{"id":1419,"date":"2025-06-07T02:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T00:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1419"},"modified":"2025-07-04T00:30:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:30:54","password":"","slug":"la-historia-de-esta-y-el-programa-de-exencion-de-visa-de-ee-uu","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/es_cl\/help\/the-history-of-esta-and-the-u-s-visa-waiver-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Historia del ESTA y del Programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado de EE.UU."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el Programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado de Estados Unidos?<\/strong><br>En <strong>Programa estadounidense de exenci\u00f3n de visados (<a href=\"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/esta\/visa-waiver-program\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"951\">VWP<\/a>)<\/strong> permite a los ciudadanos de los pa\u00edses participantes viajar a Estados Unidos por turismo o negocios durante un periodo m\u00e1ximo de dos a\u00f1os. <strong>90 d\u00edas sin visado<\/strong>. Gestionado por el <strong>Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos (DHS)<\/strong>El programa se cre\u00f3 para facilitar los viajes, reforzar los lazos diplom\u00e1ticos y promover el intercambio econ\u00f3mico.<\/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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo comenz\u00f3 el Programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado de EE.UU.?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>El Programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado se <strong>lanzado en 1986<\/strong> como parte del <strong>Ley de Reforma y Control de la Inmigraci\u00f3n<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inicialmente un <strong>programa piloto<\/strong>se convirti\u00f3 en permanente en <strong>2000<\/strong> a trav\u00e9s de la Ley del Programa Permanente de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El programa comenz\u00f3 con <strong>s\u00f3lo unos pocos pa\u00edses<\/strong> y desde entonces se ha ampliado para incluir <strong>M\u00e1s de 40 pa\u00edses miembros<\/strong> a partir de 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resumen r\u00e1pido<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udc49 El Programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado de EE.UU. comenz\u00f3 en <strong>1986<\/strong> y se convirti\u00f3 en permanente en <strong>2000<\/strong>. Permite a los viajeros de los pa\u00edses participantes visitar Estados Unidos hasta 90 d\u00edas sin visado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-History-of-ESTA-and-the-U.S.-Visa-Waiver-Program.webp\" alt=\"Historia del ESTA y del Programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado de EE.UU.\" class=\"wp-image-1422\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-History-of-ESTA-and-the-U.S.-Visa-Waiver-Program.webp 1024w, https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-History-of-ESTA-and-the-U.S.-Visa-Waiver-Program-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-History-of-ESTA-and-the-U.S.-Visa-Waiver-Program-80x80.webp 80w, https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-History-of-ESTA-and-the-U.S.-Visa-Waiver-Program-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-History-of-ESTA-and-the-U.S.-Visa-Waiver-Program-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/esta-service.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-History-of-ESTA-and-the-U.S.-Visa-Waiver-Program-360x360.webp 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Historia del ESTA y del Programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado de EE.UU.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el ESTA?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esta-service.us\/esta\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"816\">ESTA<\/a><\/strong> significa <strong>Sistema electr\u00f3nico de autorizaci\u00f3n de viaje<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Se trata de un <strong>sistema de preselecci\u00f3n en l\u00ednea<\/strong> exigido a los viajeros que entran en EE.UU. en el marco del Programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El ESTA ayuda al DHS a determinar <strong>elegibilidad y riesgo para la seguridad<\/strong> antes de que el viajero embarque en un vuelo con destino a Estados Unidos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resumen r\u00e1pido<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>ESTA<\/strong> es un sistema en l\u00ednea lanzado en <strong>2008<\/strong> para examinar a los viajeros en el marco del Programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historia del ESTA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>A\u00f1o<\/th><th>Hito<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>2007<\/strong><\/td><td>El Congreso exige una autorizaci\u00f3n electr\u00f3nica de viaje en virtud de la <strong>Aplicaci\u00f3n de las recomendaciones de la Ley de la Comisi\u00f3n del 11-S<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2008<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Lanzamiento oficial del ESTA<\/strong> por el DHS.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2009<\/strong><\/td><td>El ESTA se convierte en <strong>obligatorio<\/strong> para todos los viajeros del Programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visado.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2010-2024<\/strong><\/td><td>Actualizaciones continuas para reforzar <strong>seguridad<\/strong>, <strong>automatizaci\u00f3n<\/strong>y <strong>experiencia del usuario<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 se crearon el ESTA y el VWP?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Principales razones<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Seguridad:<\/strong> Mayor control de los viajeros.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comodidad:<\/strong> Simplificaci\u00f3n del proceso de viaje para turistas y visitantes de negocios.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beneficios econ\u00f3micos:<\/strong> Impulsar el turismo y los viajes de negocios en Estados Unidos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Relaciones internacionales:<\/strong> Reforzar los lazos con los pa\u00edses de confianza.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Situaci\u00f3n actual (2025)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>En <strong>Programa de exenci\u00f3n de visado<\/strong> ahora cubre <strong>m\u00e1s de 40 pa\u00edses<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Solicitudes ESTA<\/strong> debe presentarse <strong>al menos 72 horas antes del viaje<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El ESTA es v\u00e1lido para <strong>dos a\u00f1os<\/strong> o hasta la expiraci\u00f3n del pasaporte.<\/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>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the U.S. Visa Waiver Program?The U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows citizens of participating 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