{"id":"9fb66579-0962-4256-b292-251549eeca66","task":"Check ESTA and visa application status via official or third-party APIs","domain":"visa-esta","steps":["For ESTA status checks, use the CBP ESTA API (available to authorized travel service providers) or direct users to the official CBP ESTA portal; submit the application or status-check request with the traveler's passport number, nationality, and date of birth.","Parse the ESTA response status field: 'Authorization Approved', 'Authorization Pending', or 'Travel Not Authorized'; map these to traveler-facing plain language descriptions.","For general visa checks, integrate with a visa requirements database API (e.g., Sherpa°, iVisa partner API) using origin passport country and destination country to retrieve current visa requirements and processing times.","Surface the visa requirement type (visa-on-arrival, e-visa, embassy visa, visa-free) and estimated processing time relative to the departure date; flag if departure is within a risky window.","Monitor ESTA records that are approaching 2-year expiry or the 90-day stay limit; send proactive alerts to travelers who need to renew before their trip.","Store all visa status responses with a timestamp and refresh them periodically since requirements change; never serve cached data older than 24 hours for pre-trip checks."],"gotchas":["ESTA authorization is valid for 2 years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first — always check passport expiry against the ESTA expiry, not just the travel date.","Visa requirements change frequently due to political agreements; a cached 'visa-free' result from weeks ago may be incorrect — always re-verify close to booking and departure.","ESTA approval does not guarantee admission to the US — CBP officers have final authority at the port of entry; communicate this clearly so travelers understand the difference."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-11T23:05:25.110Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:19.984Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/9fb66579-0962-4256-b292-251549eeca66"}