Visiting the US twice under one ESTA? [duplicate]

I'm from the UK and will be visiting Florida for the second time this year to spend the summer under an ESTA. I have enough money to cover accommodation for two months and expenses without having to work. I will genuinely not be looking for work, I'm just over visiting and maybe going to see some other states.

I visited Florida in March for 11 days for the music week and it two months will have passed from then and when I return again. I will be staying for 61 days total this time. I am a student in the middle of a degree so there is no way I would be staying in the US even if it was possible to.

Is the two month gap too short?

Best Answer

You don't spend time in USA "under an ESTA" -- ESTA is an authorization to travel to the USA, and only for that. Once you've gotten there, you will be staying as a nonimmigrant alien admitted under the Visa Waiver Program. See this Question and Answer for more information.

An ESTA is generally valid for 2 years or until your passport expires, whichever comes first. It entitles you to fly to USA and ask to be let in as many times as you want in that period. Note that asking nicely to be let in is all the ESTA authorizes (it is like a US visa in that respect); whether you will actually be allowed in is up to the CBP agent, each time.

Making a second trip two months after an 11-day stay ended sounds completely unproblematic, unless there's something other than what you have told us here that makes the CBP agent suspicious.

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Can I travel twice on the same ESTA?

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.

Can an ESTA be used for multiple trips?

How long is a travel authorization via ESTA valid? Each approved ESTA application generally is valid for two years and allows for multiple visits to the United States within that period without having to apply for another ESTA approval.

Can I have two ESTA?

One person with two different ESTA authorizations creates confusion that will only delay your travel. If you are a citizen of the U.S., and also of a VWP country, you should not be applying for ESTA.

Do I need a new ESTA for each trip to the US?

There is no need whatsoever to update your ESTA each time you go to the USA within the two year period it lasts for. It even says this on the application form. The address of your new accommodation will be collected in the Advance Passenger Information everyone has to supply to the airline before travel to the USA.

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