overstayed my B2 visa. New Citizenship now and planning to go back to US. But I'm not sure if they will know that I overstayed in my past Citizenship.

[vhieane 0]

I am a Filipino Citizen and went to US with B2 visa and I overstayed. I went back to my home country without giving up my I 94 and now I am living in sweden and planning to go back to US with swedish Citizenship.Im I able to go back to US with ESTA visa? or it will still affect my Current Citizenship because I overstayed in US. I really need your help answering my question because I dont want to waste money to travel in US and then they will just deny my entry.

I am Planning to change my First name too and use my Husbands Lastname..

[Boiler 44,852]

No, you need a B2.

[vhieane 0]

But Sweden is 1 of 37 countries that can apply ESTA. right?

[SoerenHelmer 50]

But Sweden is 1 of 37 countries that can apply ESTA. right?

But you're not a Swedish Citizens, so you cant do the ESTA.

[kzielu 1,147]

And you will have to answer (truthfully) questions whether you ever overstayed and so on... Fact that you did has nothing to do with citizenship. Also they fingerprint people at the entry, ESTA or not...

[vhieane 0]

Yeah! but I'm planning to become a Swedish Citizen. My question is are they going to know that I overstayed in US in my past Citizenship?

So I need to tell them that I overstayed in US and they will now give me Visa to go back in US even if I have different Passport and Citizenship?

Edited January 15, 2016 by vhieane

[JFH 12,189]

It doesn't matter that you have a new citizenship, new name, new husband, new passport. You are still the same person and you over stayed which makes you ineligible for the VWP at the moment. There's no way round that. Stop wondering if they will "find out", unless you want to make the situation worse for yourself. A B-2 is better than a ban or an arrest.

[belinda63 3,020]

First the US knows you overstayed even if you "failed" to return your I-94. Computers are real good at tracking when people enter the US and when they leave. There have even been people who have been accused of leaving the US when they didn't just because they had a ticket which they did not lose.

When you file for your new passport you will provide information about your prior names/places lived/ prior citizenships so all of that will be on file.

You cannot change your fingerprints.

You are welcome to try gaming the system if you are willing to accept the consequences. As of right now, even with a Swedish citizenship, you still have to apply for ESTA and you would either tell the truth or lie about your overstay. If you tell the truth you will need to apply for a visitor's visa. If you lie you run the risk of being denied the ESTA, being denied entry, or if successful, being denied at any time in the future if your deception is discovered and being given a life-time ban from entering the US and possible repercussions depending on the extent of your deception.

[Boiler 44,852]

You asked a question, you got an answer. Why are you trying to argue with the law?

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

You need to serve out any ban you have from your overstay and then honestly apply for ESTA . You have little chance of coming back because you abused your previous permission to visit the US unless you have significant ties to another country

[HFM181818 748]

Another person who betrayed the trust given to him/her by the United States of America, who even afterwards is still looking for a way to once again violate the trust once given....by name changes and sleight of hand. Think about this: ever wonder why so many Filipinos have difficulty gaining the trust of a CO and be granted a B2 visa? For the answer, just look in the mirror.

[Ontarkie 14,133]

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