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Marshall Eubanks <marshall.eubanks@gmail.com> Tue, 12 July 2011 17:16 UTC

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From: Marshall Eubanks <marshall.eubanks@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 11:09 AM, John R. Levine <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
>
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.

Regards
Marshall




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