You wish to go to the United States for a tourist stay or of business? You must carry out two administrative formalities: to obtain a visa and to supplement form ESTA.
the exemption of visa (“visa waiver”). Since 1990, the United States concluded from the agreements with certain countries: consequently, the citizens of the countries in question have the possibility of going to the USA without having of visa; it is generally in this way that the French enter to the USA.
Countries concerned: Germany, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Marine Saint, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland.
Proof of your legal entry in the United States, it acts of the green form (I-94) that one will give you on the aircraft and who indicates your deadline of return. This form will be taken again to you at the time of your departure and the dates of your stay will be recorded by the immigration department.
Caution: this visa does not authorize you to remain more than 90 on the American ground, and you will not be able to exert an employment there.
Since January 2009, if you go to the United States within the framework of the visa waiver, you must imperatively ask for an authorization to unload in the USA by Internet (and only by this skew). Without this authorization, you will not be able to probably embark on the aircraft. This step generally leads in a few minutes, but if you request is put in authority, you can obtain the answer under three days. Your recording will be valid during two years if you change neither passport nor of civil statue.
You will have to supplement: your civil statue, your coordinates, information concerning your flight and your passport, your address in the United States. You will be also questioned on your health condition (contagious diseases, “Physical but Mental Disorders”, drug taking), and your possible activities of espionage or terrorism.
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