Caroline Farrow denied boarding with valid ESTA

Oh sorry - not saying they are a doctor these days... but suggesting they have had ‘important diplomatic business’ there.

Well well well...

Who is tweeting photos of the US embassy just now? Clue... 🥼 🎣

This is one of the main reasons I stay anonymous - I sometimes have to travel for work, and my family has moved various places over the years - my son is a 3rd country national. I couldn't risk getting on a list and not being able to do my job/not be able to visit my son in the future.

Twitter showing that AH gloating about being at the American embassy this morning.....

There could be any number of reasons why it was revoked then. Probably a legitimate decision, but hard to tell if they don't inform her why it was revoked! Hopefully she can obtain clarification via a FOI. Pretty stressful for her all round.

Yes, but she says the ESTA was already issued. Which means US Homeland Security determined that she passed all of the above criteria.

According to her FB post she feels she has been targeted by LGBT activists who have been threatening to make this happen for a while.

Not enough details at the moment though to ascertain one way or another.

Just seen this. It’s shocking that neither Homeland Security or the US Embassy can tell her why.

There’s probably a bit more to this. The ESTA can be revoked at any time after the authorization approval is granted as the CBP reserves the right of admissibility for any ESTA applicant. They also check information from a large range of sources so she probably put something in that didn’t add up to what they had.

She needs all the luck now, seeing that you have to tell them that you have been refused in the past and now have to apply for a proper visa.

Reasons why an ESTA application is denied:

On a previous visit to the United States, you overstayed beyond the amount of time allowable for your visa or visa waiver.

On a previous visit to the United States, you did not have the appropriate visa to work

You previously made a request for a visa or visa waiver, and were denied entry into the United States.

The answers you provided on your ESTA application form were incorrect, once cross-checked with the US government systems.

You provided the passport details for a passport that you claimed to be lost or stolen, yet actually was still in your possession.

You have a criminal record, and regardless of your answer to question 2 on the ESTA application form, you were found to have a conviction history.

You have the name of someone who committed a crime in your name, or you are a victim of identity theft.

(But these are only the "most likely" reasons.)

www.official-esta.com/esta-resources/reasons-why-an-esta-application-gets-denied/

I don't understand... If the ESTA was already issued, who said it was withdrawn? Is it someone on the airline side saying it has been withdrawn? Was the ESTA actually withdrawn from the Homeland security side? It's not clear from her tweets.