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Re:The Hardest Places in the World to Visit by nzmsv on Sunday September 06, 2015 @11:44PM (#10179977)
Transit is different. Because you never leave the transit area of the airport, you aren'"entering" the country. This is why Snowden had to hang out in a transit area of an airport hotel until he could get the paperwork to legally enter Russia.

You may still need a transit visa, but those should be easier to get.

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Re:The Hardest Places in the World to Visit by jrbancel on Monday September 07, 2015 @12:24AM (#10180058)
There is no concept of transit/international zone in the U.S.A..

This means passengers, even the ones on transit, must have legal right to enter the U.S..

Going through a U.S. airport just for transit is always a bad idea, as it takes a lot of time to cross the border.

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