Travellers to US have 3 weeks before €10 charge begins

TRAVELLERS hoping to head Stateside have just three weeks left before they will be hit with a $14 (€10.80) charge to enter the country.

Visitors to America from Ireland as well as 35 other countries must complete an online form — Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) — before they leave.

From September 8 the half a million people that travel to the US from Ireland must pay a $14 fee when completing the form, part of which will go to promote tourism.