How long for ESTA approval?

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Starting to panic!! We’re flying to the US tomorrow afternoon and I only just remembered that we all need ESTAs 🤦🏼‍♀️

Submitted applications online. Website says up to 72 hours to come through. We’ve got 24 hours…

DH and I have travelled to the US several times and never had an issue. Our young DC have never been to the US, so I’m worried that it will need extra time for a first application.

Any comfort please on your own recent ESTA timelines, especially for DC? Thank you 🙏

Brilliant news. Hope there is now a deluge of approvals.

Mine is approved. 7 year old is approved!!! Just our 5 year still pending

Oh my goodness, I’ve never been so panicked

I’d go to the airport and wait at check-in. Yours might come through last minute and they’ll quickly check you in before closing. This happened to me a few years ago but the airport staff was surprisingly used to it.

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Yes!!!! Did you redo or did they just come through? Everything crossed 5yo's is on the way.

Now I keep hitting refresh waiting to see if the 5 yr old has their approval!!!!

Oh thank God!!!!

I’ve been madly refreshing this all morning keeping my fingers crossed for you, so pleased it’s nearly sorted!!

Hurrah!! I’m sure the final one will arrive any moment, fear a relief 😅

Have a wonderful holiday x

I'm so invested! One on final one

Oh OP hoping that your 5 year olds one comes through in the next few mins. I can’t even imagine the stress

So pleased to see this update! Fingers crossed the final one will come through now. The experience will make getting on the plane even more exciting!

Omg what a rollercoaster! Large drink at the airport to try and undo the stress, and then enjoy your holiday!!

From original applications put through yesterday. Little one’s application was last one I did.

Everything crossed. Please please please system please 🙏

We are all invested, you are gonna have such a large postcard list 😂😂

Keeping everything crossed for you

I'm crossing all my fingers for you.

Quick tip
for next time - you can do a group application!

Oh so pleased to see this! Fingers crossed for the final one …. I’ve been vicariously so stressed about this so cannot begin to imagine how awful it’s been for you.

Hopefully it’s now your go-to dinner party story rather than a holiday-wrecker.

Good luck for your five year old’s (which assuming she hasn’t been to Cuba on her own or been arrested should be a given) and then relax and enjoy your holiday! I feel like a need a large drink myself! 🤣

Mine was approved pretty much instantly - within an hour. I did it via the app which was a bit fiddly but not difficult.

You would have added to her stress, they take much longer in my experience.

5 year olds should be okay now - you've still got two hours until taxi. Everything crossed OP!

I have everything crossed for you, op!

How is that helpful to the OP whose family is still not fully approved 16 hours later?

Oh OP I'm with everyone else crossing fingers for you!! Only one to go! Worst comes to worst one of you can travel with the 5 year old on the next available flight, less cost than 4 new return flights!