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Re: [81attendees] Flying via the US

"John R. Levine" <johnl@iecc.com> Tue, 12 July 2011 15:09 UTC

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> My experience connecting international flights through the US, is that there are no more international transit arrangements like Europe or other civilized countries.
>
> All passengers must deplane clear immigration and customs even if continuing on the same aircraft.
> That includes picking up and rechecking bags.

Yes, that is US policy.  You cannot transit through the US without 
entering the US, requiring a visa if you're not from a no-visa or 
visa-waiver country.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
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