ESTA and APIS Question

[crews]

Will do - thanks

[lafifille]

I can picture myself asking to the booking agent: will Sniff be aboard this plane?

[Sniff]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by lafifille
I can picture myself asking to the booking agent: will Sniff be aboard this plane?
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My next trip is on VS073 on May 2nd...you have been warned [:O]

Actually if the Lufthansa flight earlier that same day doesn't leave Munich on time, I might not even need the Virgin flight

[lafifille]

Well, we'll fly Virgin on June 20th... surely they'll have find you a seat on a flight by then

[kelleak]

Hi ,just reading all your questons and answers, what happens the 2nd time you fly into USA? Do you have the same ESTA number or do you need a new one? They say it is valid for 2 years, but next time i go i will most probably have a different address? Gutted about the green waiver form there are 7 of us !!! I am taking my daughters friend , will i be ok to fill her green form in, and do i have to fill out a white form seperatly for her?

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<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by kelleak
Hi ,just reading all your questons and answers, what happens the 2nd time you fly into USA? Do you have the same ESTA number or do you need a new one? They say it is valid for 2 years, but next time i go i will most probably have a different address? Gutted about the green waiver form there are 7 of us !!! I am taking my daughters friend , will i be ok to fill her green form in, and do i have to fill out a white form seperatly for her?
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You have the same ESTA...as you said, it's valid for two years, or until your passport expires, whichever is the sooner.

If you kept a note of the ESTA authorisation number, you can go back in there and change some bits of information, such as address, flight details, etc. Other bits, such as passport number, date of birth and so on, are obviously not changeable.

Regarding your daughter's friend, there have been many discussions about this. General advice seems to be that if the girl is a minor (under 21?) then you need a letter from her parents to allow you to act 'in loco parentis' to avoid any problems with immigration. If she's not a minor, she can do it all herself anyway.

[blott]

Under 18s are minors for medical treatment in USA. In the UK it's 16.

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<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by blott
Under 18s are minors for medical treatment in USA. In the UK it's 16.
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Thanks for clarifying blott - I was not sure.

[kelleak]

Thanks guys, What i was wondering is my husband is a solicitor and he has typed a letter up for my daughters friends mum to sign. Would this be ok or should i get someone else to type it up ?[?]

[blott]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by kelleak
Thanks guys, What i was wondering is my husband is a solicitor and he has typed a letter up for my daughters friends mum to sign. Would this be ok or should i get someone else to type it up ?[?][/quote]That sounds fine as I'm sure he'll know the wording - just remember that it should cover Immigration and also medical emergency so that either of you can authorise medical treatment.

However, US authorities normally don't take too much notice of paperwork unless it's notarised so it would be wise to get that done, which I'm sure he'll be able to do easily.