{
  "id": "world/visa/us-esta-fee",
  "catalog": "BC-001318",
  "title": "US ESTA fee (Visa Waiver Program travel authorization)",
  "title_en": "US ESTA fee (Visa Waiver Program travel authorization)",
  "value": 40.27,
  "unit": "USD",
  "period": "2026",
  "valid_from": "2026-01-01",
  "valid_to": null,
  "applies_to": "US",
  "note": "From 1 January 2026 the ESTA fee is USD 40.27 (up from USD 40), an inflation/HR-1 adjustment published by CBP in the Federal Register (19 Nov 2025); fee = USD 4.00 processing + USD 36.27 authorization. Required for nationals of Visa Waiver Program countries travelling to the US by air or sea for up to 90 days. Apply only at esta.cbp.dhs.gov — third-party sites overcharge.",
  "aliases": [
    "visa",
    "travel",
    "entry requirements",
    "vizum",
    "cestovanie",
    "vstup",
    "2026",
    "esta fee",
    "esta cost",
    "how much is esta",
    "do i need esta",
    "us travel authorization",
    "vizum usa",
    "esta poplatok",
    "esta cena",
    "vwp usa"
  ],
  "source": {
    "name": "USAGov — Visa Waiver Program and ESTA application",
    "url": "https://www.usa.gov/visa-waiver-esta",
    "retrieved": "2026-06-07",
    "quote": "The total cost is $40.27.",
    "published": "2026-01-01",
    "published_kind": "effective",
    "quote_en": "The total cost is $40.27."
  },
  "confidence": "high",
  "status": "ok",
  "corroboration": [
    {
      "name": "U.S. CBP — Official ESTA Application Website",
      "url": "https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/",
      "retrieved": "2026-06-07"
    },
    {
      "name": "U.S. Department of State — Visa Waiver Program",
      "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html",
      "retrieved": "2026-06-07"
    }
  ],
  "sources_count": 3,
  "verification": {
    "is_real": true,
    "method": "cross-checked against multiple independent official sources (web research 2026-06-07)",
    "checked": "2026-06-07",
    "checked_by": "botcorpus verifikácia (web research, cross-check)",
    "note": "Real fact verified from multiple independent sources — not a hallucination.",
    "note_en": "Real fact verified from multiple independent sources — not a hallucination."
  },
  "freshness": {
    "source_dated": "2026-01-01",
    "retrieved": "2026-06-07",
    "last_checked": "2026-06-07",
    "next_check": "2026-09-05",
    "cadence_days": 90,
    "stale": false
  }
}