ESTA "Authorization Pending"

yellowmug

Mine took a couple of days to be approved. Could be because my (British) husband has visited a lot of countries that raise red flags with the US authorities (and possibly ours), could be total random chance. Husband isn't eligible for ESTA and needs a visa thanks to his travels. Suspect it might well be tied up with that. No questions about that on arrival, though. My colleague, who I was travelling with, totally forgot about ESTA and had to do it on his phone from the airport. Lucky for him he was in the 99.6%!

I suspect it's sometimes a case of having the same name as someone (probably not in my case)

Catrincribb

I applied a few minutes ago. Panicked when it said 'pending'. I read this thread and then checked and during those few moments it was approved! Massive roller coater moment but it looks like I'm going to the US for a holiday. Happy days!