Originally Posted by
viajero1
Thanks. I looked at the thread and see that someone was denied for having spent a lot of time in the ME. If denied, is there any chance that my future travel (exit/entry) could be affected, i.e. that I could be placed on some sort of watch list, detained for questioning etc? There would be no rational reason for such action but I have heard all sorts of stories that I have begun to feel concerned.
Amongst US citizens whom know, of those longer-term residents in the UAE and the GCC known to have extensive US presence too, some of them have GE. I've not heard of massive rounds of GE denials for such persons.
If you apply and only make true declarations on the application, then the most common of the worst outcomes from applying and not being approved would be a denial and being out the application fee (if the cost isn't covered by some other party).