Procedure

Applying for ESTA: process and processing time

Not a form with eighty fields on one page. A guided application that you can pause and continue later – with a review of your details for completeness instead of pure self-service. Alternatively, you can apply directly with CBP without our service fee.

1. 1

   Order

   Check nationality, choose speed, create an account. Your application is then in your customer portal.

2. 2

   Details & documents

   Passport, photo, trip and eligibility questions – guided, can be saved and paused at any time.

3. 3

   Payment of the total price

   You pay one total price only to us – for review and support. The CBP fee is included; we pay it to CBP in our own name (included in the fixed price).

4. 4

   Review of your details by Avesta Interactive

   We check your details for completeness and typical errors (no legal advice; approval is decided by CBP alone). Queries appear in your account.

5. 5

   CBP decides

   Pending, Approved or Travel Not Authorized comes from the US authority – separate from our status.

Fields in the application

We guide you through nine steps. You do not have to complete everything in one go.

1. 01

   Travellers

   Who are you applying for?

2. 02

   Person

   Name, birth, nationality

3. 03

   Passport

   Passport details exactly as in the document

4. 04

   Contact

   Residence and contact details

5. 05

   Trip

   Arrival, accommodation, US contact

6. 06

   Eligibility

   Eligibility questions, carefully and truthfully

7. 07

   Documents

   Passport and passport photo

8. 08

   Review

   Check your details before payment

9. 09

   Payment

   Pay the total price