no more free esta!!!!!

[crabbie1]

Just been on the link to fill in esta for DD and myself. £25 each.NO MORE BAD LUCK TIGGS.yeah right

 

[2Tiggies]

What link did you use? £25? Hmm, I won't do mine now then. I will just update last year's ones You haven't paid yet have you? I want to go an check it out quickly first. It didn't sound like t was going to be so quick and they proposed $10 pp as a fee so are you sure you haven't got linked into one of those sites that do it for you?

Sorry, I'm interrogating you here. I will go and have a look. Please tell me you didn't pay yet - just in case!

 

[luke]

The 'proper' ESTA site won't load at the moment

EDIT - this one I mean https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta

 

[2Tiggies]

I can't get onto the site by any means. I have tried Kenny's link, my bookmarks, google searches... it just says the site is temporarily unavailable. Not sure if it is my internet which has been running slow tonight.

 

[howlongtillsummer?]

£25 doesn't sound right at all - hope you haven't paid yet??

 

[2Tiggies]

Thanks Luke - thought it was just me.

Oh please don't pay yet anyone - until we have checked this out.

 

[Disneymad]

I'm pretty sure that when the fee is introduced they said it would be $10 a person so £25 doesn't sound right at all unless they massively changed their minds on this.

 

[2Tiggies]

I'm pretty sure that when the fee is introduced they said it would be $10 a person so £25 doesn't sound right at all unless they massively changed their minds on this.

Well that is what has been said since the outset. Oh please don't leave us hanging - tell us you didn't pay yet Crabbie. We all think it's a mistake.

 

[Disneymad]

Woops, sorry 2Tigs, didn't notice you'd put $10 in one of your earlier posts already - I got a bit excited trying to post quickly to catch Crabbie's attention!

 

[luke]

Thanks Luke - thought it was just me.

Oh please don't pay yet anyone - until we have checked this out.

I think Crabbie broke the official ESTA site

 

[2Tiggies]

Woops, sorry 2Tigs, didn't notice you'd put $10 in one of your earlier posts already - I got a bit excited trying to post quickly to catch Crabbie's attention!

That's okay. I'm feeling a bit protective over Crabbie at the moment. I am taking the inaccessible website as a red flag and don't want any payments going through just yet.

Crabbie, please come back.

 

[2Tiggies]

Right, the ESTA site now says "ESTA is undergoing maintenance. Please check back later."

 

[kristieuk]

The site is not working for me either, but just checked the US Embassy site which says 'complete you ESTA for free here....' with the broken link.

All the info I have read suggests the charge will be $10, £25 would mean more like $35 per ESTA which does seem a lot

 

[kristieuk]

Now says site undergoing routine maintenance - hopefully not adding credit card payment boxes!

 

[crabbie1]

Guys tried all links and site still says £25 charge.Yes I have paid for mine will wait for DD as have to wait upto 72 hrs for approval.When my friend did hers they told her there and then.I think guys they are in the process of updating the sites.This is the onlyone I could access.
https://www.visaforamerica.co.uk/SECURE-ESTA/.
Im worried now that it may be a company charging to process the form.
the link doent work .Just put esta into google and it was the first one

 

[howlongtillsummer?]

Hugs to you - no more bad luck starting from now ... ...

 

[disneydaft]

Guys tried all links and site still says £25 charge.Yes I have paid for mine will wait for DD as have to wait upto 72 hrs for approval.When my friend did hers they told her there and then.I think guys they are in the process of updating the sites.This is the onlyone I could access.
https://www.visaforamerica.co.uk/SECURE-ESTA/.
Im worried now that it may be a company charging to process the form.
the link doent work .Just put esta into google and it was the first one

Contact your credit card company straight away. I would not trust a company that misleads and steals from people in that way with my details.

 

[luke]

Yep, you've been done by one of those lovely companies that charge you for something free it would seem

 

[howlongtillsummer?]

And I would also redo my forms correctly in case they haven't been processed!

BTW we had friends who did the same thing going to New York and they had no trouble. But still ... I am worried about this for you.

 

[crabbie1]

Contact your credit card company straight away. I would not trust a company that misleads and steals from people in that way with my details.

Payment was to HSBC so cant be stopped as debit card,Ah well more c***p on the pile