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Traveling to the USA - Preparing your documents

Traveling to the USA

See the conditions for travel to and from the USA. See how you can get authorization and all the necessary documents.

Passengers traveling to the United States who are exempt from visa requirements need to apply for a travel authorization. 

Find out how the visa waiver program works, how to proceed and where you can request exemption. 

We warn you that without this authorization (or a visa), you will not be allowed to enter the country.

Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)

If you have a passport from one of these countries that was issued after 2001, you must use the Electronic System for Travel Authorization to apply for an electronic authorization whenever you travel to the United States of America.

To obtain the authorization, just go the website and complete the form. This process must be carried out at least three days prior to traveling. However, to prevent any possible setbacks, you can request this authorization before you make your flight reservation.

Since 20 March 2010, airlines that allow passengers to travel to the USA without authorization have also been penalized.
TAP reserves the right, as of that date, to refuse to allow passengers to board unless they have completed the necessary formalities.

Procedure

  1. Enter the site of the electronic travel Authorization System and fill in the basic form of identification.
  2. You must show it on request when  leaving Portugal and at US border control.
  3. If the system replies “Travel not authorized”, you will have to apply for a non-immigrant visa at the nearest US consulate or the US Embassy in Lisbon.
  4. If the system replies "Pending authorization" you must return to the website 72 hours later to get the final answer.
  5. These authorizations are valid for 2 years from the date they are obtained and for multiple entries into the USA. If your passport expires, you must request a new authorization.

 

More information at:

United States Embassy in Portugal-visas for the U.S.

Government of the U.S. visa waiver program

Visa waiver program

Passengers traveling to the United States for tourism or business purposes for 90 days or less do not need a visa if they are nationals of one of the following countries:
Andorra Japan
Australia Latvia
Austria Liechtenstein
Belgium Lithuania
Brunei Luxembourg
Chile Malta
Czech Republic Monaco
Denmark New Zealand
Estonia Norway
Finland Portugal
France Republic of Korea
Germany San Marino
Greece Singapore
Holland Slovakia
Hungary Spain
Iceland Sweden
Ireland Switzerland
Italy United Kingdom*

*British citizens only without permanent residence restrictions in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

For more information on Visa Exemption visit the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website.