Esta Revoked - should I rent a flat before reapplying?

[payxibka 10,047]

1 hour ago, caliliving said:

However, are you sure you weren't just denied entry? Why do you assume your esta was revoked just bc he didn't let you in? Did he tell you that? 

 

Not just overstays, denied entry can result in ESTA revocation as well

[Michael2017 368]

I read reports of people, that had similar situations. They reported that after 2 years of time, ESTA applications worked again.

There seems to be a re-set, at least for some. B Visa will be faster.

 

As far as I know, only Ireland has CBP officers at the departure? Did you fly via Ireland or they added now CBP also to London airports?

[caliliving 606]

2 hours ago, wandering said:

An automated email came through shortly after notifying me of the status change.

Ah well then good luck! I don't see you getting a b2 anytime soon as you showed intent to overstay. I really think that you need to make plans to travel elsewhere. Maybe in a year you can give it a shot but I would assume your success rate will be low. 

[wandering 0]

2 hours ago, CatherineA said:

Having a mobile job and not owning a home or business or having large cash reserves tied up in a bank makes that really difficult. 

I do own a business.   What qualifies as large cash reserves tied up?    Does this really make a difference?  Bank transfers between the UK and the US are pretty easy.

[TNJ17 1,329]

You need to strengthen your ties to your home country. Unfortunately being self employed hurts your chances. You need to have a real job, a rent under your name, everything else is secondary and risky compared to those two. 

 

You lost your ESTA forever. Why would you buy a return ticket for more than 90 days when you know that’s the most you can stay? That was a stupid move and you now suffer consequences. Anything you try now without proving strong ties will just be seen as someone who’s trying to abuse the system and immigrate on a tourist visa. You will most certainly get denied. 

[Pennycat 880]

13 minutes ago, wandering said:

I do own a business.   What qualifies as large cash reserves tied up?    Does this really make a difference?  Bank transfers between the UK and the US are pretty easy.

I mean a business that you need to be on-site to run, not mobile-- the mobile part would be working against you in this situation.  Large would be tens of thousands of dollars-- transfers of that size are not easy. There may additionally be some kind of annual limit but I really don't know. I do know that the cash tied up abroad is supposed to help show close ties. However if rules are different for UK citizens, then that's an option gone as well. 

 

They really just need to see proof that you have more reason to go back (or, rather, to LEAVE-- if you were set up with legal residency and ties to some other country, that could help) than to stay. The legal assumption is that you are planning to stay. So while the explanation of being a digital nomad is a reasonable one and more believable than many stories about visit visas we get here, it's just not in line with how they *have to* make their decisions about you. I know it's frustrating (went through this with my now husband who never even had the luxury of ESTA) but this is just the reality of visit visas for most highly developed/wealthy countries-- UK included. We (I include myself in this), people from these countries are just so used to being able to go where we want when we want, we often fail to realize that borders aren't actually open....and usually don't learn that lesson until we're struggling to maintain an international relationship with someone from not as privileged position, or until we've made a mistake and learned the hard way. 

 

All that said, it is certainly worth a try, I just think people are trying to tell you it may be difficult and they're probably right-- you just won't know until you try. There are a lot of fun and interesting places to travel to/work remotely from-- US wouldn't even rate on my Top 10 list of best places for a digital nomad and I do actually like it here. 

[caliliving 606]

why did you book it more then 90 days when you know you were only allowed 90 days in the country? 

 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

11 minutes ago, caliliving said:

why did you book it more then 90 days when you know you were only allowed 90 days in the country? 

 

Per OP, planned a trip to Mexico (and presumably a return to the US for the flight back home). 

[payxibka 10,047]

13 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

Per OP, planned a trip to Mexico (and presumably a return to the US for the flight back home). 

Except a step out to Mexico would not have reset the 90 day clock.  The step out would have to have been outside the WHTI

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

12 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Except a step out to Mexico would not have reset the 90 day clock.  The step out would have to have been outside the WHTI

Agreed.. my post was in response to the previous poster. 

[Going through 5,671]

If you're not in any  hurry to travel to the USA, again I would suggest waiting at least 6 months to a year before applying for a visa.

 

The reason I suggest this is two-fold:

 

1)  Gives you time inbetween losing the ESTA and applying for the visa (which will make you appear less desperate in the eyes of the CO to enter the US)

2)  Gives you time to build those ties to the UK that the CO is going to want to see.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

1 hour ago, CatherineA said:

 Large would be tens of thousands of dollars-- transfers of that size are not easy. There may additionally be some kind of annual limit but I really don't know. I do know that the cash tied up abroad is supposed to help show close ties. 

Unless you live in a country with exchange control, it’s pretty easy to transfer even a large amount of money. A few forms. Not a tie. 

[Boiler 46,102]

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

Unless you live in a country with exchange control, it’s pretty easy to transfer even a large amount of money. A few forms. Not a tie. 

With my Bank anything over GBP10,000 and you need to go through an extra process, but otherwise less than a minute.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

21 minutes ago, Boiler said:

With my Bank anything over GBP10,000 and you need to go through an extra process, but otherwise less than a minute.

Yup,basically just need to be able to show the source of funds is legitimate. 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

19 minutes ago, Boiler said:

With my Bank anything over GBP10,000 and you need to go through an extra process, but otherwise less than a minute.

A simple US Treasury form, nothing too onerous as long as funds are 'clean'.