ESTA - US Point of contact? - Do they check with the staying place to confirm this??

gemmaking

When filling out an ESTA form online,for the visa waiver program,

There are a few hotels to be considered to be stayed at, so now don't know which one.

On the ESTA online form, there is a question about:

US point of contact, then can you just put one of the hotels you are considering staying at? (as aint sure which one)



-Do the ESTA people/ authority check with the hotel that you are staying there?

or they don't check with the people who live at the address, so it doesn't matter if the address you put is not 100% accurate ?


Did you include a different address?
When you entered this, was the address you put different to the address you stayed at, and did the form + arrival in the USA go fine, without any problems due to entering this different address ?

Kernow666

I have never put address I was staying at when I applied for the ESTA , only on the form I filled in when I actually arrived in the USA

baza52

just wait until you have decided which hotel your staying at.
As long as you don't have any convictions etc the visa will be granted in about half an hour if doing it online. maybe less

littlereddevil

No they don't check afaik

Moto2

I've always put a random airport hotel down, yet to stay in one

baza52

littlereddevil wrote: »

No they don't check afaik

If they never check it would be pointless asking the question.
Be a shame to get all the way there and get refused entry.

victor2

Travel and address information is optional, just leave it blank. An ESTA is valid for 2 years anyway, so you could use it again. They don't check in my experience, so long as you have one, that's it.

jackieblack

baza52 wrote: »

Be a shame to get all the way there and get refused entry.

The ESTA is only an authorization to travel, there's never any guarantee of entry

jackieblack

The 'help' section on the ESTA website says:


Once an application is complete and submitted with all the required payment information, you can still update any one of the following fields:

• Email address
• Address in the U.S.

so if you're worried, just add this when you've made a decision.




I've never bothered putting anything and never had any problems ( usually get 2 or 3 visits in on each ESTA) although frequently they will ask where you are staying as a matter of course at immigration

DTDfanBoy

jackieblack wrote: »

The ESTA is only an authorization to travel, there's never any guarantee of entry

There is however a guarantee that if you get caught telling porkies on your ESTA by a US border officer you've just greatly increased the chances of you being refused entry

If you don't know simply put UNKNOWN on the form, don't starting making things up :eek:

jackieblack

DTDfanBoy wrote: »

There is however a guarantee that if you get caught telling porkies on your ESTA by a US border officer you've just greatly increased the chances of you being refused entry

Oh, I quite agree

DTDfanBoy wrote: »

If you don't know simply put UNKNOWN on the form, don't starting making things up :eek:

You don't need to put accomodation on the form, it's optional and changeable (if you change your mind).