{"id":3011,"date":"2024-03-12T09:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa-gv.com\/us-esta-price\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T11:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T11:53:08","slug":"us-esta-price","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usa-gv.com\/en\/us-esta-price\/","title":{"rendered":"How much does ESTA authorization cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does ESTA cost?<\/h1>\n\n<p>To obtain ESTA authorization, applicants must complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-gv.com\/en\/esta-online-form\/\">ESTA online form<\/a>. At the end of the online process, applicants must <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-gv.com\/en\/how-to-pay-an-esta\/\">pay the ESTA fee<\/a> to validate their application.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does an ESTA authorization cost?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The administrative fees for <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-gv.com\/en\/how-to-apply-for-esta\/\">ESTA applications<\/a> have increased several times since the launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-gv.com\/en\/visa-waiver-program-usa\/\">Visa Waiver Program<\/a> in 2009. As of May 2022, the fee payable is 21 US dollars on the <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-gv.com\/en\/official-esta-website\/\">official ESTA website<\/a>. So there&#8217;s no such thing as <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-gv.com\/en\/esta-free\/\">free ESTA<\/a> authorization.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does the ESTA fee include?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The fee paid by foreign travelers to <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-gv.com\/en\/how-to-get-esta\/\">obtain an ESTA<\/a> helps finance two U.S. State Department budgets:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cost of managing the electronic system and the teams that operate the ESTA;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investment in promoting tourism to the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I pay ESTA fees?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Payment for ESTA authorization can only be made online by credit card.\nSeveral types of payment cards are accepted for payment: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diner&#8217;s Club, Maestro or JCB. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ESTA authorization online payment page<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-gv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pay-esta-EN-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ESTA online payment page\" class=\"wp-image-3375\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo of ESTA payment page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much does ESTA cost? To obtain ESTA authorization, applicants must complete the ESTA online form. At the end of the online process, applicants must pay the ESTA fee to validate their application. How much does an ESTA authorization cost? 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