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What is American ESTA visa cost?

How much does an ESTA cost? That is quite a common question around the Internet. Well, the answer is simple – it depends.

Under the requirements of the Travel Promotion Act issued in 2009, you will need to apply for a corresponding American ESTA cost, which consists of the processing and authorization charges and may also comprise the 3-rd-party processing fee. The average cost is $89.00. It consists of:

1. Processing Fee is charged from all the applicants who have requested an American ESTA visa. Its cost is $4.00. It is charged directly for the job the system does when examining your application.
2. Authorization Fee is charged only if your application is approved. In case your request is rejected and you will not be able to visit the US under the VWP, your ESTA visa cost will only include the Processing Fee. But if your application is authorized, your USA ESTA cost will slightly increase, and extra $10.00 will be charged to your credit or debit card.
3. Third-party Processing Fee can be charged by companies that provide data verification and processing services. Simply put, they help avoid mistakes and save you from having to spend extra costs on additional ESTA applications. An average ESTA visa Waiver cost for such services is $75.00.

How do I pay my ESTA application cost?

According to the Act mentioned above, an applicant who wants to apply for ESTA USA cost must obtain a credit or debit card. You are able to pay with one of the following types of bank cards: VISA, Discover, American Express, and MasterCard.

In case you need to make a payment with a credit or debit card that was issued in a foreign currency (euro, pound, Icelandic króna), your bank will most likely automatically convert your ESTA visa cost in U.S. dollars. Please keep in mind that your card issuer is able to charge you a fee of foreign transaction, which is a simple type of fee put on the transactions made in other currencies. Still, there are plenty of affinity cards that don’t charge foreign transaction fees. You may contact your card issuer to get to know whether you will have to pay an additional transaction fee for your American ESTA visa cost.

Is it possible to pay the cost of several ESTA applications at once?

Yes, you are able to make a single payment for several applications. This process is officially called Group Application Submission. The first thing you need to do to apply for ESTA USA cost for several applicants is submit two and more applications under one Group Identification Number. You can do it by selecting one of these two options “Add New Application” or “Add Unpaid Application.” After you do that, you will be offered to fill in the form that requires your email, name, and date of birth. Once you provide the information and press the “Submit” button, the system will generate and send you an email that contains your Group Identification Number.

You can use this ID to:

• Manage applications in the group (put in the new ones or remove the old ones),
• Pay ESTA visa Waiver cost for all applications at one time,
• View total applications admitted in the group,
• Update all operations included in the group,
• Check the status of all group’s activities.

Please note that you are able to apply for American ESTA cost per maximum 50 applications with a single payment.