ESTA - Price Increase is imminent

CaptainWales

Looks like the fee will be increased from 30 September 2025

Beeblebr0x

Too risky going there for my liking

la531983

Beeblebr0x said:

Too risky going there for my liking

Why, do the Americans send five armed police men to the gate to arrest people getting off planes for social media posts too?

user1977

la531983 said:

Beeblebr0x said:

Too risky going there for my liking

Why, do the Americans send five armed police men to the gate to arrest people getting off planes for social media posts too?

They seem to be checking the social media accounts of arrivals, so...yes, possibly.

(also, what proportion of American police officers aren't armed, especially at airports?)

NoodleDoodleMan

Apologies for going off on a tangent - but in a similar vein I notice that EITAS registration fees have risen significantly since first flagged up.

€20 for 18 + years up to age 70........previously indicated as €7.

Not applicable until last quarter of 2026 and valid for 3 years.

What will it cost in 2029 and thereafter ? 

thriftytracey

I've got our Estas but I am worried I made a mistake on  the dates.  No way to check either.  I do have a habit of misremembering and anxiety.  

Admiral_Barbarossa

thriftytracey said:

I've got our Estas but I am worried I made a mistake on  the dates.  No way to check either.  I do have a habit of misremembering and anxiety.  

You can change your stay details on the ESTA site. All you need is your passport number. 

GlitterMedusa

NoodleDoodleMan said:

Apologies for going off on a tangent - but in a similar vein I notice that EITAS registration fees have risen significantly since first flagged up.

€20 for 18 + years up to age 70........previously indicated as €7.

Not applicable until last quarter of 2026 and valid for 3 years.

What will it cost in 2029 and thereafter ? 

In line with the price of a UK ETA which went from £10 to £16 a few months ago, is only valid for 2 years and there's no age limit - my 75 year old mum and her 80 year old husband had to pay for theirs

stoneman

la531983 said:

Beeblebr0x said:

Too risky going there for my liking

Why, do the Americans send five armed police men to the gate to arrest people getting off planes for social media posts too?

Yes, and they then hog tie them and send them to Guantanamo, or just shoot them. I won't be going back to my homeland in a hurry