Sister planning to visit, refused entry in 1984, ESTA possible

[Caliw 0]

My sister is planning to visit me from Ireland. In 1984 she was refused entry to the US as she was going to be an au pair for a family and she was entering on a tourist visa.

Is she likely to be refused an ESTA and need a tourist visa?

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks

[SalishSea 18,125]

7 minutes ago, Caliw said:

My sister is planning to visit me from Ireland. In 1984 she was refused entry to the US as she was going to be an au pair for a family and she was entering on a tourist visa.

Is she likely to be refused an ESTA and need a tourist visa?

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks

Best way to find out for sure is for her to go online now and apply for ESTA.  I am pretty sure the fee is minimal, and the decision is pretty immediate.  That way if she does need a tourist visa, she can apply for it long before the intended trip.  I'm not sure about Dublin, but many US consulates are either not currently doing tourist visa interviews, or booking them well into 2023.

 

As with all intending visitors, she will need to show strong ties to home.

[Crazy Cat 42,215]

12 minutes ago, Caliw said:

My sister is planning to visit me from Ireland. In 1984 she was refused entry to the US as she was going to be an au pair for a family and she was entering on a tourist visa.

Is she likely to be refused an ESTA and need a tourist visa?

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks

Please let us know if she is successful in getting approved ESTA.  

[Mike E 11,742]

13 minutes ago, Caliw said:

My sister is planning to visit me from Ireland. In 1984 she was refused entry to the US as she was going to be an au pair for a family and she was entering on a tourist visa.

Is she likely to be refused an ESTA and need a tourist visa?

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks

It’s kind of like asking “if I throw the ball at the basket do you think I score”

 

If you  want to score you have to throw the ball.  
 

If she wants to come to the USA, she needs to apply for  ESTA 

 

Do not attempt to apply for a tourist visa before attempting to get ESTA. ESTA-eligible applications for tourist visas are generally denied.  Once a tourist visa is denied, the applicant is not ESTA eligible.  The applicant is then l under a defacto ban.  

[Boiler 46,031]

If you were previously denied a visa, or previously refused entry to the United States, or previously removed from the U.S., your ESTA application will most likely be denied.

If you were allowed to board your carrier, you may be subject to additional processing upon arrival at U.S. ports of entry, and may be denied admission to the U.S. Applicants who are uncertain of whether they qualify for travel under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) are encouraged to apply for ESTA authorization early, to allow time to apply for a visa, if needed.