US law stipulates that all airlines are required to record and transmit personal information of its passengers on flights entering the United States.
As of 4 October 2005, this information must include the address where travellers will spend their first night in the US. Therefore, we request that you completely fill out the form below and submit it to the ground personnel before departure. Please note that this information is absolutely mandatory in order to be granted entry into the United States of America by U.S. authorities. Your information will be treated confidentially and not used for commercial purposes.
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Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) - A BCD Travel Informational Brief
What is ESTA?
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established a new online system – the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) – as part of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Once ESTA is mandatory, all nationals or citizens of VWP countries who plan to travel to the United States for temporary business or pleasure will require an approved ESTA prior to boarding a carrier to travel by air or sea to the United States under the VWP. To apply for authorization to travel to the United States under the VWP, travelers will log on to the ESTA Web-based system and complete an online application providing the biographical and eligibility information currently required on the paper I-94W form that is now submitted to border officials on arrival. VWP travelers who fail to obtain an ESTA travel authorization after ESTA becomes mandatory may be denied boarding, experience delayed processing, or be denied admission at a U.S. port of entry.
Read more about ESTA in our informational brief.
Go to the ESTA website
L’Espagne suit l’exemple des Etats-Unis en exigeant dorénavant des informations préalables sur les passagers arrivant de la plupart des pays étrangers. Depuis le 13 juin 2007, les compagnies aériennes doivent fournir aux autorités espagnoles des éléments clés concernant chaque passager.
C’est la première législation de ce type sur une destination européenne et cela signifie que les compagnies aériennes devront dorénavant récolter des informations bien spécifiques sur chaque passager voyageant vers l’Espagne. Ces informations sont obligatoires et seront nécessaires pour garantir la sécurité aérienne.
Ci-dessous la liste des informations requises:
- Prénoms complets
- Nom
- Nationalité
- Date de naissance
- Numéro de document de voyage, ex. numéro du passeport
Les personnes résidant dans des territoires faisant partie de la zone Schengen, qui n’inclut pas le Royaume-Uni, ne devront pas fournir ce type d’informations. Pour rappel, les 15 pays de la zone Schengen sont: l’Autriche, la Belgique, le Danemark, la Finlande, la France, l’Allemagne, l’Islande, l’Italie, la Grèce, le Luxembourg, les Pays-Bas, la Norvège, le Portugal, l’Espagne et la Suède.
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