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28 Jun 17, 05:05 PM |
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Unfortunately is happens a lot, one little finger slip, this why myself and several others keep banging on about doing your Estas well in advance and I mean months, preferably before any non refundable money is paid out. I sincerely hope they will allow you to reapply as your chances of getting a Visa appointment and approval in 42 days are virtually nil. Lots of luck to you.
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28 Jun 17, 11:10 PM |
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Please, please, please people listen to this forum when it is said that ESTAs should be done before the holiday is booked or at least before non-refundable money is paid. In relation to the cost of a holiday you ESTA is nothing! Even if you end up doing it a year in advance and then only getting one trip out of it, it's worth it. I would much rather pay for an extra esta than lose all the money I had paid! 40 days until you go is definitely cutting it too close.
I hope you get sorted but please next time sort it sooner!
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29 Jun 17, 07:33 AM |
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I so agree with this. I booked my trip in April for September 2018 and I did my ESTA as soon as I'd received confirmation from Disney. I'd only paid £50 deposit and didn't want to pay any more until my ESTA had been approved. I may be going to Disneyland in California in September 2019 and will need another ESTA. But I'd rather pay that $14 again instead of risking losing thousands of pounds.
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29 Jun 17, 09:18 AM |
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Lucy
If I had £1 for every time that I've posted that advice on here since January 2009 I'd be flying UC every year for free Unfortunately though, although "when should I apply for my ESTA" is asked weekly on here, not everyone reads them until it's too late. The question is also posted by newcomers who probably don't search and have no idea that it's a regular question. "Old timers" like me can only keep banging on and hope that it sticks Mick
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29 Jun 17, 12:21 PM |
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I know Mick, and I really do despair especially when I see people strategising to leave the application last minute so they can get two trips out of it. What if it gets declined and you lose all that money as travel insurance won't cover it!
I did my esta in April last year before I booked my trip for May this year. We are contemplating going in October 2018, so I knew that my esta would be expired, so I have already paid for our new estas for october 2018 because we have put a deposit through disney. What is $14 in the scheme of a full disney holiday!
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29 Jun 17, 12:30 PM |
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Lucy
I'm truly amazed with the number of people who say on here that "we got one OK last time - we're bound to be OK next time so I won't bother until the week before" Have they not addressed the risk of their names being similar to ones on a "no-fly list" since they last got an ESTA? Or the few thousand people who were refused ESTAs because of the software debacle at SFB a few years ago. We've had constant live ESTAs since Jan 2009. You never know when the Premium Bonds drop £25,000 into our bank account and, as pensioners, we can pack and go tomorrow Mick
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29 Jun 17, 12:39 PM |
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I had our holiday book before I applied as travel agent said we needed to be booked first so address of hotel could be given. When it's your first time you believe them, then you come to a forum like this and find out its not true. Thanks for all the great advice you give out 😃
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29 Jun 17, 12:43 PM |
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I bet that the TA also told you that you need 6 months grace on your passport as well :angry:
Mick
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29 Jun 17, 01:14 PM |
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29 Jun 17, 01:18 PM |
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Let me try for three out of three
Nobody takes traveller's cheques in Florida now. But we do have this fancy card that you can load $$ on to. We might make a bit of commission on it but that's not why we offer it - honest :angry: Mick
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