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USA - Esta expiry notice, after 2 years?
brightonman123
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Got the following, from
[EMAIL="ESTA-SYS-SUPRT@cbp.dhs.gov"]ESTA-SYS-SUPRT@cbp.dhs.gov[/EMAIL] - i thought ESTA's were valid for three years?
ATTENTION! The travel authorization submitted on August 13, 2010 via ESTA will expire within the next 30 days. It is not possible to extend or renew a current ESTA. You will need to apply for a new ESTA.
Please reapply at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov if travel to the United States is intended in the near future. If there are 30 or more days left on the old authorization you will receive a warning message during the application and be asked if you wish to proceed.
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not clicked the link as yet, in case its dodgy..
[/STRIKE] - its the real thing!
[EMAIL="ESTA-SYS-SUPRT@cbp.dhs.gov"]ESTA-SYS-SUPRT@cbp.dhs.gov[/EMAIL] - i thought ESTA's were valid for three years?
ATTENTION! The travel authorization submitted on August 13, 2010 via ESTA will expire within the next 30 days. It is not possible to extend or renew a current ESTA. You will need to apply for a new ESTA.
Please reapply at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov if travel to the United States is intended in the near future. If there are 30 or more days left on the old authorization you will receive a warning message during the application and be asked if you wish to proceed.
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not clicked the link as yet, in case its dodgy..
[/STRIKE] - its the real thing!
Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
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How long is your passport valid for?
ps I'm not clicking on the link either
Correct links are in the article here..
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/esta-usa-visa
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/esta.html0 -
still got a few years on passport!Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)0 -
An ESTA is valid for 2 years or until the expiry of your passport. (whichever comes first).0
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According to Martin's article and the Esta website, its valid for only two years.
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yes it's two years , mine ran out last month and i'll have to apply again but going to wait till two weeks before we go.0
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Also stops being valid if any of the answers to the questions change.
Example:- you catch leprosy after getting arrested whilst breaking into a research lab and stealing a laptop.
The esta you had would no longer be valid.BEWARE OF AUTO-RENEWAL0 -
thanks- thought it was three years!Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)0 -
I got exactly the same e-mail. But my ESTA was expiring. Although I did go on the website through google in order to renew0
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I would apply at least a month before
I agree.
You are unlikely to have problems, but for the money involved it's probably better safe than sorry.
Doing it 4 weeks in advance instead of 2 will mean that you will only be paying an extra 19p.0
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