Maybe someone here has gone through this and can help me.

My husband is booking a vacation for us in europe, and he wants my connection to be in Chicago, so we'll be on the same plane and arrive together.

Will I need a transit visa, and will I even be granted one? Wound I get in trouble with customs and be sent back?

Should i just ask him to get me a conection somewhere else?


Thanks!

You'll need to comply with any US entry requirements. Normally, I recommend this website for such information.

http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...rt_information/

It says for Brazil transiting USA to France....

/ 03DEC07 / 2243 UTC
National BRAZIL (BR) /Transit U.S.A. (US)
Destination FRANCE (FR)
ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW

U.S.A. (US)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION (CBP) TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED BOTH THE US TRANSIT
WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) AND INTERNATIONAL-TO-INTERNATIONAL (ITI)
PROGRAMS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Those intending to transit the U.S.A. must comply with entry
requirements. Please make entries applicable to destination
U.S.A.

All passengers arriving from any country, except those
pre-inspected in Canada, must deplane the aircraft and proceed
directly to either the Federal Inspection Services (FIS) area
for inspection, or to an CBP-approved (Customs and Border
Protection) in-transit/progressive clearance lounge. Those
passengers going to the in-transit/progressive clearance
lounge will go through a CBP inspection.

Until further notice, all in-transit passengers and passengers
on progressive flights will be inspected at the first U.S.
port of arrival. This supersedes previous in-transit passenger
processes. These new procedures also require CBP inspection of
progressive flights (flights clearing passengers at more than
one port) at the first port.

Non-compliance with transit requirements will result in fines
varying between USD 2,000 and USD 3,000 per passenger at
transit point (detention costs at carrier's expense).
Fines for incomplete/inaccurately filled out I-94W Forms are
USD 1,000.- per passenger.

FRANCE (FR)


Passport required.

Visa not required for a stay of max. 3 months.

Minors up to/incl. 17 years of age may be included in parent's
passport, provided travelling with parents.
Minors born and residing in France, and included in their
parents' non-French passport, must hold a 'Titre d'Identite
Republicain'.

Passenger must hold:
- return/onward ticket; and
- sufficient funds; and
- documents for return/onward journey.

CHECK TINEWS/N10 - WHEN DEPARTING THE U.S.A.


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03 December 2007

The USA has no such thing as a transit visa... As was previously mentioned, all individuals are processed and admitted to the USA at the POE and if you do not qualify for admittance you will be turned back. In fact, if you do not possess a US visa, the airline will not even allow you on the plane. Best to go via a different routing.

Well, I just read at the São Paulo consulate website that I need a C-1, a transit visa.


I was wondering if they can turn me down for this visa just as they would do to a tourist visa, just because I'm already involved in K-3

Tha Consulate's website has not been updated. Please read again, that the use of transit visas (USA) has been discontinued.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION (CBP) TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED BOTH THE US TRANSIT
WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) AND INTERNATIONAL-TO-INTERNATIONAL (ITI)
PROGRAMS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

What I understood from this, which is the same thing i read in the consulate website, is that transiting without a visa has been suspended and is no longer allowed (i think that has been in effect since 2003)
Right below that, it said that the visa I'm supposed to get is the C-1, the transit visa

http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/visa_c1.html

Nevermind, I'm going to trasit through london
I don't want to end up hadcuffed and sent back

freedom, lol