First night address for USA ESTA application

[brimrev]

I shall be cruising to Alaska next year on a ship which starts and ends in Vancouver, Canafa. That is, I will not have a land-based US accommodation address to place on the ESTA application. Can anyone advise how to deal with this issue? Many thanks

[martincath]

7 hours ago, brimrev said:

I shall be cruising to Alaska next year on a ship which starts and ends in Vancouver, Canafa. That is, I will not have a land-based US accommodation address to place on the ESTA application. Can anyone advise how to deal with this issue? Many thanks

You don't need one - ESTA official FAQs here indicate that you should apply as soon as you know you are traveling, even before booking accommodation, and can enter UNKNOWN as the address for your accommodation.

 

Don't forget you also need an eTA for Canada as I assume you are a UK citizen (if you hold joint Canadian nationality you need neither eTA nor ESTA), unless you've visited here recently enough you still have a valid eTA (5 years - but if you changed your passport, you need a new one).

[brimrev]

Many thanks martincath. I applied for, and received, our ESTAs fairly easily following your sound advice. We obtained Canadian ETAs when we renewed our passports last year, so it looks like we are all set to go.

[martincath]

On 11/13/2022 at 1:22 PM, brimrev said:

Many thanks martincath. I applied for, and received, our ESTAs fairly easily following your sound advice. We obtained Canadian ETAs when we renewed our passports last year, so it looks like we are all set to go.

No worries, glad you're organized on the Official Paperwork front so now it's just the fun stuff to plan!