Australians travelling to the US: When your travel is not authorised under ESTA visa waiver

By Ben Groundwater
Updated January 17 2017 - 1:18pm, first published 12:30pm
A law brought in by the US government means anyone who has visited a country deemed particularly problematic since March 2011 is no longer eligible for the Visa Waiver program. Photo: Scott Olson
A law brought in by the US government means anyone who has visited a country deemed particularly problematic since March 2011 is no longer eligible for the Visa Waiver program. Photo: Scott Olson

"Travel not authorised." Those three words should send shivers down the spine of any passionate wanderer.