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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by dwightgunning on Sunday January 22, 2017 @04:44AM (#13454459)
What does a ban from ESTA actually mean?

I know that one can be ineligible for an ESTA. For example, if you've made a trip to Iran. However even if ineligible for an ESTA, a person can still go to a US embassy and apply for a regular visa, just like folks in non-ESTA countries.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by angry_octet on Sunday January 22, 2017 @05:44AM (#13454610)
It means, at the very minimum, a massive pain in the ass. Quite likely you will have significant difficulty gaining a visa.
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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by dwightgunning on Sunday January 22, 2017 @05:52AM (#13454638)
OK. Seems the salient point is that once you've been denied entry once, returning in future becomes more challenging.

That'll be the case regardless of whether you've been eligible for ESTAs or had to obtain visas via embassies in the past.

The "banned from ESTA" phrasing had me scratching my head.

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