{"id":1762,"date":"2025-09-13T12:05:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T12:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esta-officiel-usa.com\/esta-no-longer-costs-14\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T12:05:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T12:05:44","slug":"esta-no-longer-costs-14","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esta-officiel-usa.com\/en\/esta-no-longer-costs-14\/","title":{"rendered":"ESTA no longer costs $14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does it cost to get an ESTA<\/h1>\n\n<p>The ESTA is a compulsory authorization for anyone wishing to travel to the United States. It must be applied for at least 72 hours before departure, and costs $21. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why pay $21 for ESTA?<\/h2>\n\n<p>To be authorized to travel to the USA, you need to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esta-officiel-usa.com\/en\/\">obtain an ESTA<\/a>. This is obtained by filling in a form requesting information about the traveler&#8217;s identity. This authorization is only available to citizens of countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program, including France. A biometric or electronic passport is also required. If you don&#8217;t have one, you won&#8217;t receive your ESTA.    <\/p>\n\n<p>The procedure for obtaining authorization is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esta-officiel-usa.com\/en\/get-the-esta-form-online\/\">online<\/a> only. It is therefore essential to have a means of payment that can be used on the Internet. The $21 fee is set by the U.S. government to cover administrative costs. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esta-officiel-usa.com\/en\/esta-no-longer-costs-14\/\">fees<\/a> are then redistributed as follows:   <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>17 goes to various organizations working with the U.S. administration to promote tourism in the country;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 goes to the ESTA program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much does it cost to get an ESTA The ESTA is a compulsory authorization for anyone wishing to travel to the United States. It must be applied for at least 72 hours before departure, and costs $21. Why pay $21 for ESTA? 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