Update this week from Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Scandinavia:
“Visa-free entry is permitted for business and visitor travel (maximum stay of 90 days); however, travelers must apply for and receive ESTA approval prior to entry – including for transit through the USA.
ESTA cannot be used for education, work, or business activities, including unpaid volunteer work.”
This update follows recent incidents where young Scandinavians also were detained and held in group detention facilities for days before being deported from the USA.
With valid ESTAs - they had planned a 10-day trip to Hawaii through an organization offering roofing projects on farms aimed at connecting young people globally.
During interrogations, U.S. authorities, including the FBI, took their fingerprints and treated the case as a violation of immigration rules.