If you prefer to have a visa in your passport, you may still apply for a visitor B visa. In addition, transiting through the United States to other countries is generally permitted for VWP travelers. ESTA is a web-based system operated by U. In most cases, your ESTA will be valid for two years. These individuals can apply for visas using regular appointment processes at a U.
Embassy or Consulate. For those who require a visa for urgent travel to the United States, U. Embassies and Consulates stand ready to handle applications on an expedited basis. If an individual who is exempt from the Act because of his or her diplomatic or military presence in one of the seven countries has his or her ESTA denied, he or she may go to the CBP website , or contact the CBP information Center.
The traveler may also apply for a nonimmigrant visa at a U. Customs and Border Protection strongly recommends that any traveler to the United States check his or her ESTA status prior to making any travel reservations or travelling to the United States.
You must have a passport that is valid for at least 6 months after your planned departure from the United States unless exempted by country-specific agreements. In addition, you must have an e-passport to use the VWP. An e-passport is an enhanced secure passport with an embedded electronic chip. The chip can be scanned to match the identity of the traveler to the passport. You can readily identify an e-passport, by a symbol on the cover. See the example below.
More information about e-passports is available on the DHS website. If you use an emergency or temporary passport to enter the United States on the VWP, the passport must be an e-passport. Yes, you may apply for a visitor B visa, if you prefer to do so or if you are not elegible for VWP travel. Additionally, you need to apply for a visa if you will be traveling on a private aircraft or other non-VWP approved air or sea carrier.
Review the approved carriers list. Also, if you intend to stay longer than 90 days, then you need to apply for a visa. A recent visa refusal for any reason could result in denial of ESTA authorization, additional review at the port of entry, or denial of admission to the United States. If you are uncertain if you qualify for VWP travel, you may apply for a visa. If you are admitted to the United States under the VWP, you may take a short trip to Canada, Mexico, or a nearby island and generally be readmitted to the United States under the VWP for the remainder of the original 90 days granted upon your initial arrival in the United States.
Therefore, the length of time of your total stay, including the short trip, must be 90 days or less. See the CBP website. Learn more on the CBP website. Requirements include, but are not limited to:. If you enter the United States under the Visa Waiver Program, you are not permitted to extend your stay in the United States beyond the initial admission period. You must depart the United States on or before the date on your admission stamp when you entered the United States.
To help us improve GOV. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Cookies on GOV. UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View cookies. Hide this message. UK Visas and Immigration. Contents 1. Eligible Irish visas 2. Eligible UK visas 3. Other nationalities 4. Visa application centres 5. Visiting the UK and Ireland 6. Transit Print this page.
Currently the scheme only applies to Indian and Chinese nationals. Eligible UK visas Indian and Chinese nationals can travel to Ireland and the UK using the following UK visas: all standard visitor categories where the maximum period for a single visit is six months Permitted Paid Engagement visas Unaccompanied children and those issued standard visitor visas which allow them to remain in the UK for longer than six months in a single trip are not eligible. Other nationalities If a national of a country requires a visa for the UK but not for Ireland, those nationals will still require a visit visa to travel to the UK.
Visiting the UK and Ireland The visa holder must first travel to the country that issued the visa. Transit Individuals with an eligible visa under the British-Irish visa scheme will not need to apply for a UK transit visa if their flight takes them via the UK to Ireland. Contents Print this page. Is this page useful? Maybe Yes this page is useful No this page is not useful.
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