ENTER APPLICANT INFORMATION

The following information is required of every non-immigrant visitor not in possession of a visitor's visa who is a national of one of the countries [1] listed in 8 CFR 217.2. Please enter all information requested. Each member of your traveling party must complete a separate application.

Please provide all responses in English.
Required fields are indicated by an asterisk *.

APPLICANT / PASSPORT INFORMATION

Refer to your passport and enter all information in the same format.

Issuance Date *

Expiration Date *

Date of Birth *

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SAMPLE PASSPORT

This sample passport displays the information you will need from applicant's passport. Information must be entered exactly as it appears in passport. Enlarge image to see more information.

OTHER CITIZENSHIP/NATIONALITY

Are you now, a citizen or national of any other country? *

Yes

Have you ever been a citizen or national of any other country? *

Yes

IMPORTANT: Your application number will be sent to the email address entered below. You must verify your email address to complete your application.

If you are not able to complete your application now, you can "Save and Exit" and finish at a later date. We will need to verify your email address before we can send you your Application Number to retrieve your application. (If you did not receive a confirmation email, please check your spam folder.)

Note: If your application is not completed within 7 days, it will be deleted.

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The sample passport below is shown to provide general guidance on the common fields to reference when filling out the ESTA application. Please refer to your own specific passport, and enter the information exactly as displayed

Please refer to the Passport requirements for travel under Visa Waiver Program.

MRZ

MACHINE READABLE ZONE (MRZ)

1) Issuing Country
The issuing country is your country of citizenship as it appears on your passport. The country of citizenship on your passport is the passport issuing authority, regardless of the country the passport was physically obtained in. Refer to this list of Country Codes for complete listing.

2) Family Name
Enter your family name as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport

3) First (Given) Name
Enter your family name as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport

4) Passport Number
Enter your passport number as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport. The passport number may contain numbers and/or letters. Please closely distinguish between the two. Some commonly confused characters are the number zero (0) and letter 'O' and the number one (1) and letter 'I'.

5) Country of Citizenship / Nationality
Enter your country of citizenship as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport. Refer to this list of Country Codes for complete listing.

6) Date of Birth
Enter your date of birth as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport.

7) Sex
Enter your sex as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport.

8) Expiration Date
Enter the expiration date as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport.

9) Personal Identification Number (If Applicable)
Enter the personal identification number as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport (if applicable).