Originally Posted by
pandaperth
I've just completed my on-line application form a US visa (what a process that is!)
I noticed in passing that Libya, Somalia and Yemen are now 'on the list'
So if you've been to any of those countries since March 1, 2011 then expect to have your ESTA cancelled.
Interestingly - "At this time, the restriction on Visa Waiver Program travel will not apply to dual nationals of these three countries." Unlike dual nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya and Sudan.
Government announcement here -
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2016/02/18/...waiver-program
Probably because those mentioned countries have a significant amount of Sub-Saharan African descent people and in the U.S., it could be seen as being racially motivated because they are "black".....partly because the media only talks about racism nationally when it happens against blacks while other minorities not too much except on local news stations.
Whereas both WASPS and Blacks have an unspoken agreement to scrutinize Mediterranean/Middle Eastern looking people at airports! Sad but true, half of my uncomfortable TSA situations with them questioning my ethnicity (too tall and a little bit lighter than what a Hispanic is suppose to look like in their view) and why I am not very talkative (I am shy with strangers) are from TSA screeners of African descent. One in particular was quite upset that my luggage was not scrutinize when boarding my flight from NRT to ORD.