Re: [81attendees] Flying via the US

Geoff Thompson <thompson@ieee.org> Tue, 12 July 2011 18:15 UTC

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On 127//11 10:16 AM, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
>
> The US does offer transit visas - 
> http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_4383.html
>
> There seems to be the usual bureaucratic hassle involved.
>

I expect that is because once you are at the point where you recheck 
your baggage you can just walk out into the unsecured areas of the 
terminal (and the US).

I haven't seen any US airport setups that operate in any other manner 
(but then I am not a "transit passenger" when I am in the US).

Geoff