Is it possible to enter the US under VWP and depart from Mexico?

I would love to get some help regarding the ESTA.

I recently got my ESTA confirmation for my french passport.

I will be flying to the USA from Peru for 4 weeks and from there I'm planing to continue to Mexico for a month travel and from there departure to Israel - without intention to return to the USA (I'm an Israeli citizen).

Today i discovered that "travelers with onward tickets terminating in Mexico, Canada, Bermuda or the Caribbean Islands must be legal permanent residents of these areas"

My question is: can I enter the USA with the VWP program in my current condition?

I have a flight from USA to Mexico (my trip is not terminating there) and from there to Israel (not returning to the USA)..

Best Answer

You should be fine. Since you're flying onward from Mexico to Israel, you're not "terminating" in Mexico and that rule should not apply.

You'll definitely want to bring along a copy of your ticket, of course.

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