Documents required to go to the United States

05 October 2019

1. Valid passport (valid 6 months after the end of the trip).

* A valid Canadian passport is enough to go to the United States for Canadians

2. Valid visas (US and Canadian) are required (except for passengers with a passport applicable in the Visa Waiver Program)

3. Citizens of countries that are applicable in the Visa Waiver Program may travel without a visa for a tourist or business trip of up to 90 days if they meet the following criteria:

-Possess a passport with integrated chip (biometric passport);

- All Visa Waiver program travelers to the United States must obtain authorization via the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) prior to traveling to the United States. If you do not have a travel authorization via ESTA in advance of your visit to the United Stats under the Visa Waiver Program, you may be:

Delayed upon your arrival and referred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection secondary inspection.
Required to submit an application and pay the fees associated to waive the requirement to enter the United States; or
Refused admission into the United States.

4. For those who are not Canadian citizens, nor nationals of member countries of the Visa Waiver Program, you must first apply for a tourist visa.

For more information, please consult our website: The American visa application

5. For Chinese citizens with a 10-year visa for the United States you must request an EVUS at least 72 hours before departure. And you must renew the EVUS every two years. There’s also a fee of 6USD to cross the border.

For more information on the member countries of the Visa Waiver Program, please visit: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html

For more information about EVUS: https://www.evus.gov/evus/#/