Visum eller ESTA till USA efter besök på Cuba
Jag har bokat resa till USA i slutet av oktober 2022. Min ESTA ansökan godkändes nyligen. I samband med det meddelandet frågades om man besökt Cuba. Jag var där i februari 2019, vilket syns med stämplar i mitt pass. Det visade sig att Cuba sedan 12/1 2021 klassas som "terroriststat" vilket gör att man måste söka visum för att komma in i USA. Jag ringde Amerikansk ambassaden som sade att det var 8 månaders väntetid för att få intervju till ett sådant. Det har inte gått att få något besked om resor till Cuba tidigare än jan 2021 också kräver visum. Jag har alltså att välja på att ställa in resan eller åka på vinst och förlust med befintligt pass och godkänd ESTA ansökan. Är det någon som har har erfarenhet av detta?
Det står så här på hemsidan där man söker ESTA:
How does Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism impact my travel to the United States using my approved ESTA?
If a traveler is found to have visited a country designated as State Sponsor of Terrorism, the traveler is no longer eligible to participate in the Visa Wavier Program and must apply for a visa to enter the United States.
How does Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism impact my travel to the United States using my approved ESTA?
If a traveler is found to have visited a country designated as State Sponsor of Terrorism, the traveler is no longer eligible to participate in the Visa Wavier Program and must apply for a visa to enter the United States.
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14 Sept 2022, 10:32 am
Last week, one of my former colleagues was refused boarding at CDG for a flight to SFO. due to having recently visited Cuba. He is a British Passport holder and the French Border agent refused point blank to allow boarding resulting in a cancelled trip.
He was informed an ESTA was no good and a visa was required to enter the USA following the Cuba trip.
A data point that those who have visited Cuba need to be aware of if attempting to enter the USA
14 Sept 2022, 10:32 am
Last week, one of my former colleagues was refused boarding at CDG for a flight to SFO. due to having recently visited Cuba. He is a British Passport holder and the French Border agent refused point blank to allow boarding resulting in a cancelled trip.
He was informed an ESTA was no good and a visa was required to enter the USA following the Cuba trip.
A data point that those who have visited Cuba need to be aware of if attempting to enter the USA