USA ESTA application form

Apply for the official ESTA.

With this form you can submit an ESTA application for one traveller or multiple travellers at once. You only need to fill in your contact and travel details once. Next, fill in the details of each traveller for whom you want to apply for an ESTA. In addition to an ESTA, you also need a negative coronavirus test result and proof of vaccination for your trip to the USA.

 

Contact information


Travel information

General

Fill in your arrival date. If you do not know the exact date yet, make an estimate. Your actual arrival date must be within the validity term of the ESTA, so within two years of being granted.

Emergency Contact

Who can the U.S. immigration service contact in case of an emergency? This can also be someone living outside of the USA.

Information of the travellers

Below, fill in the information of all travellers, including yourself and traveling children. Donʼt have all of the information of all travellers ready? It is also possible to submit individual applications per person.

Traveler 1

Passport Information

Be very careful while filling in the passport details.
The ESTA will be linked to this passport. Typing errors can result in the ESTA not being linked properly, making it invalid.

Other names

Has this traveller ever held additional official names other than the ones filled in above? Do not fill in the last name of the current partner

Nationality or citizenship of another country.

Does this traveller have or have they ever had the nationality or citizenship of any other country?

Has this traveller ever been issued a passport or other official identification document from another country, other than the country that issued the passport that is being used to apply for this ESTA? It does not matter if the passport or official identification document is currently valid.

Parents

Fill in the names of the parents of this traveller (biological, adoptive, step or foster parents, even if they are no longer alive).

Employer information

Does this traveller have a current or former employer? Also choose "Yes" if this traveller is self-employed.

Global Entry membership

If you are a member of the CBP Global Entry programme, you can travel with a PASSID. Does this traveller wish to travel with a PASSID?

Social media profiles

Does this traveller have or have they ever had a profile on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or any other social media in the past 5 years? Input the social media id / username to applicable fields.

Background questions

Question 1. Does this traveller have a physical or mental affliction which could pose a threat to their environment; does this traveller use drugs; or does this traveller currently suffer from a serious contagious disease? Read the clarification for more information.


Question 3. Has this traveller ever broken a law regarding possession, use or distribution of illegal narcotics? Read the clarification for more information.


Question 4. Is this traveller planning, or has this traveller ever planned to take part in terrorist actions, espionage, sabotage or genocide?


Question 5. Has this traveller ever attempted to fraudulently purchase a visa or entry to the United States for themselves or for others?


Question 6. Is this traveller currently looking for work in the United States or has this traveller worked in the United States in the past without prior permission by the U.S. government?


Question 7. Has this traveller ever been denied a visa for the USA, or has this traveller ever been denied access to the United States, or has this traveller ever withdrawn a request for access to the United States?


Question 8. Has this traveller ever stayed in the United States for longer than the period of admission granted to them by the American authorities?


Question 9. Has this traveller been to Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Somalia and/or Syria on or after 1 March 2011, or does this traveller have the nationality of one of these countries?


Statement of Agreement

U.S. Customs and Border Protection requires that each traveller agrees to the statement of agreement, which states, among other things, that the form has been filled in completely and correctly, and that the traveller waves their right to review or appeal a decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection concerning admission to the United States. If you fill in this form for someone else, you state that you have read the statement to them and that he or she agrees to it.

Read the full statement here

Add travellers to the form

Each traveller needs their own ESTA, including travelling children. After submitting this form and paying for all the travellers, you can add details of other travellers.