50 days and will only be able to stay in the USA for another 40 days. If between one trip to another in the USA, you decide to return to Italy or another European country, your second trip can still last 90 days.
In a nutshell you will not have to include the days spent in Italy or Europe in the calculation. Minimum time to be spent outside the United States between two stays? With ESTA authorization it is not possible to leave the USA for a few days and then return, only to trigger the calculation of the 90 days again. There is no rule indicating a minimum period to be spent between two stays.
If your trip is suspicious, or if you only left the USA to restart the 90 days allowed and circumvent the law, your ESTA will be canceled. The approval is good for multiple entries — meaning you may use it for more than one entry into the U. ESTA provides validity dates upon approval of the application. The email will advise recipients to go to the web site to reapply.
See sample notice below:. If you have renewed your passport, you can renew your Travel Authorization for an additional 2 years, using our automated system which will allow you to obtain your new Atuhorization in aprox. Remember to print your new Travel Authorization and have it with you at the airport. If you already renewed your ESTA with a new passport please ignore this message. Exceptions to this validity period include applicants whose passports will expire before the two year validity period is complete - in which case the ESTA approval is only granted until the expiration date of the Passport.
How long is my ESTA valid for? Copy of my travel authorization to the airport? You may face issues in the future if you want to apply for another ESTA or a US visa as if you are judged to have misused your ESTA then the authorities may decline future applications. What if I want to stay in the US for longer than 90 days? You can apply for a visitor visa if you are intending on visiting for a period that will be longer than 90 days.
To apply for the visitor visa , you will need to send an application and attend an interview at the US Embassy in your country to determine whether your visa will be granted. There are a number of other types of visa that you may also be eligible to apply for depending on the purpose of your visit. If you are visiting the US with the intention of working or studying in the US then there are relevant visas that you can apply for that will enable you to stay for longer than 90 days.
When you go through the US customs border , your passport will be checked and your ESTA information is electronically linked to it. The border patrol agents will check that you have a valid ESTA to enter the US but no such check is performed going the other way.
Whilst you do not need to apply for a new ESTA if your current one expires whilst in US , you will need to apply for a new one if you would like to visit the U. This can be done at any point before, during, or after your stay, and you do not need to wait until your current ESTA authorisation period of 2 years or less, depending on your passport expiry date runs out.
An ESTA can also be applied for through an urgent application procedure. Urgent application procedures are on average approved within an hour. Aside from the maximum length of stay and the validity of the passport, there are a few other things that are of importance when it comes to the ESTA validity.
Should the ESTA application form, intentionally or unintentionally, be filled in incorrectly or incompletely, the application might be approved as normal, but it will not be valid.
The immigration service does not have access to the information of every traveller in the world, and as such cannot spot every single mistake made. For instance, a wrongly filled in date of birth will not result in a rejected application. The ESTA will be granted, but it will not be valid. It can occur that travellers only notice this when checking in at the airport.
The airline will indicate that there is no valid ESTA tied to your passport information. The fact that the document has been granted based on faulty information is not relevant to the airline.
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