V-Flyer

We are going back to South Carolina in Feb2016
Our ESTAs are valid to August 2016.
I have updated our new address, but can't change the flight numbers.
Does it matter?

Dick D

Pretty sure it doesn't matter to update the ESTA info as, until you wrote this, I hadn't remembered to update any of my information and I travelled last week to a completely different part of the USA from that originally entered on my ESTA.

As long as you provide the airline with the Advance Passenger Information they request then you shouldn't have a problem.

MrsB wrote:Pretty sure it doesn't matter to update the ESTA info as, until you wrote this, I hadn't remembered to update any of my information and I travelled last week to a completely different part of the USA from that originally entered on my ESTA.

As long as you provide the airline with the Advance Passenger Information they request then you shouldn't have a problem.

Thanks.
I did think much the same, but Mrs D worries and wants a printed copy, even though I have assured her there is no need, and wants it to be correct. At least we have the correct addresses.
Only 266 days to go so.
Dick D

I did manage to change both our flight and residence details last time I went to the USA. This may help Dicky:

Is it mandatory or necessary to update my ESTA with my travel/destination information if the information changes or if I use my ESTA for multiple trips?

It is not mandatory to change or update your travel dates, flight information or destination information on the ESTA application. The travel information is optional, and you can leave it blank. If you put in a date and time, and then your plans change, we ask you to correct the information, but you are not required to. Changing your travel plans will not affect your authorization to travel.

If you would like to update your contact or travel information, visit the ESTA webpage and click "Update or Check Status". You will need to have your application number in order to do this. If you have lost it, you may click "Retrieve Your Application Number". Once you retrieve your ESTA you will be able to update the following information:

E-mail address

Telephone number

Carrier Information

City where you are boarding

Address while in the United States

You learn something new every day. I didn't know you could update the address. Not that I ever have....

On one of the FAQ they do say it's only a recommendation to update it but they do have APIS data as well.

iirc it even says that business men (not women though) may be too busy to update it ...