This is what I'm thinking will happen now I know we weren't denied entry.
As I have no connecting flight and we're in Vegas for 6 nights, I won't mind too much, as long as I get in eventually!
Reading more about it now I know we weren't denied entry, and successfully withdraw our application, it sounds like I'm perfectly fine to enter the United States, I just may have problems if I'm unluckily picked out from the crowd...
OK, so my brother sent me a picture of the letter he received back from a Custom & Border Protection office.
"In researching your request regarding your denial to the United States on July 17, 2005*, I found the following.
You were not refused admission to the United States, only allowed to...
I've managed to speak to my very busy brother, who has informed me he actually wrote to the U.S Border Agency before traveling, and they responded saying he'd be alright with just an ESTA. One would assume this letter helped with getting through in the end. One quick thing he said before having...
My brother had an ESTA, and apparently that wasn't enough (although did eventually get in).
It suggests if you've ever been deported, denied entry, have a criminal record, etc. you need a Visa. An ESTA is not enough.
I can't help but think the Visa application is for cases a bit more severe...
Me and the Mrs have booked to go to Vegas in January for her 30th birthday. Exciting times. However, when booking I completely forgot an incident that happened over a decade ago.
When I was 14, I went to Canada with my family, and visited Niagara Falls, whilst there we tried to visit the States...