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I had no idea you had to go through customs in the US simply to transfer international flights. That's INSANE! I've had connecting flights though Moscow and Do
by djsumdog 8y ago
I had no idea you had to go through customs in the US simply to transfer international flights. That's INSANE!
I've had connecting flights though Moscow and Doha and didn't need to "enter" those countries or have a visa just to switch planes. Sometimes you go though another security checkpoint, but I've never had to present my passport until I reached the destination country.
- sethhochberg 8y agoTransit visas aren't just an American thing, nor is some kind of customs check - I transited via Moscow to Georgia (from the US) recently and had to pass through some limited form of passport control and a security re-check. No transit visa was required in that case, though.
- BeetleB 8y agoNot sure where you're from, but for many countries in the EU, you do have to show your passport, and have a transit visa, if you are from a set of unwelcome countries. Many people I know avoid transits in the EU because they don't want to pay the fees for a transit visa (and because people from other countries don't need to).
- FireBeyond 8y agoThat's what is called 'sterile transit', and in many countries is still the case (and was broadly the case before 9/11).