Applied for a tourist visa application to the US, and had answered No to the question
Have you ever been refused a U.S. Visa, or been refused admission to the United States, or withdrawn your application for admission at the port of entry?
and today I found out that as a kid about 15 years ago, my parents had applied on my behalf for a tourist application which had later been denied. There was also a visa interview which I had attended, but I don't remember any of it - probably because I was too young at the time.
My parents claim that they received no reason for the denial at the time. I have my doubts but there is no longer any documentation or paper trail that can be found, as all documents are lost to time at this point.
My interview is tomorrow and I'm worried because of the potential consequences of this. I had no idea that there was a prior application on my behalf, but I cannot even claim ignorance at this point since I know now that there was one. Am I likely to be denied permanently on the basis of providing false information, even if by accident? Is it better to miss the visa interview at this point, or somehow withdraw my application, rather than attend the interview and potentially be permanently denied?
(Additionally, the potential consequences at the border with people being detained due to discrepancies under the current administration, but that is another matter altogether)
