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Oct 1, 2004 | 5:10 pm

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Originally Posted by DG

Many of those "sterile international/international transfer zones" that other countries have, require transit visas from citizens of non-West Europe/US/Canada - for them, it is just a regular part of making travel plans.

I suspect there aren't enough passengers who wish to avoid staying a few days in US/Canada in between their trip for many airports to have a such a secure area - unlike European or Pacific rim airports, which get many trans-continental passengers.

On another note - yes, it adds another $100 to your trip budget, but its extra security. If the OP wants to do a RTW, why not stay in the US a couple of days in between? - if you are getting the visa anyway.

Edited for typo.

Rubbish. Many countries do not require transit visas if you are connecting international to international (incl same flight continuing).

Also what about european/australian/nz transit pax who now are subjected to fingerprinting? Dont have this anywhere else and dont do it to visitors (or transit pax) in our country so why should US?

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