ESTA panic

[Stitchesmumanddad]

Originally Posted by DisneyCupcake

Aqualiv who did he use to book his flights as surely they should have picked this up when making the reservation.

Do you mean he's coming back on day 90 or after 91 days or more.

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No they dont check for Estas when you book a flight. Many people book flights before they apply for an esta

[orlandoamber]

My interpretation of the OPs post is that he will be coming back within the allowed 90 days - I think 'after 90 days' is just a turn of phrase to mean essentially on the 90th day (or close to this e.g. 89 days). For example, if you were going away for a fortnight, you may say to someone 'I'll be back after 2 weeks' meaning you'll be back once the 2 weeks have passed. But I can understand why others have interpreted as actually being post-90 days.

Good luck aqualiv - hope it all comes through in time for next week.

[lizzie145]

Originally Posted by aqualiv

Yeah he currently has no esta as applying cancelled his old one

Yeah he will be coming back after 90 days
Flights booked

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If he stays longer than 90 days on an ESTA it will cause issues in the future

[aqualiv]

Originally Posted by lizzie145

If he stays longer than 90 days on an ESTA it will cause issues in the future

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Sorry worded badly
He ll be coming back when his times up to avoid any future issues

[PPM]

Originally Posted by aqualiv

Sorry worded badly
He ll be coming back when times up to avoid any future issues

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So his return flight is already booked as intimated earlier,then assuming he gets his new ESTA that should be good.

[Nimbus]

Originally Posted by aqualiv

Sorry worded badly
He ll be coming back when his times up to avoid any future issues

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Ah ok. So he'll be coming back before his 90 days are up? That's ok then.

Personally, I wouldn't leave it until exactly 90 days has passed just in case flights are delayed/cancelled or there's some other issue. Although, in theory, as long as there aren't more than 90 days between when he arrives and when he leaves then he should be ok.

[ss520691]

Yes, he should definitely plan to leave a few days before the 90 day limit for safety, in case his flight gets delayed/cancelled. An overstay is an overstay, they don't accept "my flight got delayed" as an excuse. If he goes past the 90 days, even a tiny bit by accident, he won't be able to travel on ESTA again and will have a harder time getting a visa.

Also, he should be prepared for scrutiny at immigration when entering. Staying close to the maximum permitted time and visiting his girlfriend will be red flags for them, so he should be ready to show them his return ticket, proof of funds to cover his costs in the US during that time, and proof of ties to the UK that he will return to.

[aqualiv]

Yes assuming he finally gets esta approved and gets to go
Ill tell him about making sure he comes back a bit before the deadline to be sure and that he has all his proof ready

He has a room he rents and a job to come back to

He has a return flight booked and it’s movable

[7SeasSailor]

Originally Posted by 51-a- good year

so you can double told you so ! as ESTA is only required for entry so he really wasted his time

I do wonder if applying for a new ESTA when one is already valid might trigger a manual check

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I've done it in the past with no problems.

[SamH88]

Glad someone else asked about this. Did ours yesterday and still say pending so was worried there was something wrong as they usually get approved within an hour or so. Hopefully they will be approved soon.