travelling through the USA to England

expatriate says on Sep 11, 2005, 14:02:

No problemo With a flight booked through to the UK she does not go through U.S. customs. Piece of cake.

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haji says on Sep 11, 2005, 17:42:

FLIGHT TO UK Unfortunately, although she does not have to go through Customs as such, she does have to go through immigration and will require a U.S. Transit Visa. Your best bet is to get a flight through Caracas.

Chris

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Michael B says on Sep 11, 2005, 20:41:

I'm pretty sure haji is right My understanding is that they won't let her travel through the US without a visa, even just to change planes. You might try going through Mexico City.

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el flaco says on Sep 12, 2005, 01:22:

can't do it Not only will she not be allowed into the USA but at the check in desk at Colombia they will check for visas and not let her board the plane without a transit visa. This is definately true. There are no direct flights to England so she will have to get a transit visa for Madrid or Paris in Colombia well before the flight. The good news is that it should be a formality, the bad news is that it will take a whole day and will cost. My friend only wanted a transit visa for one day but was given an unlimited number for six months, maximum stay of two days, so you won't have to pay twice.
But heck for a Colombian this is all worth it. Best of luck.

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el flaco says on Sep 12, 2005, 01:22:

can't do it Not only will she not be allowed into the USA but at the check in desk at Colombia they will check for visas and not let her board the plane without a transit visa. This is definately true. There are no direct flights to England so she will have to get a transit visa for Madrid or Paris in Colombia well before the flight. The good news is that it should be a formality, the bad news is that it will take a whole day and will cost. My friend only wanted a transit visa for one day but was given an unlimited number for six months, maximum stay of two days, so you won't have to pay twice.
But heck for a Colombian this is all worth it. Best of luck.

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NESSY says on Sep 12, 2005, 04:07:

not sure my mum came through miami few years ago...she did not have a usa visa....although she was alowed to board the plane when she got to miami she ahd to stay at the airport surranded by 5 officials till she got the plane to the uk.....
I don't know how much things have change since then....i'm going to colombia in 2 1/2 months...also going through miami, but on my colombian passport i have the american visa for 5 yrs, but i also have my british passport, so i have no probs there..
the other 2 ways i know to travel to/from colombia is via paris or madrid in which cases she will need a visa...
even if she goes through caracas (as it was suggested b4) she will have to go through spain....as british airways doesn't operate to colombia any longer...

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juanalejo says on Sep 12, 2005, 06:55:

Visa After 9/11 no transit visas exist anymore, you either have a tourist visa or you can not travel. You have to clear inmigration and customs in the US as any traveller and then proceed to your connecting flight, as the US does not have sterile transit areas like the rest of the world. The availability of having a guard next to you during your transit does not exist anymore. You can travel via Madrid or Paris and as long as you have an entrance visa to the UK and a connecting flight those countries will not require a transit visa.

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sandramoreno80 says on Sep 18, 2005, 14:41:

Your prometida will have to get a C type visa (US transit visa). She can not enter the US without one, regardless of her final destination and residence/visa entitlement for a third country.

My parents have British residency stamps in their Colombian passports and we travelled Lon-Miami-Bog-Miami-JFK-Lon and they had to get a transit visa from the US embassy in London.

All this can be avoided if she goes via European hubs.

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 18, 2005, 15:04:

Here is information from the US embassy in Bogota's web site about C-1 transit visas for Colombians: http://bogota.usembassy.gov/wwwsc092.shtml The requirements for this visa and the regular tourist visa are the same. In the past Colombians did not need transit visa but so many of them skipped their connecting flight that this privilege was eliminated a couple of years ago.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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