new electronic system for travel authorisation

[henrydog]

We are travelling to florida next month with Continental airlines.
Just looked on their site and there is a link to this new travel authorisation website ESTA saying this -

Beginning Aug. 1, 2008, ESTA applications will be available online for advance authorization to travel to the U.S. under the VWP. Effective Jan. 12, 2009, all VWP customers traveling to the U.S. will be required to hold ESTA approval prior to boarding a flight to the U.S.

does anyone know, does this mean we have to do this or can we still fill in the green forms on the plane ?

many thanks

 

[wickesy]

At the moment it is just a voluntary thing to iron out the problems before it becomes compulsory so for next month you will still have to fill in the green forms even if you get an ESTA authorisation.

 

[henrydog]

ok thats alright then, thanks for the info.