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Lotts   1,433

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Hello there.

 

My background: I entered the USA On a K1 visa. I upheld everything, got married within the 90 days but my then husband refused to uphold his end with the adjustment of status. After a few years, I returned back to the UK and got divorced with the courthouse over Zoom. I'm now barred from the USA for 10 years, I believe, but see nothing on my passport details on the border control website (I can't remember the letter and number 😅)

 

Urgh. I feel like I've wasted a chunk of my life and a tonne of money.

 

My question is, if I'm making a long haul flight (UK to NZ) but one of the layovers is in San Francisco, am I able to do that? I'm not technically entering the country.

Or do I have to go the loooong, more expensive way?

 

Thank you so much.

I hope you're all well and life is being kind to you. 💜

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I always think of the other way being more normal

 

US does not do airside transit so yes there is an issue.

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15 minutes ago, Lotts said:

I'm not technically entering the country.

Huh?  

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8 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Huh?  

Yup no way of not entering, well in this case no way of getting on a plane.

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You are technically entering the country because the US doesn't have sterile transit areas in its airports. Everyone with a layover in the US has to pass through immigration, and so has to have the appropriate US visa or clearance to enter.

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Lotts   1,433

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12 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Huh?  

I meant that I'm not leaving the airport. That's why I asked

Just now, Adventine said:

You are technically entering the country because the US doesn't have sterile transit areas in its airports. Everyone with a layover in the US has to pass through immigration, and so has to have the appropriate US visa or clearance to enter.

Ah, gotcha. Thank you so much for your answer

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Lotts   1,433

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25 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I always think of the other way being more normal

 

US does not do airside transit so yes there is an issue.

Darn! Thank you for your answer.

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