Getting a Visa for the United States
With our extensive travels to the United States, we yet again share our visa tips on visiting the “land of the free”. Firstly, a load of nationalities can now apply online for what is known as an esta. An esta is the visa that Nationals from countries such as Norway, Ireland, United Kingdom and France need.
Backpacking to the USA – Imagine Gardens in New York. Visa needed first.
A full list of countries that need an esta for the USA is here, a total of 38 nationalities:
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom.
Travelling in the USA – Los Angeles
You need to have authorisation under ESTA
In order to travel without a visa you must have authorisation through the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before getting a U.S. bound air or sea carrier. ESTA is basically the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) and is an automated web-based system used to determine a person’s eligibility to travel without a visa to the United States for tourism or business. So visit the website, pay online and get your visum USA sorted in advance of your trip.
Your Travel Must be on an Approved Carrier
On a final note, you need to be arriving by a registered or approved carrier. Don’t just hop on a boat and chance it. Official airlines is the way to do it, or cruise ships.
We’ll have some great tips on travel within the USA on the site to come.
Touring New York, USA
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