{"id":1415,"date":"2025-06-06T01:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T23:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1415"},"modified":"2025-07-04T00:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:25:20","password":"","slug":"que-es-esta-y-por-que-fue-creada","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/es_cl\/help\/what-is-esta-and-why-was-it-created\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el ESTA y por qu\u00e9 se cre\u00f3?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ESTA<\/strong> representa el <strong>Sistema electr\u00f3nico de autorizaci\u00f3n de viaje<\/strong>. Se trata de un sistema automatizado en l\u00ednea utilizado para determinar la admisibilidad de los visitantes para viajar al <strong>Estados Unidos<\/strong> bajo el <strong>Programa de exenci\u00f3n de visado (VWP)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/application-form\/\">Solicitar el ESTA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finalidad del ESTA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El sistema ESTA fue creado por la <strong>Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos (DHS)<\/strong> en <strong>2008<\/strong> para mejorar la seguridad y agilizar el proceso de viaje de los visitantes que cumplan los requisitos. Permite a las autoridades estadounidenses controlar a los viajeros antes de que embarquen en vuelos o buques con destino a Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/What-is-ESTA-and-Why-Was-It-Created-1030x687.webp\" alt=\"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el ESTA y por qu\u00e9 se cre\u00f3?\" class=\"wp-image-1410\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/What-is-ESTA-and-Why-Was-It-Created-1030x687.webp 1030w, https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/What-is-ESTA-and-Why-Was-It-Created-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/What-is-ESTA-and-Why-Was-It-Created-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/What-is-ESTA-and-Why-Was-It-Created-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/What-is-ESTA-and-Why-Was-It-Created.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el ESTA y por qu\u00e9 se cre\u00f3?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 se cre\u00f3 el ESTA?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El ESTA se introdujo en el marco de la <strong>Ley de aplicaci\u00f3n de las recomendaciones de la Comisi\u00f3n del 11-S de 2007<\/strong>. Entre los principales objetivos del sistema figuran:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Mejorar la seguridad nacional<\/strong> - para preseleccionar a los viajeros en bases de datos de delincuencia, inmigraci\u00f3n y terrorismo.<br>\u2705 <strong>Prevenci\u00f3n de la entrada no autorizada<\/strong> - para impedir que personas no admitidas embarquen en transportes con destino a Estados Unidos.<br>\u2705 <strong>Facilitar los viajes leg\u00edtimos<\/strong> - para permitir a los ciudadanos de los pa\u00edses del VWP que cumplan los requisitos viajar sin visado tradicional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\u00f3mo funciona el ESTA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Los viajeros presentan un <strong>solicitud en l\u00ednea<\/strong> como m\u00ednimo <strong>72 horas<\/strong> antes de la salida.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El sistema revisa la solicitud y devuelve un <strong>aprobado<\/strong>, <strong>pendiente<\/strong>o <strong>denegado<\/strong> estado.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Un ESTA aprobado es v\u00e1lido para <strong>dos a\u00f1os<\/strong> o hasta que caduque el pasaporte del viajero.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfQui\u00e9n necesita el ESTA?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ciudadanos de <strong>Pa\u00edses del Programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado (VWP)<\/strong> que son:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Viajar a EE.UU. para <strong>turismo<\/strong>, <strong>empresa<\/strong>o <strong>tr\u00e1nsito<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plan de estancia <strong>90 d\u00edas o menos<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Llegada por <strong>aire<\/strong> o <strong>mar<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/application-form\/\">Solicitar el ESTA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESTA stands for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization. It is an automated online system used to determine the eligibility of visitors to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). 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