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Originally Posted by ianch99
AFAIK the current US/UK Visa Waiver is still in force - see https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usa If you meet the requirements, you can travel to the US via this scheme.
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This may be the issue
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Ms Mahmood also dismissed claims her husband had previously been arrested in Israel, claiming the incident had been blown out of proportion.
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You may not be eligible to enter the US under the VWP if you have a criminal record or have been arrested, even if it didn’t result in a conviction.
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"Blown of out proportion" doesn't say "didn't happen".
I doubt the officials would be given details, just a "allow" or "deny" entry.
Not a Muslim.
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A British holidaymaker said he was made to feel like a terrorist after he and his eight-year-old son were barred from the US because they were considered a possible threat to national security.
Martin Saunders, from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, was preparing to board a flight from Heathrow to New York with his son Drew when they were stopped by a man who said he was a US Homeland Security official.
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