ENTER CANDIDATE INFORMATION
The following information is required from all non-immigrant visitors who do not have a visitor visa.
Please enter all requested information. Each member of your travel group must complete a separate application.
The visa is free for almost all countries.
The issuance of visas by royal decree to citizens from Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Iran, South Sudan and Afghanistan has been suspended.
Sample Passport: Detailed View
The sample passport below is shown to provide general guidance on the common fields to reference when filling out the ESTA application. Please refer to your own specific passport, and enter the information exactly as displayed
Please refer to the Passport requirements for travel under Visa Waiver Program.
1) Issuing Country
The issuing country is your country of citizenship as it appears on your passport. The country of citizenship on your passport is the passport issuing authority, regardless of the country the passport was physically obtained in. Refer to this list of Country Codes for complete listing.
2) Family Name
Enter your family name as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport.
3) First (Given) Name
Enter your first (given) name as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport.
4) Passport Number
Enter your passport number as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport. The passport number may contain numbers and/or letters. Please closely distinguish between the two. Some commonly confused characters are the number zero (0) and letter ‘O’ and the number one (1) and letter ‘I’.
5) Country of Citizenship / Nationality
Enter your country of citizenship as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport. Refer to this list of Country Codes for complete listing.
6) Date of Birth
Enter your date of birth as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport.
SAMPLE PASSPORT
This sample passport displays the information you will need from
applicant’s passport. Information must be entered exactly as it appears in passport. Enlarge image to see more information.
MACHINE READABLE ZONE (MRZ)
7) Sex
Enter your sex as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport.
8) Expiration Date
Enter the expiration date as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport.
9) Personal Identification Number (If Applicable)
Enter the personal identification number as it appears in the Machine Readable Zone of your passport (if applicable).