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A reminder that thanks to the Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, any travel to Syria will make you forever invalid for US ESTA (visa-free entry) and you'l
by decimalenough 2y ago
A reminder that thanks to the Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, any travel to Syria will make you forever invalid for US ESTA (visa-free entry) and you'll need to go through the grueling, incredibly slow and expensive regular US visa process instead.
- quotz 2y agoWhere I am from, like probably the majority of the world, you cant use ESTA.
- pavlov 2y agoHundreds of millions of people living relatively close to Syria can use ESTA, so it’s a relevant warning.
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- toyg 2y agoDon't they do like Cuba yet? I.e. not stamp your passport but rather a card that is removed on exit, leaving no trace on your passport. (Obviously you still leave traces in airline databases if flying direct, but that can be avoided.)
- dalyons 2y agoI always wondered, how would they know you’d been? Not like Syria is sharing arrivals lists with the US gov
- decimalenough 2y agoStamp in passport is the obvious one. And then you're really screwed, because now you've lied on your application too.
- dalyons 2y agoSure but if you don’t have a stamp for whatever reason, which is increasingly common
- decimalenough 2y agoMan, HN is downvote-happy these days. To state what I thought was obvious, I'm not saying I approve of this state of affairs and in fact I'd love to visit Syria, but until the US drops their policy, I realistically cannot.