As with all official documents, theESTA application is subject to a specific procedure that you must follow for your trip to the USA. If you fail to follow one of the steps, your application will suffer. For ESTA, there are five steps to follow. You start by filling in the online form, answering the closed questions, proceeding to payment by credit card, validating your application and collecting your ESTA number.
Unsubmitted or unregistered ESTA applications: the causes
All ESTA document requests are made via the official U.S. government website, or via private websites offering this service. You do not need to go to the American embassy or consular authorities to obtain this document.
Sometimes a problem may occur during your ESTA application, such as a power failure or computer crash. Similarly, if you also take too long to complete the online form, the system will inform you that your session has expired. If you have not yet submitted your application, your entry is not saved. In this case, there’s no alternative but to start all over again.
At this stage, you haven’t done anything except fill in the form. So there’s no need to worry about the outcome of your application. The document to be filled in is quite long. Check the information you enter carefully to avoid wasting time. Some questions are optional, but it’s best to answer them.
Don’t forget to bring your valid biometric passport or e-passport with you when you apply online. You’ll need to enter your passport number, date of issue and validity period. You’ll need to be very careful not to make any mistakes, as the American authorities are uncompromising.
What should I do after obtaining ESTA authorization?
You have a file number: you can use it to print or modify your ESTA form. You’ll need to enter your passport number, your date of birth and the form number you’ve written down. You can also make changes to the information you’ve already entered. Please note that this information only concerns certain data, such as your e-mail address and your address in the USA. For this reason, we insist that you check the information carefully before submitting the document for validation. The file number issued to you tells you the status of your application.
Use the official website or specialized sites to apply for ESTA?
To avoid this kind of inconvenience, more and more people prefer to use the services of sites specialized in ESTA authorization applications. These sites can save you a lot of time if your schedule is a little tight, since they take care of all the formalities.
If you don’t think you need any help filling in the ESTA form, you can go straight to the official website. In fact, it’s on the U.S. government website that you can collect your ESTA.
