ESTA Mobile

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

About this app

The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) app from U.S. Customs and Border Protection allows Nationals of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to apply and pay for a travel authorization without a visa. The ESTA app is a mobile version of the ESTA application process and information that can also be found on the ESTA website at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov.

The ESTA app currently has two features available: Apply for New Individual Application and Search for Existing Application.
• The “GET STARTED” feature allows travelers to create a new ESTA application, pay for the ESTA and submit the application to be processed by the system to determine if they are eligible to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program without a visa. The system will provide the traveler with an automated response.
• The “FIND IT” feature allows travelers to check the status of their existing ESTA application..
CBP recommends that you apply for ESTA at the time you book your travel, but no less than 72 hours prior to boarding.

Ratings and reviews

Very user-friendly app, both UI and UX wise. Thank you for that! Albeit the idle timeout period is a bit too short IMO, and does not allow the time needed to retrieve the required information on some stages of the process. Make sure to always press "Save and Close" whenever you need to gather additional information as required.

All over a horrible experience. Terrible user experience and it's actually impossible to enter correct information. And the app makes no attempt to remember anything you've already completed.

Who writes this stuff? This is an app written for the US Government. The so called most powerful country in the world... And it can't handle simple things like payment issues? The need to constantly spin the wheel to get to dates and countries. Someone needs to look at private sector apps for design and ease of use. This is clunky beyond belief.

What's new

Bug fixes and improvements for passport scan