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@newbie1001: I understood you're question, but your framing is an XY problem. Solve the problem you actually have - a US citizen abroad who doesn't have their passport and needs to get home for a set deadline.
– Jack Aidley
Commented Dec 22, 2022 at 20:10
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@newbie1001 do what you want, but you’ve got an answer: lying on an ESTA is still a crime, probably with no consequences. Going to a US Embassy seems like a very obvious first step.
– Tim
Commented Dec 22, 2022 at 23:41
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@newbie1001 ESTA, as the name implies, is an electronic document stored in CBP database. No one shows ESTA to immigration officers since CBP already has it... The offence of making false statement was committed the moment you submit the application form with knowingly incorrect information.
– xngtng
Commented Dec 22, 2022 at 23:42
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@newbie1001 *there 🙃
– Oliphaunt
Commented Dec 23, 2022 at 7:06
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@YanickSalzmann ha! You may well be right! But the reason for my comment was OP's own "*your", which came across a little overly pedantic, at least to me.
– Oliphaunt
Commented Dec 23, 2022 at 19:49

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