Comment Submitted by Leigh A. Glazer

For older travelers without internet access, will a travel agent be their only option for filing of the ESTA? Will US embassies or overseas chambers of commerce offer assistance? Can another party, regardless of location, with internet access file the ESTA? For example, could a party in the US with access to all the required information file the ESTA electronically for an elderly parent visiting from a VWP country? Participating VWP countries need to monitor and limit how much a third party can charge for such filing. If the only options for entry into the US once the program is mandatory will be authorization under ESTA or a Visa, it must remain affordable for the travelling public.