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CBP proposes decommissioning ESTA website and transitioning to mobile app

  1. Original Date Announced

    December 10, 2025

    CBP issues a notice and request for public comments on proposed updates to the ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) application process. CBP plans to decommission ESTA's website for applications, requiring travelers to use the ESTA Mobile app, which allows for enhanced identity and passport verification. CBP also proposes making social- media information from an application's five prior years mandatory and adding high-value biographic-data fields to comply with Executive Order 14161.

    Trump 2.0 [ID #2118]

    2025.12.10 DHS 90 FR 57208 - Notice and Request for Public Comment re: ESTA Revision
  2. Effective Date

    December 10, 2025

Current Status

None

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