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USA Visa or ESTA required?

Post by double2double5 » Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:27 pm

I was an Indian citizen & passport holder until recently and my Indian passport has a valid B1/B2 US Visa, valid till 2024. This visa is on one of my older Indian passport (which was subsequently cancelled when I ran out of pages) but I still could use it to travel - I used it twice last year (while I was still an Indian citizen)

I acquired British Citizenship earlier this year and I have another USA trip coming up - do I/can I apply for ESTA? ESTA website says "applicant should not possess a valid visitors visa", which I technically do possess.

Has anyone else been in this situation?
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Re: USA Visa or ESTA required?

Post by mamalicious187 » Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:11 am

double2double5 wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:27 pm
 I was an Indian citizen & passport holder until recently and my Indian passport has a valid B1/B2 US Visa, valid till 2024. This visa is on one of my older Indian passport (which was subsequently cancelled when I ran out of pages) but I still could use it to travel - I used it twice last year (while I was still an Indian citizen)

I acquired British Citizenship earlier this year and I have another USA trip coming up - do I/can I apply for ESTA? ESTA website says "applicant should not possess a valid visitors visa", which I technically do possess.

Has anyone else been in this situation?
You must travel on your B1/B2 US Visa, until it runs out you will not be eligible for VWP
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Re: USA Visa or ESTA required?

Post by CR001 » Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:08 am

You would need to check if your US visa is still valid on a passport your are no longer entitled to, as you can no longer use an Indian passport as you have lost your Indian citizenship when you became British.
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Re: USA Visa or ESTA required?

Post by double2double5 » Wed Oct 24, 2018 7:51 pm

Spoke to US Customs & Border Protection - my US visa is no longer valid as I no longer hold a valid Indian passport. It's validity is perpetuated by possessing an Indian passport, which in my case it is not applicable.
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