Travelers who do not need a visa to fly to the United States will have to answer questions about their health and criminal background under a new electronic system launched today.
Starting January 12, 2009, people traveling to the U.S. from the 27 visa waiver countries will be required to fill out an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (
"We think the ESTA will clearly help those person who have any kind of travel problem that is not known," said Bednarz. Currently the online form is free, but Bednarz said that could change. "In the future, there may be a fee," she said but did not offer a timetable.
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