I made a mistake on my ESTA, am I screwed?

5/2/2022 4:15:39 PM

You are definitely not "screwed"!

There’s 2 issues that you’re going to have to address as a part of the visa interview.

  1. The fact you’ve visited Iraq and Iran since 2011. This fact IS an immediate cause for denial of an ESTA, but it is NOT in itself a reason for cause of denial for a visa. The consulate staff will want to understand why you travelled to Iraq/Iran, and as long as they do not believe that it was related to anything illegal/concerning to the US (eg, terrorism) then you will not have a problem.

  2. Your "deception" on the previous ESTA application. Lying on an ESTA/Visa application is normally something that can be very difficult to overcome, however in this case you have everything going in your favor. You were a minor at the time of the previous ESTA application, so it’s very believable that someone else filled in the application on your behalf. You have subsequently correctly stated your visits to Iran/Iraq on your new ESTA application, and then you have followed the correct process of then applying for a visa when the ESTA was denied.

Clearly nobody will be able to tell you what the consulate staffs decision is going to be – if only because that decision will at least in part be based on your actions and answers during the interview. If you are truthful during the interview, and if they do not have any specific reasons to deny you otherwise, then I’d say your chances of obtaining a visa (based only on the information you’ve provided above) is good.

The only way to know for sure is to apply, attend the interview and answer all of the questions truthfully.

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