ESTA revoked. Can I enter on another passport?

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My boyfriend overstayed his visa in the US without realizing (long story) and he was traveling on his British passport via ESTA. His ESTA was revoked as a result. He has now applied for a visa on his South African passport. Will he be able to enter the country if his visa is approved?










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    If he tells them he did that and they still give him a visa then I don’t see why not.
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    The question is IF he even gets a visa. He should have applied with the British passport. I hope he tells the truth on the forms and when interviewed else he gets a ban.
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My boyfriend overstayed his visa in the US without realizing (long story) and he was traveling on his British passport via ESTA. His ESTA was revoked as a result. He has now applied for a visa on his South African passport. Will he be able to enter the country if his visa is approved?










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    If he tells them he did that and they still give him a visa then I don’t see why not.
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    The question is IF he even gets a visa. He should have applied with the British passport. I hope he tells the truth on the forms and when interviewed else he gets a ban.
    – Honorary World Citizen
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My boyfriend overstayed his visa in the US without realizing (long story) and he was traveling on his British passport via ESTA. His ESTA was revoked as a result. He has now applied for a visa on his South African passport. Will he be able to enter the country if his visa is approved?










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  • 3




    If he tells them he did that and they still give him a visa then I don’t see why not.
    – Hanky Panky
    1 hour ago






  • 2




    The question is IF he even gets a visa. He should have applied with the British passport. I hope he tells the truth on the forms and when interviewed else he gets a ban.
    – Honorary World Citizen
    1 hour ago












  • 3




    If he tells them he did that and they still give him a visa then I don’t see why not.
    – Hanky Panky
    1 hour ago






  • 2




    The question is IF he even gets a visa. He should have applied with the British passport. I hope he tells the truth on the forms and when interviewed else he gets a ban.
    – Honorary World Citizen
    1 hour ago







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If he tells them he did that and they still give him a visa then I don’t see why not.
– Hanky Panky
1 hour ago




If he tells them he did that and they still give him a visa then I don’t see why not.
– Hanky Panky
1 hour ago




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2




The question is IF he even gets a visa. He should have applied with the British passport. I hope he tells the truth on the forms and when interviewed else he gets a ban.
– Honorary World Citizen
1 hour ago




The question is IF he even gets a visa. He should have applied with the British passport. I hope he tells the truth on the forms and when interviewed else he gets a ban.
– Honorary World Citizen
1 hour ago










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Once your friend has overstayed a VWP visit once he is forever barred from entering under the VWP again, no matter which passport he is using.



The only way to be readmitted in this situation is indeed to apply for a visa in advance. It probably doesn't matter much which of the two passports he applies for the visa with; but he will need to be honest about the overstay in his application in either case.



For the best chances of success, he should be sure to append a convincing explanation of the earlier overstay to his application. Do not wait to be asked!




(Applying with the South African passport while pretending that the overstay didn't happen would probably be a quick recipe for being refused for deception, which would make it somewhere between extremely hard and impossible to get any U.S. visa afterwards).






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    Once your friend has overstayed a VWP visit once he is forever barred from entering under the VWP again, no matter which passport he is using.



    The only way to be readmitted in this situation is indeed to apply for a visa in advance. It probably doesn't matter much which of the two passports he applies for the visa with; but he will need to be honest about the overstay in his application in either case.



    For the best chances of success, he should be sure to append a convincing explanation of the earlier overstay to his application. Do not wait to be asked!




    (Applying with the South African passport while pretending that the overstay didn't happen would probably be a quick recipe for being refused for deception, which would make it somewhere between extremely hard and impossible to get any U.S. visa afterwards).






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      Once your friend has overstayed a VWP visit once he is forever barred from entering under the VWP again, no matter which passport he is using.



      The only way to be readmitted in this situation is indeed to apply for a visa in advance. It probably doesn't matter much which of the two passports he applies for the visa with; but he will need to be honest about the overstay in his application in either case.



      For the best chances of success, he should be sure to append a convincing explanation of the earlier overstay to his application. Do not wait to be asked!




      (Applying with the South African passport while pretending that the overstay didn't happen would probably be a quick recipe for being refused for deception, which would make it somewhere between extremely hard and impossible to get any U.S. visa afterwards).






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        Once your friend has overstayed a VWP visit once he is forever barred from entering under the VWP again, no matter which passport he is using.



        The only way to be readmitted in this situation is indeed to apply for a visa in advance. It probably doesn't matter much which of the two passports he applies for the visa with; but he will need to be honest about the overstay in his application in either case.



        For the best chances of success, he should be sure to append a convincing explanation of the earlier overstay to his application. Do not wait to be asked!




        (Applying with the South African passport while pretending that the overstay didn't happen would probably be a quick recipe for being refused for deception, which would make it somewhere between extremely hard and impossible to get any U.S. visa afterwards).






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        Once your friend has overstayed a VWP visit once he is forever barred from entering under the VWP again, no matter which passport he is using.



        The only way to be readmitted in this situation is indeed to apply for a visa in advance. It probably doesn't matter much which of the two passports he applies for the visa with; but he will need to be honest about the overstay in his application in either case.



        For the best chances of success, he should be sure to append a convincing explanation of the earlier overstay to his application. Do not wait to be asked!




        (Applying with the South African passport while pretending that the overstay didn't happen would probably be a quick recipe for being refused for deception, which would make it somewhere between extremely hard and impossible to get any U.S. visa afterwards).







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