Originally Posted by
erikh94
I suppose the OP's partner is not allowed in the ESTA program, as they would not require a VISA to visit either. My idea is based on the assumption that transit visa requirements are lower than visiting visas. This seems reasonable to me, but whether or not that's indeed the case, I don't know.
I hope it's something that the Oscan look into if they hadn't already.
As best I’m aware the USA doesn’t have the concept of transit. You arrive and then leave.
I think pre-COVID they’d introduced a very limited form of transit at some airports for a number of destinations. But I may have imagined that.