US law stipulates that all airlines are required to record and transmit personal information of its passengers on flights entering the United States.
As of 4 October 2005, this information must include the address where travellers will spend their first night in the US. Therefore, we request that you completely fill out the form below and submit it to the ground personnel before departure. Please note that this information is absolutely mandatory in order to be granted entry into the United States of America by U.S. authorities. Your information will be treated confidentially and not used for commercial purposes.
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Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) - A BCD Travel Informational Brief
What is ESTA?
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established a new online system – the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) – as part of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Once ESTA is mandatory, all nationals or citizens of VWP countries who plan to travel to the United States for temporary business or pleasure will require an approved ESTA prior to boarding a carrier to travel by air or sea to the United States under the VWP. To apply for authorization to travel to the United States under the VWP, travelers will log on to the ESTA Web-based system and complete an online application providing the biographical and eligibility information currently required on the paper I-94W form that is now submitted to border officials on arrival. VWP travelers who fail to obtain an ESTA travel authorization after ESTA becomes mandatory may be denied boarding, experience delayed processing, or be denied admission at a U.S. port of entry.
Read more about ESTA in our informational brief.
Go to the ESTA website
Spain is to follow the United States in demanding advance information on passengers arriving from most other countries. From June 13, 2007, airlines will need to provide the Spanish authorities with key pieces of data on every passenger.
This is the first enforcement of its kind on European routes, and means that all airlines will be required to collect specific information from every passenger traveling to Spain. This information is compulsory and is required for the purposes of ensuring aviation safety and security.
Below is a list of the information required:
- Full given names
- Surname
- Nationality
- Date of birth
- Travel document number, e.g. passport number
Residents of countries which are part of the Schengen area, which does not include the UK, will not be required to provide the information. The 15 Schengen countries are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
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