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Banned from U.S.A

I read recently that if you have traveled to Sudan after 2011 you are banned from entering the u.s.
Does anyone know if this is true?

Not banned, but if you have visited certain countries, you do have to attend an interview at an American ebassy to get cleared to travel

You don't tell us where you are from but if a UK passport holder you can apply for a second passport with no Sudanese stamp in it.

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Originally Posted by Tony LEE (Post 548878)

Not banned, but if you have visited certain countries, you do have to attend an interview at an American ebassy to get cleared to travel

Do we know what are these countries or a source to find this info? In midterm would like to ride to Iran ..... and to US after

Broadly the axis of evil - but it is fully explained on the USA visa site.

https://travel.state.gov/content/vis...-sponsors.html

nearly a year since they introduced it suddenly much to the dismay of a large family of Iranians living in Britain for years who had booked a once in a lifetime holiday to Disneyland and who did their money when they were refused boarding

That is just part of the rules. The other part which is more relevant to us relates to people who have visited several countries within the last five years

Ah, found it

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Under the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, travelers in the following categories are no longer eligible to travel or be admitted to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP):

Nationals of VWP countries who have traveled to or been present in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen on or after March 1, 2011 (with limited exceptions for travel for diplomatic or military purposes in the service of a VWP country).
Nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen.

These individuals will still be able to apply for a visa using the regular appointment process at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate. For those who require a U.S. visa for urgent business, medical, or humanitarian travel to the United States, U.S. Embassies and Consulates stand ready to handle applications on an expedited basis.

BTW, not often realised but a DUI conviction, or any brush with the law anytime in your life will also mean you have to front for an interview.

thanks, so not an automatic ban but an interview before visa release

Pretty much but of course they will want to know who what why when in great detail.

If you intend spending much time in the US then would pay to get a B1 B2 visa which runs for 5 or 10 years and allows you 6 months (**** need to read up on what this means) for each visit. Similar interview so no extra messing around since they would be done together.

Canadians visiting or traveling in the US only need a passport. But if that passport shows a stamp from any country belonging to the "empire of evil", then that person is refused until he/she shows up with a visa. Yup. Canadian adventure riders who travelled to such countries as Iran or Iraq must now have a visa to enter the US...

I have visited Sudan in 2012, now live in Canada with my passport from The Netherlands - and get into the USA multiple times per year without issues.

Basically, if you are normally entitled to use the ESTA visa waiver program, you will not be any longer after you have visited certain countries. Sudan and Iran are on that list.
You can still request and receive a regular visa for the US. The visa will also have a much longer validity than you would have under the ESTA program.