Germany updates US travel advice after citizens detained

The U.S. and Germany flags flutter on the day when German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier receives U.S. President Joe Biden with military honours at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, October 18, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany updated its travel advisory for the United States to emphasise that a visa or entry waiver does not guarantee entry for its citizens after several Germans were detained at the border recently, a foreign ministry spokesperson said.

The ministry updated its travel advice website for the U.S. on Tuesday to clarify that neither approval through the U.S. ESTA system nor a U.S. visa entitles entry in every case.