ESTA denied, Visa already >6months (!) in Administrative processing, help!

[OldUser 8,127]

22 hours ago, EagerVisa said:

 

- I initially missed the officers question if I went to Cuba (to which I answered no unfortunately)

What do you mean by "missed"? Sounds like a misrep.

 

Congratulations with your visa approval. Be careful how you answer questions in any potential future application, especially questions whether you ever told US officials something that wasn't true.

[Boiler 46,406]

When did you visit Cuba?

[EagerVisa 2]

On 3/5/2025 at 4:17 PM, OldUser said:

What do you mean by "missed"? Sounds like a misrep.

 

Congratulations with your visa approval. Be careful how you answer questions in any potential future application, especially questions whether you ever told US officials something that wasn't true.

Thank you, also for the tip, I will keep that in mind.

I meant by "missed" that when I was asked " have you ever been to Iran, Iran, Jemen, North Korea" I was too fast to answer "No" as I had answered the same question multiple times online when trying to obtain an ESTA. But I was too fast, because the officer also asked "or Cuba". I missed that and unfortunately I only realised that after I was put in A.P. So not intended, but it was a misrep off course.

[EagerVisa 2]

On 3/5/2025 at 4:20 PM, Boiler said:

When did you visit Cuba?

 

I visited Cuba back in 2015, for a 10 day holiday.

So I was able to get an ESTA in 2022, but it got revoked in 2023. I did see the ESTA questions being updated and including Cuba in 2023.
There were legislation updates as well during that year, first all travels to Cuba after 2011 were impacted, now it's only after 2021 I believe.