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Has dual citizenship with EU and BRASIL, but still denied

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Hi everyone,

 

I’m hoping I can get some insight to this.

 

Friend of mine has a Brazilian passport and applied for a tourist visa from Brazil, but was denied, lack of ties to the country.

 

Since then he is also gotten citizenship in the EU through Portugal.

 

 When he went to register online for his ESTA it said it was denied. 
 

not sure what happened. I always thought as an EU passport holder you could come to the United States.

 

He has no prior history in the United States no criminal record fully employed in Brazil.

 

Does anybody have any suggestions on what happened or what could be done.

 

 Not sure if we should hire a lawyer? 
 

Thanks, everyone

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22 minutes ago, Dough2651 said:

Friend of mine has a Brazilian passport and applied for a tourist visa from Brazil, but was denied, lack of ties to the country.

 

Since then he is also gotten citizenship in the EU through Portugal.

 

 When he went to register online for his ESTA it said it was denied.

The prior B2 denial will always be linked to his name, date of birth, photo, and other biometrics.  A new Portuguese passport will not change this, so he is not eligible for ESTA.  He is free to apply again for a B2, but this will be denied as well unless he strengthens his ties to Brazil.  Does he own property, have a stable job, family responsibilities, etc. in Brazil?  If you are a serious "friend" in the USA, and his purpose for travel is to visit you, this will be considered a strong tie to the USA, with a good chance that he will abuse the terms of the B2 and try to stay in the US, as many Brazilians before him have done.  I suggest that you visit him in Brazil if your true intention is to meet in person, it is a beautiful country.  Good luck!

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27 minutes ago, Dough2651 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I’m hoping I can get some insight to this.

 

Friend of mine has a Brazilian passport and applied for a tourist visa from Brazil, but was denied, lack of ties to the country.

 

Since then he is also gotten citizenship in the EU through Portugal.

 

 When he went to register online for his ESTA it said it was denied. 
 

not sure what happened. I always thought as an EU passport holder you could come to the United States.

 

He has no prior history in the United States no criminal record fully employed in Brazil.

 

Does anybody have any suggestions on what happened or what could be done.

 

 Not sure if we should hire a lawyer? 
 

Thanks, everyone

 

27 minutes ago, Dough2651 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I’m hoping I can get some insight to this.

 

Friend of mine has a Brazilian passport and applied for a tourist visa from Brazil, but was denied, lack of ties to the country.

 

Since then he is also gotten citizenship in the EU through Portugal.

 

 When he went to register online for his ESTA it said it was denied. 
 

not sure what happened. I always thought as an EU passport holder you could come to the United States.

 

He has no prior history in the United States no criminal record fully employed in Brazil.

 

Does anybody have any suggestions on what happened or what could be done.

 

 Not sure if we should hire a lawyer? 
 

Thanks, everyone

What could a lawyer do? Not sure if if the esta denied could be overcome 

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59 minutes ago, Dough2651 said:

Not sure if we should hire a lawyer? 

Wasted Time and money.  ESTA was denied, likely, due to the denied B2.  B2 visas are entirely at the discretion of the consulate officer. 

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3 hours ago, Dough2651 said:

I always thought as an EU passport holder you could come to the United States

 

No, there's no right to enter the US if you're an EU passport holder. They are eligible to apply for ESTA, but it won't necessarily be granted. As part of the application they'll have asked if he had ever been refused a visa for the US, so assuming he answered that truthfully and said yes (if he didn't, then that's a whole other issue!), then that's probably why it was refused. 

 

He can reapply, but I'd leave it at least a year before trying again. 

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Having a B refused does not make you ineligible, why he was refused ESTA may or may not be linked to the B refusal

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Ohh he could apply for a B

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