DENIED ESTA ENTRY, MISREPRESENTATION FOR WRONG INFORMATION

I lied on my ESTA, Visa Waiver online and did not tell the truth about a question as it happened over 10 years ago and I figured it didn’t matter now. While I managed to secure online approval for the ESTA I was stopped at the airport. The Custom Border Patrol detained me at the airport started questioning me. During the questioning, the immigration officer kept stating I lied and this was misrepresentation and they denied my ESTA.

The officer said go to the consulate and they will give you a visa so I went to the embassy and the officer was abrupt and rude and denied my visa in less than one minute. As a grown man, I left feeling like a criminal and terrible, as I wanted to be able to enter the states. I waited for 6 months and went back to the consulate, this time the officer was nice however she denied me and she gave me a piece of paper with letters and numbers I didn’t understand so I started googling.

Perplexed and determined to rectify the situation, it was then that I turned to Caro for her expertise. Caro explained the consequences of misrepresentation, emphasizing that attempting to reapply without proper legal representation could prove useless. Recognizing the complexities involved, Caro navigated the intricate process of a waiver on my behalf. She advised me the type of documents that I would need. All of these documents were reviewed by her and she added value and told me what was weak etc.. I was further prepped by Caro on why the officer would ask the questions they did, etc. It was invaluable to me as it is a daunting experience.

I again returned to the consulate with both my visa application and the waiver. Unfortunately, both were denied at the consulate. Caro suggested that I should make some revisions in the application and only then the waiver will be accepted. We spent another two months working on my case again as my previous details at the consulate had caused issues for me. After making the revisions, I made another attempt at the consulate, and this time, the waiver got accepted. Nearly 3 years after being stopped at the airport the consulate recommended my waiver to Washington.

Approximately six months later, the waiver was granted, therefore forgiving my past and making a way for entering into the United States. My advice is don’t go to a consulate if the airport officer denies your entry as otherwise you are only causing more issues for yourself.