[Cuga] New Fee for Visa Waiver (WB) Visitors Beginning Sept. 8---a message fro Susan Ewing

[Rachel Harris]

New Fee for Visa Waiver Program Travelers Starts September 8*_

Beginning September 8, 2010, foreign nationals planning to enter the 
United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) will need to pay a new 
fee of US$14.00 when they submit an application for permission to travel 
through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).

ESTA registration is required of all foreign nationals traveling under 
the VWP. Individuals applying for a first-time or renewal ESTA 
authorization on or after September 8 will be required to pay the new 
fee by credit card at the time they submit their application. Travelers 
who already have ESTA authorization as of September 8 will not be 
required to pay the fee until they apply to renew their authorization. 
ESTA registrations are valid for two years or until the foreign national 
obtains a new passport, whichever comes first.

The new fee will impose an additional requirement on foreign nationals 
seeking ESTA authorization to travel under the Visa Waiver Program on or 
after September 8. They will need to provide credit card information if 
they submit their application on or after September 8, 2010. Credit card 
information will also be
required for all ESTA renewal applications after September 8th.


-- 
Susan Ewing
Visa/Immigration Administrator
JSA/Jefferson Lab
628 Hofstadter Road
Suite 2
Newport News, VA  23606
(757) 269-7687 Phone
(757) 269-7003 Fax