About Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015

The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) permits citizens of 38 countries to travel to the United States for stays of up to 90 days without a visa for business or tourism purposes. All VWP travelers must obtain pre-travel authorization prior to boarding a plane or ship bound for the United States. For apply for ESTA you can visit our website www.usa-esta-org.com.

The VWP, administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the State Department, utilizes a risk-based, multi-layered approach to detect and prevent serious criminals, terrorists, and other mala fide actors from traveling to the USA. DHS remains concerned about the risks posed by the situation in Syria and Iraq, where instability has attracted thousands of foreign fighters, including many from VWP countries. They could travel to the U.S. for operational purposes on their own or at the behest of violent extremist groups.

On December 18, 2015, the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 signed into law, it established new eligibility requirements for travel under the VWP. In this article we describe in detail about the specific changes to the VWP, which will appear in connection with the adoption of this Act.

Can information in ESTA be updated?

Although the ESTA application form is very simple and easy to complete and is available in Spanish on our website www.usa-esta-org.com, but an error is still easy to make when completing the application, for example, due to inattention. In this case, firstly do not worry and do not panic because it will be easy to fix and change some information in your ESTA document. Here you can read about what information you can change without make new ESTA procedure and how to change data in a previously obtained ESTA authorisation.

Is ESTA required for transit through the USA?

Many travellers know that if they want to visit the United States, they need an ESTA authorisation (or traditional visa) before their departure. But only few know that ESTA also is required for a transit through the United States, if it is just for a stopover of only a few minutes or hours. For this if you are planning to travel to one country through the USA, you should therefore complete the procedure for obtaining ESTA authorisation at least 72 hours before your departure.

ESTA application for Chilean

The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows nationals of designated member participants to travel to the United States for business or tourism purposes for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa. On February 28 of 2014, Chile was designated as a member of the Visa Waiver Program, and beginning March 31, 2014, Chilean nationals may travel to the United States under the program. Here we explain what is necessary for obtain ESTA for Chilean.

ESTA application for Spanish

The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) permits citizens of certain countries to visit the United States for motives of business or tourism, and for a period of less than 90 days it is not necessary to obtain a visa. Not all the countries participate in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). In the list of the countries is mentioned Spain. Here we explain what is necessary for obtain ESTA to Spanish.

ESTA application for Australians

If you are from Australia and you plan to visit the United States for business or pleasure, you may be eligible to be admitted for up to 90 days under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on an Electronic System for Travel Authorization. Below you will find information about ESTA.