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We’re due to visit the US in May/June for some cruises so I checked our ESTA – and it expires in July so no worries.
HOWEVER, I did notice on the Receipt it says we should notify them of any updated address for when we’re in the US.
Has anyone ever bothered to do that? I know we haven’t (though our address is pretty regular as Port of Miami).
But for you guys that travel on business (without a B1) do you keep your US address up to date?
Just curious – the Orange One is so erratic so anything could happen.
Not on business but we have never updated an ESTA – in fact I have changed hotels between applying and the first entry on a particular ESTA and it didn’t cause any issues.
This has been during both the last orange tenure and the current one!
It’s recommended not compulsory.
They get the address of your first night via APIS which you submit via your airline.
It’s recommended not compulsory.
They get the address of your first night via APIS which you submit via your airline.
Is that new? – Ive never had to submit anything to airline about address in US
Though on our one-way flight to Miami last month, Heathrow staff did query when we’d be coming back lol (transatlantic cruise)
No. APIS has been around for a long time now
Slightly off topic, we flew FLL-BIM last week and the ground staff insisted on seeing our printed ESTAs before we were allowed to check in (fortunately we had printed it!) Then when we returned to FLl all the bags were re-screened and we got a lot of questions about anything we might be carrying at immigration. I guess they must consider the Bahamas a bit of a dodgy destination!
We were straight through at MCO the week before, they seem to be very relaxed about tourists arriving there, from the U.K. at least.
Well, this is embarrassing. Checking into my US flight tomorrow and BA barfs on the checkin saying the US didn’t accept my passport details. So I re-check and it fails again. Then I google the error which leads me to check my ESTA. This was a fairly last minute trip, and my next planned US trip is in May so my to-do list has me renewing in May.
Cue an hour waiting on tenterhooks to see if my new application is approved in time. I didn’t get an auto-approval which surprised me as I have Global Entry.
But I do now have an approved ESTA and I am checked in, but somewhat baffled by what BA means by “The travel document details you have entered are not valid for this flight” which is preventing me getting a boarding pass.
Oh well, will find out tomorrow at LHR.
I imagine any issue when you try to check in then means you have to do it at the airport. Or it’s SSSS!
Well, this is embarrassing. Checking into my US flight tomorrow and BA barfs on the checkin saying the US didn’t accept my passport details. So I re-check and it fails again. Then I google the error which leads me to check my ESTA. This was a fairly last minute trip, and my next planned US trip is in May so my to-do list has me renewing in May.
Cue an hour waiting on tenterhooks to see if my new application is approved in time. I didn’t get an auto-approval which surprised me as I have Global Entry.
But I do now have an approved ESTA and I am checked in, but somewhat baffled by what BA means by “The travel document details you have entered are not valid for this flight” which is preventing me getting a boarding pass.
Oh well, will find out tomorrow at LHR.
We got that error message prior to our flight via the USA last week. It led to a panicky re-check of our ESTAs, but they were fine. We checked in at the desk no problem – no extra checks, nothing unusual mentioned. Searching Flyertalk, I think it’s a relatively common issue with BA’s IT.
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