phoneman

i have been reading few visa cases in this forum and wish to get advice on this issue.
my esta application was approved on the third application attempt i made with the same personal details n passport info. the first 2 application was not authorised because of previous visa denial. this is my first uk passport. i submitted the 1st esta application a week after receiving my uk passport n it got denied as well as d second application 7days later.

could it be that uk passport agency database is not linked to the us dept of state in time when a new passport is issued?

ian-mstm

I'd be surprised if the UK database was ever linked to the DOS. Why would it be? The UK has a sovereign right to keep it's database private... and it does.

That said, if you've had a previous visa denial, you may not be eligible to use the VWP even if ESTA says okay. You may need to apply for a B-2 visa. Do not try to hide the prior visa denial behind the guise of a new passport.

Ian

crg

This is the same thing you posted on 9/25.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=632581

Try to keep your question in the thread you already have.

Rete

Hey Phoneman

Try responding to to thread. You responded through "report this post"

meauxna

I agree.. please post to your original thread so people don't have to say the same thing over again.
I'm closing this thread.