I have a close Canadian friend who will be flying in to LAX form HKG then to NRT for a mileage run. Does he need a visa if he's leaving less then 24 hours for his next flight at the tom bradley terminal? I never did a mileage run arriving and departing the same day at LAX. He was refused entry last year because they didn't believe he could support himself and wanted proof of residence in Canada and hard evidence that he would return. His flight is tomorrow. He would be flying with me. He will be bringing his lease agreement and has proof and now owns a small stake in a company in Thailand. They gave him some sort of sheet that said withdrawal of application for admission consular notification and something to do with section 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) of the immigration and nationality act and was allowed to withdraw his application for admissions with concurrence of SCBPO Litz. Application of Withdrawal was marked.

That's what it says on this sheet he gave me to check on Flyertalk. I'm wondering if he will have issues at immigrations. He is bringing his bank statements, cell phone, lease contract, and ownership of a company in Thailand to show proof.

Any one help? I called the US Embassy and they informed me that he needs to email some department. He emailed his passport and asked if he needed to apply for a visa (transit). No Answer as of yet.