Using ESTA for second visit to US - Different Address

dantheman8t5

Hi,

I am visiting the the US at the end of this month, and have an ESTA that is still active from a visit to Texas last year.

This year I am visiting California.

Do you need to update your US address on the ESTA, as I will be staying in a different part of the country this time?

Thanks

HogMan

I never go go back and update the address on the ESTA application. 

When you submit the API (Advance Travel Information) via the airline shortly before you travel you can give your updated US address then.

StuieUK34

esta is just a method of getting money out of tourists...
i get 4 US trips in on 1 esta before going through new application every 2 years....

eskbanker

StuieUK34 said:

esta is just a method of getting money out of tourists...

An odd perspective when its whole purpose is to avoid the need to obtain a visa that costs 7-8 times as much, especially given the comparable costs for tourists travelling in the opposite direction....

CKhalvashi

eskbanker said:

StuieUK34 said:

esta is just a method of getting money out of tourists...

An odd perspective when its whole purpose is to avoid the need to obtain a visa that costs 7-8 times as much, especially given the comparable costs for tourists travelling in the opposite direction....

US tourists do not require a visa for UK, and haven't since November 1948.

eskbanker

CKhalvashi said:

eskbanker said:

StuieUK34 said:

esta is just a method of getting money out of tourists...

An odd perspective when its whole purpose is to avoid the need to obtain a visa that costs 7-8 times as much, especially given the comparable costs for tourists travelling in the opposite direction....

US tourists do not require a visa for UK, and haven't since November 1948.

I stand corrected, must have been looking at the wrong sites last night - there are certainly references around to UK tourist visas but I didn't research the issue in any detail!  However, the main point remains that the ESTA visa waiver mechanism is a much cheaper alternative to a visa for entering the USA, and, as the poster accepted, can be used for numerous visits across two years....

CKhalvashi

eskbanker said:

CKhalvashi said:

eskbanker said:

StuieUK34 said:

esta is just a method of getting money out of tourists...

An odd perspective when its whole purpose is to avoid the need to obtain a visa that costs 7-8 times as much, especially given the comparable costs for tourists travelling in the opposite direction....

US tourists do not require a visa for UK, and haven't since November 1948.

I stand corrected, must have been looking at the wrong sites last night - there are certainly references around to UK tourist visas but I didn't research the issue in any detail!  However, the main point remains that the ESTA visa waiver mechanism is a much cheaper alternative to a visa for entering the USA, and, as the poster accepted, can be used for numerous visits across two years....

We are agreed on that.

The UK visa is IIRC about £100 now for single visit. It was always about the same as the PPE one and I have a lot more experience with those than tourist visas.

phatbear

eskbanker said:

StuieUK34 said:

esta is just a method of getting money out of tourists...

An odd perspective when its whole purpose is to avoid the need to obtain a visa that costs 7-8 times as much, especially given the comparable costs for tourists travelling in the opposite direction....

as stated this isnt a reciprocal relationship, ie they dont have to pay to come here, in fact because they are part of the B5JSSK they don't even need to see an immigration officer when they arrive in the UK and can freely use the e-gates, unless they are here for purposes other than just visiting. 

CKhalvashi

phatbear said:

eskbanker said:

StuieUK34 said:

esta is just a method of getting money out of tourists...

An odd perspective when its whole purpose is to avoid the need to obtain a visa that costs 7-8 times as much, especially given the comparable costs for tourists travelling in the opposite direction....

as stated this isnt a reciprocal relationship, ie they dont have to pay to come here, in fact because they are part of the B5JSSK they don't even need to see an immigration officer when they arrive in the UK and can freely use the e-gates, unless they are here for purposes other than just visiting. 

I believe though that passports are still flagged on the e-gates, this is from previous 'issues' with a person in front of me (who had been refused pre-settled status and therefore was sent to an officer on arrival).

Anyone flagged can therefore be directed to an immigration officer and detailed should there be a problem.