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Old Feb 23, 2024 | 2:54 am
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Originally Posted by eagle007
Hi all, I'd like to use an award ticket to fly a friend to Canada from Poland. They are unable to get any Visa to the US (ESTA, etc are unavailable for this person). Does transiting through LAX, SFO, or EWR require a US Visa? thanks!
Yes a visa would be required if not ESTA eligible.

There are a handful of airports with special programs that allow internaintern-to-interational baggage transfer, like IAH, that save some time and trouble for customs; however ESTA or a visa is needed for immigration even in transit.
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