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Old Feb 23, 2024 | 7:24 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. You must be admissible to the United States and must enter the United States upon arrival. There is no "transit" in the sense of most other countries' airports.
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