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2008-12-15 10:00
Important information for travel to the USA 2
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has introduced a new Electronic System for Travel Authorisation, known as ESTA. We informed earlier about this in the news item 'Important information for travel to the USA'.
Today ESTA is available on a voluntary basis; but we want to remind all our business travelers that ESTA approval becomes mandatory as of 12 January 2009.
Under the new regulations, citizens from any of the 27 countries that are currently part of the visa waiver program must register with the U.S. government online at least three days before departing for the United States. Travelers must provide the same information as on an I-94 card, including a passport number, country of residence, disclosure of communicable diseases and travel plans. The information will remain valid for two years; travelers will not need to re-register during the time period.
The new system will affect both tourist and business travelers. The ESTA will allow the DHS to screen travelers before they enter the United States.
All airlines are not yet connected to the system, and the travelers must in that case both register on Internet and fill in the I-94 card on the flight to US.
The following countries are part of the visa waiver program:
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom - and newly added: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia.
Link to ESTA Electronic System for Travel Authorization:
www.CBP.gov/esta
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