Originally Posted by
PAL62V
Is it possible to get a new ESTA while the ban on UK travellers to the US is still active? According to some of the private companies out there, it is. However the US Govt site is a little ambiguous, stating that, "ESTA will not refund applications that are canceled due to this Proclamation."
Anyone have any real life experience in doing this in the past few months? I MAY have to transit through the US in a month's time and want to be prepared in case it happens.
Consider transiting in Mexico, they don't have dry/airside transit BUT pretty much open to anyone, with direct flight connections to most south american capitals and surprisingly, still connected to Seoul and Tokyo directly thru the pandemic if asia is where you're heading next month. A bit confused when you say flights drying up though, there are still infinity options to get from Europe to pretty much any continent while avoiding the US.
You'd most likely be refused entry to the US at the moment, regardless of whether your ESTA is current or not so its a moot point IMO.