Canadian/Iranian Citizen Transiting USA aiport
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Do I need a visa or a visa waiver ? I am transiting through USA to visit Mexico. If I have a Canadian passport, but I'm also a dual citizen of Iran, do I need a visa just for the transit ?
Also, I am living and working in UK with a professional work visa. So my trip will start from UK, and transit from USA and into Mexico.
usa dual-nationality transit-visas canadian-citizens iranian-citizens
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Do I need a visa or a visa waiver ? I am transiting through USA to visit Mexico. If I have a Canadian passport, but I'm also a dual citizen of Iran, do I need a visa just for the transit ?
Also, I am living and working in UK with a professional work visa. So my trip will start from UK, and transit from USA and into Mexico.
usa dual-nationality transit-visas canadian-citizens iranian-citizens
edited Oct 13 '16 at 17:18
blackbird
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asked Mar 8 '16 at 13:55
Sahar TangestanSahar Tangestan
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add a comment |
Do I need a visa or a visa waiver ? I am transiting through USA to visit Mexico. If I have a Canadian passport, but I'm also a dual citizen of Iran, do I need a visa just for the transit ?
Also, I am living and working in UK with a professional work visa. So my trip will start from UK, and transit from USA and into Mexico.
usa dual-nationality transit-visas canadian-citizens iranian-citizens
edited Oct 13 '16 at 17:18
blackbird
13.8k742107
asked Mar 8 '16 at 13:55
Sahar TangestanSahar Tangestan
384
Do I need a visa or a visa waiver ? I am transiting through USA to visit Mexico. If I have a Canadian passport, but I'm also a dual citizen of Iran, do I need a visa just for the transit ?
Also, I am living and working in UK with a professional work visa. So my trip will start from UK, and transit from USA and into Mexico.
usa dual-nationality transit-visas canadian-citizens iranian-citizens
usa dual-nationality transit-visas canadian-citizens iranian-citizens
edited Oct 13 '16 at 17:18
blackbird
13.8k742107
asked Mar 8 '16 at 13:55
Sahar TangestanSahar Tangestan
384
edited Oct 13 '16 at 17:18
blackbird
13.8k742107
asked Mar 8 '16 at 13:55
Sahar TangestanSahar Tangestan
384
edited Oct 13 '16 at 17:18
blackbird
13.8k742107
edited Oct 13 '16 at 17:18
blackbird
13.8k742107
edited Oct 13 '16 at 17:18
blackbird
13.8k742107
13.8k742107
asked Mar 8 '16 at 13:55
Sahar TangestanSahar Tangestan
384
asked Mar 8 '16 at 13:55
Sahar TangestanSahar Tangestan
384
asked Mar 8 '16 at 13:55
Sahar TangestanSahar Tangestan
384
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I presume you will be traveling on your Canadian passport.
You do not need a visa. There have been recent changes to the visa waiver program affecting, among others, people who hold Iranian citizenship, but Canadians do not travel under the visa waiver program. A Canadian citizen's visa-free travel to the United States is governed by different provisions of the law.
See, for example, this list of visa waiver program countries, from which Canada is absent: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/visit/visa-waiver-program.html
answered Mar 8 '16 at 14:39
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@MartinArgerami really? When entering by air? I am a US citizen and I've never entered by air without receiving a stamp. I would think Canadians would get them too.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 17:49
@phoog Join Global Entry. No stamps!
– Zach Lipton
Mar 8 '16 at 17:57
@phoog: you are right. I checked my passport and my recollection is really bad. Only in Canada they do not stamp my passport, then.
– Martin Argerami
Mar 8 '16 at 18:07
@ZachLipton I only cross the border two or three times a year. Nine times out of ten I'm traveling with a non-US citizen, so it's not really worth it to me.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 18:42
@phoog Thank you for your answer. Yes i will be using my Canadian Passport. There is another issue as well, even though my passport is quite recent (2013) it is not an e_ passport. do i need a e passport to transit through USA? Again, i am a dual Iranian / Canadian nationality with Canadian Passport.
