Will my mom be admitted?

[caldero 0]

I'm a naturalized US citizen. My mother lives in Romania. She has been denied her tourist visa to come visit me 3 times. She became a Hungarian citizen this year (Hunagarians don't require visas to visit the US, Romanians do)and will come as a tourist in August, however she is afraid she might be refused entry as she was denied her visa previously (she is heard of similar cases where people where denied entry and sent right back).Should we be worried? Does she have any rights as the mother of a US citizen? Should she mention that she is coming to see me when questioned by the immigration officer? She does not want to come here permanently. She just wants to visit for right now. If they don't let her in is there anything I can do? Will they send her straight back or can she fly somewhere else, like Cancun for example?

[canadian_wife 1,826]

Being the mother of a US citizen offers her zero rights.

Coming to the US as a tourist is a privilege.

She should always tell the truth, if she is coming to visit you, she should say so.

If they do not let her in there is nothing you can do. They will send her back to Romania on the next available flight. Why would she go to Cancun?

She can carry strong ties to Hungary or Romania to show why she MUST return.

Good luck

[MacUK 983]

Also, when she applies for her ESTA clearance she will have to disclose that she has previously been denied a visa

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

When she applies for her ESTA and discloses she was previously denied a visa she may not be approved for VWP travel. To omit the refusal on the ESTA is a material misrepresentation and when she arrives they will turn her away and could ban her for life. Previous denials are about the traveler NOT the passport when answering immigration questions.

[Boiler 45,873]

Exactly, does she have an approved ESTA?

[Stressed Out 81]

She can't travel without an ESTA, even as a Hungarian citizen. With 3 denials that she'll have to mention on the ESTA application I doubt she'll get approved. My husband had only one denial and the ESTA was declined. He was lucky enough to have his B-2 visa approved on the second try, but that was with me living with him in his country. Without strong ties to Romania she'll have a hard time.

[Boiler 45,873]

Let us know what happens with ESTA.

[caldero 0]

Her ESTA was approved a while back but she did not mention the denials when she applied for visas as a Romanian citizen because she thought the question was in reference to her as a Hungarian citizen. When they scan her Hungarian passport at the airport will they see the denials from Romania?

[Boiler 45,873]

She needs to update ESTA with her denials.

Let us know what the response is.

[Jawaree 718]

She should also arm herself with strong ties in Hungary

as that citizen now intending to return home...se must

disclose B4 coming & tell the truth, if she is refused entry,

she would only be able to go vacation in Cancun if holding

that ticket, but not allowed to purchase one then...She

would be repatriated to her birth country, where from there

she could fly to her adopted country (use to be that way yrs ago cant

say if its been changed or not)

Edited July 27, 2014 by Jawaree

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

She so she tries to enter using an esta where she lied to one of the very important questions you can expect her to be turned around and banned. Did she think her finger prints changed when she crossed the border ?

Edited July 27, 2014 by NigeriaorBust

[canadian_wife 1,826]

Her ESTA was approved a while back but she did not mention the denials when she applied for visas as a Romanian citizen because she thought the question was in reference to her as a Hungarian citizen. When they scan her Hungarian passport at the airport will they see the denials from Romania?

Th questions pertain to her, not her passport.

She needs to update ESTA, this is a big deal if she lied....which she did

good luck

[aaron2020 11,651]

Her ESTA was approved a while back but she did not mention the denials when she applied for visas as a Romanian citizen because she thought the question was in reference to her as a Hungarian citizen. When they scan her Hungarian passport at the airport will they see the denials from Romania?

Since she has prior visa denials, she lied by ticking the box that states she did not have any prior visa denials.

She fraudulently obtained ESTA.

No good can come of trying to used fraudulently obtained ESTA.

She needs to apply for a visitor visa and disclose her prior denials.