Originally Posted by
Melanie D.
I do already have an ESTA but the thing is that I flew to Cuba with American Airlines and I think it's almost certain that US immigration is therefore aware that I've been there recently. I've been reading the other thread on ESTA for Cuba visitors and it seems clear that if someone has entered Cuba since 2021 this means they can't enter the US on an ESTA.
I see you have found the thread I was going to mention. A few stories in there of US officials knowing more information on previous travels that had not been declared, so I would certainly assume they have ways of knowing your travels from the previous few days.
Iberia fly from Santo Domingo to Madrid, could you ask to be rerouted on that to avoid the US altogether? You could either go SDQ-MAD-LGW-AMS (ie picking up original itinerary in LGW) or even just SDQ-MAD-AMS.
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