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There's a $14 fee to the US, $7 to Canada alongside the form. [0] http://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/frequently-asked-questions-about-visa-waiver

• klipt 11y ago
  Yeah an actual US tourist visa costs $160 (plus any reciprocity fees), $14 is peanuts by comparison.
  • akhatri_aus 11y ago
    This may be so but the issue is more that the EU has no fees and no form for US or Canadian citizens which is absolutely nothing compared to peanuts.
    • klipt 11y ago
      So start charging Americans $14 to enter the EU, I'm sure they won't care.
• officialchicken 11y ago
  Good to know - the fee are paid to DHS - and not the State Department, which actually issues the visa.
• alister 11y ago
  The fees are small and perhaps the form itself is simple, but something that bureaucrats never seem to consider is how much documentation you have to read and understand before you can pay the fee and fill the form. The FAQ from the US site runs to 6023 words of dense language. If you're not completely fluent in English, you're not going to understand every nuance. And this is just the FAQ. The Canadian site is similarly lacking empathy for human beings. For example, it says, "Canadian citizens, including dual citizens, and Canadian permanent residents are not eligible to apply for an eTA." While this is technically correct, why couldn't they have phrased it as, Canadian citizens, including dual citizens, and Canadian permanent residents do not an eTA and should not apply for one. That would have been much easier to understand.