Boris Johnson's Girlfriend is barred to enter the U.S because she visited Somaliland.

AussieHustler said:

Ok guys. Easy with the qabiil attacks. How many warlords did the United States support? America always supported dictatorships and mass murderers like Pinochet and Mohamed Bin Salman. At-least, Bihi won a fair and democratic election and this legitimises his leadership.

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World said:

Are you telling me that I can’t visit America if I’ve travelled to Somalia?

What if you were born there but have a western passport?

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Tukraq said:

this is a white lady they barred

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World said:

Meaning it would be worse for an actual Somali, no?

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Tukraq said:

maybe, she did things like meet muse bixi though so it was probably harder for her

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World said:

It doesn’t say that on her passport though, just that she visited Somaliland.

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Tukraq said:

they do a more rigourous questioning once they see you visited somalia bout what you did there and why you went

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AussieHustler said:

Barred from America: New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's girlfriend Carrie Symonds, 31, is refused US visitors' visa 'over 2018 trip to Somaliland'.

• Symonds, 31, applied for visa to go to the US in the next few days for her work
• It was for a US-based environmental group, but authorities blocked the request
• Believed decision stems from visit made in 2018 by Miss Symonds to East Africa
• The PM's girlfriend went with her friend Nimco Ali, who was born in Somaliland
• During the trip, they met the self-declared Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abd

Boris Johnson faced embarrassment last night after his girlfriend was barred from visiting the United States.

Carrie Symonds, 31, applied for a visa to go to America in the next few days as part of her job with a US-based environmental group, but the American authorities have blocked the request.

It is believed the decision stems from a five-day visit made last year by Miss Symonds to East Africa, a region riven by civil war.

Carrie Symonds (centre, on the trip), 31, applied for a visa to go to America in the next few days as part of her job with a US-based environmental group, but the American authorities have blocked the request. This picture was captioned by Ms Ali: 'Had the best few days with this gang and they have made Somaliland some what home again. Love you all'

The Prime Minister's girlfriend went with her friend Nimco Ali, a campaigner against female genital mutilation, who was born in Somaliland.

During their trip, they met the self-declared Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi to discuss women's issues and sea pollution.

The UK is among a handful of nations who have diplomatic relations with Somaliland, which broke away from neighbouring Somalia in 1991.

But crucially, the US – which backs Somalia – does not.

It is believed the decision stems from a five-day visit made last year by Miss Symonds (left and right) to East Africa, a region riven by civil war

It is uncertain whether Miss Symonds applied for a US Electronic System for Travel Authorization (Esta).

If she did, she would have been scuppered by her travel history.

An Esta is an automated system which decides whether tourists can enter the country for 90 days without a visa, providing they do not pose a security risk.

In 2016, a question was added to the Esta form, asking: 'Have you travelled to, or been present in Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen on or after March 1, 2011?'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...fused-visitors-visa-2018-trip-Somaliland.html

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AussieHustler said:

Does that mean that I won’t be granted a visa or entry to the U.S if I visited Somalia since 2011?

Do you American Somalis (Somaliland and Somalia) get grilled at the airports when you return from a visit back home?

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AussieHustler said:

@World

Waryaa, read the article and your answer is there.

@Tukraq

Was this law passed under Obama’s administration, or Trump?

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