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ESTA application-Social media

  • 18-01-2022 11:11am
    #1
    REFLINE1
    Registered Users Posts: 372 ✭✭


    Has anyone applied for an ESTA recently? I notice they now ask (optional) for social media links and usernames. Any downside to leaving this blank?



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  • #2
    Wheety
    Registered Users Posts: 5,510 ✭✭✭Wheety


    First of all please make sure you're using the correct website. There are a lot of websites who look legit but will act as a go between and charge you for entering the same information.

    Official ESTA Application Website, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (dhs.gov)

    This is what it says there:

    What additional data elements were added to the ESTA application in December 2016?

    DHS added the following optional question to ESTA and to Form I-94W:

    * "Please enter information associated with your online presence - Provider/Platform- Social media identifier."

    The question is marked as "optional" on the revised ESTA application. If an applicant does not answer the question or simply does not hold a social media account, the ESTA application can still be submitted without a negative interpretation or inference. No ESTA application is guaranteed approval, and an application can be denied for a variety of reasons


    I don't know why anyone would enter their social media accounts.



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