OK this ESTA thing

[Dawn]

How do I do it?

I have everyones passports now so I can get it done. Is it hard or is it just click that link up there and fill in a form.

For some reason it's making me really nervous.

[Keith]

click in the link and fill just make sure that everything ties in with the details you give elsewhere such as API

[Dawn]

You mean there's cross checking???

What if I do it wrong?

[Keith]

You mean there's cross checking???

What if I do it wrong?

It's somewhat debateable. When I originally spoke to them saying I was from a UK travel website and wanted to tell our readers exactly what to do, they said that at immigration they see information from a variety of checks/forms and they're looking for inconsistencies. One of the most common, they said, was an ESTA form saying one thing and an API saying something different (where are you staying when in the US) etc.

*HOWEVER* ESTA is valid for two years and people always tell me they don't bother updating them even though the next time they go they're staying at different places! So who knows!

I always make sure that the info is exactly the same as I put in the API and elsewhere and have never had a problem

[Dawn]

Never mind, got to the bit where it asked for the address we're staying at and couldn't really put "no idea" so will try again when have the villa address.

[Kate]

I was just coming on to look for information about this! I was on Virgins website checking whether or not i had to have the new baggage allowance and came across this - i wasnt aware of it before today!

[Kate]

Just looking at the website, its making me very nervous

[Dawn]

Me too. I started to do one but it made my hands shake.

Seriously!

[Kate]

I can believe that Dawn! Dont know what it is thats making me nervous, its something we all have to do - i just dont like it!

[Keith]

It's fine I promise

The ANNOYING thing is, they promised that this was instead of all the forms on the plane and guess what? we're now having to do both