– Sahar Tangestan
Mar 8 '16 at 20:16
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I presume you will be traveling on your Canadian passport.
You do not need a visa. There have been recent changes to the visa waiver program affecting, among others, people who hold Iranian citizenship, but Canadians do not travel under the visa waiver program. A Canadian citizen's visa-free travel to the United States is governed by different provisions of the law.
See, for example, this list of visa waiver program countries, from which Canada is absent: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/visit/visa-waiver-program.html
answered Mar 8 '16 at 14:39
phoogphoog
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@MartinArgerami really? When entering by air? I am a US citizen and I've never entered by air without receiving a stamp. I would think Canadians would get them too.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 17:49
@phoog Join Global Entry. No stamps!
– Zach Lipton
Mar 8 '16 at 17:57
@phoog: you are right. I checked my passport and my recollection is really bad. Only in Canada they do not stamp my passport, then.
– Martin Argerami
Mar 8 '16 at 18:07
@ZachLipton I only cross the border two or three times a year. Nine times out of ten I'm traveling with a non-US citizen, so it's not really worth it to me.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 18:42
@phoog Thank you for your answer. Yes i will be using my Canadian Passport. There is another issue as well, even though my passport is quite recent (2013) it is not an e_ passport. do i need a e passport to transit through USA? Again, i am a dual Iranian / Canadian nationality with Canadian Passport.
– Sahar Tangestan
Mar 8 '16 at 20:16
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I presume you will be traveling on your Canadian passport.
You do not need a visa. There have been recent changes to the visa waiver program affecting, among others, people who hold Iranian citizenship, but Canadians do not travel under the visa waiver program. A Canadian citizen's visa-free travel to the United States is governed by different provisions of the law.
See, for example, this list of visa waiver program countries, from which Canada is absent: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/visit/visa-waiver-program.html
answered Mar 8 '16 at 14:39
phoogphoog
76.1k12164247
@MartinArgerami really? When entering by air? I am a US citizen and I've never entered by air without receiving a stamp. I would think Canadians would get them too.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 17:49
@phoog Join Global Entry. No stamps!
– Zach Lipton
Mar 8 '16 at 17:57
@phoog: you are right. I checked my passport and my recollection is really bad. Only in Canada they do not stamp my passport, then.
– Martin Argerami
Mar 8 '16 at 18:07
@ZachLipton I only cross the border two or three times a year. Nine times out of ten I'm traveling with a non-US citizen, so it's not really worth it to me.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 18:42
@phoog Thank you for your answer. Yes i will be using my Canadian Passport. There is another issue as well, even though my passport is quite recent (2013) it is not an e_ passport. do i need a e passport to transit through USA? Again, i am a dual Iranian / Canadian nationality with Canadian Passport.
– Sahar Tangestan
Mar 8 '16 at 20:16
|
show 2 more comments
I presume you will be traveling on your Canadian passport.
You do not need a visa. There have been recent changes to the visa waiver program affecting, among others, people who hold Iranian citizenship, but Canadians do not travel under the visa waiver program. A Canadian citizen's visa-free travel to the United States is governed by different provisions of the law.
See, for example, this list of visa waiver program countries, from which Canada is absent: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/visit/visa-waiver-program.html
answered Mar 8 '16 at 14:39
phoogphoog
76.1k12164247
I presume you will be traveling on your Canadian passport.
You do not need a visa. There have been recent changes to the visa waiver program affecting, among others, people who hold Iranian citizenship, but Canadians do not travel under the visa waiver program. A Canadian citizen's visa-free travel to the United States is governed by different provisions of the law.
