Tell US immigration 3 days before you arrive

anyone here this on the radio?

i have to let un immigration no your coming into the states 3 days before handor you won't be let in. heard this on spin the other day. anyone know anything about this? cant find anything on the us immigration website.

i leaving for NY next monday week. i dont no what the crack is.

cheers lads

ScouseMouse

It starts in 2009

Enjoy your trip.

Ponster

A lot of online travel agencies are already doing this for you as it speeds up processing at security. Last year booking with Expedia; I gave them my passport number and the name and address of the person with whom I was staying. When I turned up at the airport security already ahad the information they needed and was paut into a 'faster' queue.

As Superscouse said, it won't be in force until next year but I imagine that all operators will work it like Expedia and the traveller won't be obliged to contact anyone in US Immigration directly themselves.

BuffyBot

You can read about it here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Waiver_Program#Electronic_System_For_Travel_Authorization

It will involve going to a US goverment website and filling in the information. Not much different from what Australia require for entrance.

What Ponster is talking about is Advance Passenger Information (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_Passenger_Information) which will still be required.

The ESTA is intended to eventually replace the green immigration form (I-94W), but at least for the initial period, you'll have to fill that in too!

Ponster

Cheers Buffybot !

I see that the initial registration is valid for 2 years and multiple entries.

jjbrien

with this what will happen if lets say my brother in the states got ill and i needed to go over the same day there would have to be some provision for this?

BuffyBot

Apparently there will be, but I doubt it'll be hassle free alas

cheers everyone