ESTA Forms

[Vanessa F]

Hi - I have sorted out my ESTA Forms online and have been given my registration number. I am not sure what I am supposed to do with the number. Should I tell someone? Who? Do I wait until I get to USA or inform someone now? I cant find anything at all and really dont know what to do. Please help. Thanks Vanessa

[Mr G]

Hi Vanessa, just record it somewhere safe, why not write it in your passport then you will always have it with you.

You do not have to give it to anyone.I believe the US immigration will know you have registered when you arrive so you do not have to show them it in any case.

[Vanessa F]

Thanks. That was very helpful

[Katys Grandad]

It doesn't seem to be a problem even if you lose the number.

I know somebody who stupidly lost his and just went online and re-registered. No problem at all! (OK - it was me[msnembarrased])

[brizzle]

That answers my question then.
I also have a, um, friend who has lost all the references for his family.

I will advise him to do it again although why you can't just retrieve your application reference using your passport number I don't know.

[Robert5988]

As I am going this weekend for the second time since I registered, I went on line and updated my registration.

All details for me were exactly the same - Address/email/flight No/passport No etc(although they are not shown on the screen. It seems extraordinary that you need to re-register(apparently) for each trip but you don't put a date of travel down. My flight No is the same as last time, however I just put that number in again and got 'instant' approval.

[becbecs]

Have just returned from Orlando and prior to our flight/Journey out to Florida we completed the online ESTA form.

Why I haven't a clue as was not asked for it once, and at check in was handed the usual Green Visa Waiver form along with the other form to fill in.

Arrived in Orlando Immigration and again had to hand over the Green Vias Waiver Form rather than the online ESTA form.

I presume its just for registration purposes and to inform US Immigration of your impending arrival.

[Robert5988]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Have just returned from Orlando and prior to our flight/Journey out to Florida we completed the online ESTA form.

Why I haven't a clue as was not asked for it once, and at check in was handed the usual Green Visa Waiver form along with the other form to fill in.

Arrived in Orlando Immigration and again had to hand over the Green Vias Waiver Form rather than the online ESTA form.

I presume its just for registration purposes and to inform US Immigration of your impending arrival.[/quote]

The intent is that ESTA will replace the I94W(visa waiver) and should have done so on 12 Jan 09.

However apparently the immigration computer system is not yet working correctly. Nice to know that the US can foul up computer systems as well!

[CERICROWLEY]

Not sure if this has anything to do with the new ESTA, but we registered back last year when it was voluntary. We have not updated the information from our flight that we did at Christmas, as this is not compulsary.

I flew out again last week, and when I arrived at the immigration desk, all they wanted from me was the first four finger prints, no thumbs and no other hand and no photo, this could be that I have entered the US before and now they have the esta and all the previous information from the last journey, but before the new ESTA system, we always had to do the fingerprints and photo. Has anyone else had this on a flight since January.

[Ian Dee]

I tried to re- register as I had made a mistake on my passport expiry date.
Got a message " this passportnumber has already been registered" so could not re-register nor change the date,
strange system