The program that allows travelers from 41 countries to enter the United States for short-term stays without a visa is undergoing a significant update. The Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and ...

The proposed changes aim to enhance security and streamline the application process by requiring additional details about an applicant. The public has until February 9, 2026, to submit comments in ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it plans to add mandatory social media collection to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) process. ESTA is an automated ...

U.S. Customs are cancelling approved ESTA applications where passport photos were used ...

The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued a warning to Brits planning to travel to the USA. It comes as there are new guidelines for UK tourists regarding the acquisition ...

US authority has also proposed to capture 'high value data fields' in the ESTA application such as IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos. (Reuters) The Trump administration ...

Currently, travellers from certain countries including Australia can apply for electronic travel authorisation known as ESTA online before visiting the US at a cost ...

US President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to require applicants for the ESTA visa waiver program to provide social media information from the last five years, a notice showed Wednesday, in ...

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to update the ESTA application webiste to require applicants to provide a photograph of their faces or “selfies” in addition to the photo of the passport’s ...

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