<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:For UK, and various other Countries, this thread is no longer accurate. With the launch of ESTA, I think a new "sticky" would be worthwhile at the top of this Forum.[/quote]

In time you will be correct.

However although ESTA was supposed to be active on 12 Jan 2009, it is still not active on the US Immigration system and visitors still have to fill in the I95-W.

Last time I was in a cynical Imigration officer told me it would be months.