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U.S.transit visa for my wife....planing on visiting family in colombia in the new year.My wife has a pr visa for canada but as yet is not a canadian citizen so she will be using her colombian passport.We would like to travel through the u.s. as we can do

I was wondering if anyone has had any exsperience or been in a similar situation traveling....how much of a problem is it to get her a transit visa?...cost?..time frame to obtain it...can she get a multiple entry visa for future visits over the next couple years...or will we have to reapply each trip....she will be a canadian in two and years and at that time we will get her a canadian passport.I would hope it would,nt be to much trouble to travel through and stop for a night in the u.s.....its not like she would give up her pr visa here to become a u.s. ilegal....any info would be appreciated

By jinksmiester on Sep 8, 2007, 12:31 in Friendly Talkzone.

Gator says on Sep 8, 2007, 14:18:

It is my understanding is she holds a Canadian PR card issued after June 28, 2002 no transit visa is required. Best bet is to contact the airline you will be using.

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jinksmiester says on Sep 8, 2007, 16:10:

Thanks gator...i,ll check that out....going through the u.s. would save me about 6 or 7 hundred bucks on the tickets as i can book the whole itinerary in one shot and get to BQ where we want to go.If i fly toronto to bogota direct i have to book a flight with avianca or anouther airline to get to Bq from bogota...and only one airline i can use to get to bogota that i know of is air canada...they don,t go to BQ......

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jinksmiester says on Sep 8, 2007, 18:17:

checked with the airline and they said as long as she has her PRcard we are good to go.
Kind of funny though as i phoned a U.S. embassy here in canada and the lady i talked to there said i had to make a special trip to calgary with my wife and her passport and apply for a transit visa.I think the airline is correct as im sure they must deal with this sort of thing on occation...took a while on hold to get an answer from them but i finally got one.

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