USA Tourist visa advice please.

Gastines3

. Planning on taking 4 to New York for a week,need to know cost of tourist visa per person and how long it takes to get one? Tried various sites and can't find the above info.

Alikay

If you've got a British passport, and no complications such as criminal records etc, you should be able to apply online for ESTA - this link covers everything you need to know:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/esta-usa-visa

bluenoseam

I think the "visa" if you're going from the UK is waived unless any member of your party has criminal convictions for certain offences, you will all however require an ESTA, which last I heard was $12 a piece. (Possibly gone up by now.) That's a simple online form, fill it in confirming that you have no convictions & you'll usually get a swift response from that, when I used the system in 2009 I had a reply within the hour.

philip1988

The majority of people can travel to the USA on the Visa Waiver programme. You can apply on line and it costs 14$ per person.

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

In certain circumstances i.e convictions you will need to apply to the American Embassy for a Visa, sorry don't know how much or how long it would take.

travellerboy

philip1988 wrote: »

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

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Ensure you use this site, others will charge you to complete a simple form.
Don't pay more than $14 and that's valid for a 2 year period.

Murphy_The_Cat

travellerboy wrote: »

philip1988 wrote: »

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

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Ensure you use this site, others will charge you to complete a simple form.
Don't pay more than $14 and that's valid for a 2 year period.

Or until your passport runs out, if that is sooner.

InsideInsurance

bluenoseam wrote: »

I think the "visa" if you're going from the UK is waived

Nothing to do with where you are going from but what your nationality is. If you are a Cuban or Iranian living here you certainly dont get to simply enter on an ESTA

faifai

Yeh when we went to the states, we just did an ESTA and that is it.

Gastines3

Many thank for quick replies. Sounds a lot better than the £84/86 quoted by one agent!!!Now found the site about New York with 7500+ replies and will be spending some time going through the very helpful information from what are obviously more seasoned travellers than me.

Westin

Now just make sure you click on the official link to apply for your ESTA and only pay the correct amount - currently USD14. Lots of scam sites to watch out for.