Official Website?

[Sniff]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by flakmagnet
Hi there,

I fell for this one too a while back, now I'm worried that the ESTA itself isn't legitimate, is there an easy way to check?

Thanks,

Matt
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The easiest way would be to go to the official ESTA website:

https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/

and then follow the instructions to "Update or Check the Status of a Previously Submitted Authorization to Travel to the United States"...it's about half-way down the page on the righthand side.

You'll need to know your Application number, your DoB and your passport number. I assume that if it displays OK, then it is legitimate.

[Andrena]

My worry about those sites is that you are giving your personal information out to a third party.

Andrena