ESTA, national identity card for travel by any other country?
I am trying to apply for an ESTA to enter the US, and I realized that there is a question came up on the ESTA application:
Have you ever been issued a passport or national identity card for travel by any other country?
I am really confused since I am a Italian who has a Italian passport. Also, I currently have permanent residency in Panama, so I have Panamanian Cédula, which is the national identity card in Panama. However, I don't think I can ever use this Panamanian ID for travel to any other country. So should I answer Yes or No for this question? (the question states that "national identity card FOR TRAVEL by any other country")
Best Answer
I suspect that the other answer is correct, but if it isn't, and you follow its advice, you could be found permanently inadmissible to the US for misrepresentation. The chance of that happening is perhaps small, but the severity of the consequence could be very significant.
Therefore, unless you can establish definitively that the cédula for a non citizen is indeed beyond the scope of the question, you may want to play it safe. To elaborate on the analysis in my comment, there are four possible circumstances deriving from these two questions:
- Is the cédula within the scope of the question?
- Did you disclose the cédula in response to the question?
The four circumstances are:
The US doesn't care about the cédula and you don't disclose it. Here, there is no problem.
The US doesn't care about the cédula and you do disclose it. Here, there is also no problem.
The US does care about the cédula and you do disclose it. Here, there is still no problem.
The US does care about the cédula, but you don't disclose it. Here, there could be a problem.
You have no control over the first question, but you have complete control of the second. So it is entirely within your power either to rule out options 2 and 3 or to rule out options 1 and 4. Since the only negative option is 4, you want to rule out options 1 and 4, and you do that by disclosing the cédula on your application.
This analysis could change if there were a possible negative consequence of disclosing the cédula, but nothing you have said gives any reason to think that is the case.
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What countries do you need an ESTA for?
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Who is eligible to submit an application? You are eligible to apply for admission under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) if you: Intend to enter the United States for 90 days or less for business, pleasure or transit. Have a valid passport lawfully issued to you by a Visa Waiver Program country.How long is an ESTA valid for?
Your ESTA authorization is generally valid for multiple trips over a period of two years (starting the date that you are approved) or until your passport expires, whichever comes first. As long as you received an ESTA authorization to travel, you do not have to reapply during the validity period.Do I need an ESTA to travel by land?
ESTA - Do I need ESTA to enter the United States by land? If you are a landed immigrant of Canada and a citizen of a country that participates in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), and you enter the United States by land, the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) is not required.How to apply National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) on Nadra Pakistan (Urdu)
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Answer 2
Although it doesn't say, they're interested in national ID cards for travel issued by your country of citizenship, not alien residency cards.
So you aren't supposed to fill the details in of the one you have.
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