See, for example, this list of visa waiver program countries, from which Canada is absent: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/visit/visa-waiver-program.html
answered Mar 8 '16 at 14:39
phoogphoog
76.1k12164247
edited Mar 8 '16 at 14:44
answered Mar 8 '16 at 14:39
phoogphoog
76.1k12164247
answered Mar 8 '16 at 14:39
phoogphoog
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answered Mar 8 '16 at 14:39
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@MartinArgerami really? When entering by air? I am a US citizen and I've never entered by air without receiving a stamp. I would think Canadians would get them too.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 17:49
@phoog Join Global Entry. No stamps!
– Zach Lipton
Mar 8 '16 at 17:57
@phoog: you are right. I checked my passport and my recollection is really bad. Only in Canada they do not stamp my passport, then.
– Martin Argerami
Mar 8 '16 at 18:07
@ZachLipton I only cross the border two or three times a year. Nine times out of ten I'm traveling with a non-US citizen, so it's not really worth it to me.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 18:42
@phoog Thank you for your answer. Yes i will be using my Canadian Passport. There is another issue as well, even though my passport is quite recent (2013) it is not an e_ passport. do i need a e passport to transit through USA? Again, i am a dual Iranian / Canadian nationality with Canadian Passport.
– Sahar Tangestan
Mar 8 '16 at 20:16
|
show 2 more comments
@MartinArgerami really? When entering by air? I am a US citizen and I've never entered by air without receiving a stamp. I would think Canadians would get them too.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 17:49
@phoog Join Global Entry. No stamps!
– Zach Lipton
Mar 8 '16 at 17:57
@phoog: you are right. I checked my passport and my recollection is really bad. Only in Canada they do not stamp my passport, then.
– Martin Argerami
Mar 8 '16 at 18:07
@ZachLipton I only cross the border two or three times a year. Nine times out of ten I'm traveling with a non-US citizen, so it's not really worth it to me.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 18:42
@phoog Thank you for your answer. Yes i will be using my Canadian Passport. There is another issue as well, even though my passport is quite recent (2013) it is not an e_ passport. do i need a e passport to transit through USA? Again, i am a dual Iranian / Canadian nationality with Canadian Passport.
– Sahar Tangestan
Mar 8 '16 at 20:16
@MartinArgerami really? When entering by air? I am a US citizen and I've never entered by air without receiving a stamp. I would think Canadians would get them too.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 17:49
@MartinArgerami really? When entering by air? I am a US citizen and I've never entered by air without receiving a stamp. I would think Canadians would get them too.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 17:49
@phoog Join Global Entry. No stamps!
– Zach Lipton
Mar 8 '16 at 17:57
@phoog Join Global Entry. No stamps!
– Zach Lipton
Mar 8 '16 at 17:57
@phoog: you are right. I checked my passport and my recollection is really bad. Only in Canada they do not stamp my passport, then.
– Martin Argerami
Mar 8 '16 at 18:07
@phoog: you are right. I checked my passport and my recollection is really bad. Only in Canada they do not stamp my passport, then.
– Martin Argerami
Mar 8 '16 at 18:07
@ZachLipton I only cross the border two or three times a year. Nine times out of ten I'm traveling with a non-US citizen, so it's not really worth it to me.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 18:42
@ZachLipton I only cross the border two or three times a year. Nine times out of ten I'm traveling with a non-US citizen, so it's not really worth it to me.
– phoog
Mar 8 '16 at 18:42
@phoog Thank you for your answer. Yes i will be using my Canadian Passport. There is another issue as well, even though my passport is quite recent (2013) it is not an e_ passport. do i need a e passport to transit through USA? Again, i am a dual Iranian / Canadian nationality with Canadian Passport.
– Sahar Tangestan
Mar 8 '16 at 20:16
@phoog Thank you for your answer. Yes i will be using my Canadian Passport. There is another issue as well, even though my passport is quite recent (2013) it is not an e_ passport. do i need a e passport to transit through USA? Again, i am a dual Iranian / Canadian nationality with Canadian Passport.
– Sahar Tangestan
Mar 8 '16 at 20:16
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