ESTA was not approved but I have a valid visa
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- Aparna Patel
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- 4 Aug, 2023
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The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) is for people who do not require a Visa (to waive meaning “to refrain from insisting on”).
The Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) is a system whereby the USA determines whether you are eligible for the VWP before allowing you to fly.
As you have a visa, you don’t need to enter under the VWP, which means you don’t need an ESTA.
You should not have any problem entering with your visa and the passport it was issued for.
If you and/or your father were born in Syria, then it’s likely that you are considered a national of Syria – at least by Syria itself. This is true regardless of whether you consider yourself a Syrian citizen or not.
Syrian Nationals are NOT eligible to use the Visa Waiver Program, which is probably why your application was rejected.
However this does not affect the status of your visa. If you have an active, non-expired visa then there is no reason to suspect you will not be allowed enter the US using that visa.
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