Veggie3
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I'm pleased to report that my nephew's tourist visa was approved today after a short interview at the U.S. consulate! 👍 His passport was taken, and they said it'll be ready for pick up in a week. He mentioned that nobody bothered to look at the documents that he brought with him... V.
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> That seems to be the reason. We didn't know about this stipulation, and indeed he has an older passport which isn't biometric. We're trying to get him a visa interview now, so he can come for a short visit with his sibling in early March. Old User - nope, that wasn't me. V.
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He's from Israel. His sibling applied to and received the visa in 2019, i.e., before Israel was on the ESTA country list. No reason is mentioned in the rejection letter. Does anyone here have a useful experience with a U.S. House rep. or Senator intervening on their behalf or is it a wild goose chase? Thanks, V.
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Hi, Recently we received the message that my 21-years-old nephew's ESTA application was denied no reason was given. The notification mentions "You are not authorized to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program. You may be able to obtain a visa from the Department of State for your travel." He has never been to the U.S. before and currently he is in a military pre-enlistment program in his country. He wanted to visit me together with his sibling (who has a visa and visited the U.S. 6 years ago) for about 2.5 weeks. I wrote my Congressman, but know that's a longshot. Is there even a point to apply for a tourist visa after an ESTA refusal? Thanks, V.
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I believe it was a simple mistake of the clerk (it was a third-party provider for the DMV), because the second time it went without a problem. But it also shows that the system in itself does not always catch such mistakes - the fact I used a PPC did not prevent the system from giving me a license with a "limited term" designation.
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Hi everyone, I used the PPC twice: as ID in the spring of 2022 at the U.S. Consulate in Zurich, Switzerland (no problem). Last month, I renewed my travel DL in AZ. The previous one had "limited term" on it, as it was issued when I was still with a GC. I used the PPC as proof of citizenship; at first they gave me the temporary paper DL with "limited term" still on it! I returned the paper to the clerk and told her I was a U.S. citizen. She asked to see the PPC again, and it went through smoothly without "limited term", both on the corrected paper DL and the new plastic DL that I received a week later.
