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This is only true in some countries. It’s not in the USA for example, which requires that even connecting passengers clear the US border and customs at their po
by jen20 7y ago
This is only true in some countries. It’s not in the USA for example, which requires that even connecting passengers clear the US border and customs at their point of entry.
- Scoundreller 7y agoAnd Canada. They’ve finally started doing a better job of not requiring you to pickup your luggage while transiting only to drop it off another belt a minute later. But that’s not universal.
- raverbashing 7y agoI think the US and Canada are the exceptions rather than the rule. (Because of course they charge people for a transit visa)
- CPLX 7y agoIt’s more likely that the “because” has to do with people claiming asylum. If you don’t require transit visas it becomes fairly trivial to get into the US and claim asylum while supposedly in transit to somewhere else.
- lonelappde 7y agoI don't understand that rationale. Even if you have a transit visa you could still claim asylum. https://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/can-you-request-asylum-border.html https://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/can-you-... The only trick would be if the government a priori refused transit visas to people suspected of seeking asylum without hearing the asylum case, which would be a gross violation of immigration law.
- true_religion 7y agoIt wouldn’t violate the law to refuse a transit visa to someone who hasn’t yet made an asylum case and is currently located in a foreign country. How could it? I think you may be thinking of refusing to honor an existing valid visa at the border, rather than refusing to issue one at all before someone travels.
- jki275 7y agoNo country is required to honor a visa at the border. Even with a green card someone can be refused admittance to the country at the discretion of CBP. Only citizens have an absolute right to entry.
- lonelappde 7y agoI see. That makes sense.