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May 21	comment	Visa Application Confirmation Number and Barcode Number in Appointment Confirmation are different. Do I need to reschedule another appointment? Which US Embassy are you making an appointment with? Many of them use different booking systems, which may change the answer.
May 21	comment	Is 40 minutes enough time to transfer at Newark (EWR)? @Flimzy There is no separate international terminal at EWR. Based on the question say that they are going "home to the UK", this IS their return flight - with no customs/immigration/luggage recheck.
May 15	comment	Which carriers offer cheap one-ways from Europe to the United States Pakistan airlines. Barcelona to Chicago for 300 euro.
May 11	comment	11 hour international layover in Los Angeles (LAX) Can you provide a URL to the "official websites" you're referring to? I didn't say "transit visa holders" were granted access. The US doesn't have a concept of a sterile transit area like most countries - if you're in transit, you have access to the country. Feel free to post any official sites that say otherwise.
May 6	comment	11 hour international layover in Los Angeles (LAX) 1) Non-US citizens in transit are not necessarily on C1 visas. Most will likely be on VWP, and those that aren't could be on any other form of visa. 2) I've never heard of anyone being granted "transit" but not being granted "admission to the US". Do you have a reference for that? Given how US immigration works it doesn't seem to make sense.
Apr 9	comment	Would I delay flights, when not showing up for part of the journey? See my answer for full details, but the reason the US doesn't do PPBM (ie, offloading of bags) is because ALL checked luggage is screened for explosives before being loaded.
Apr 9	comment	Passing immigration when father and child hold a different passports Although the question is different, the rules are exactly the same as to the "mother" question.
Apr 7	comment	Can I bring my desktop computer as check-in baggage on a flight? Sorry, but this answer is wrong. I've traveled with desktop computers as checked luggage several times (both international and domestic in several countries) and never had a problem. Security will know exactly what is in the box, and a few "wires and whatnot" will not in itself cause them to even consider inspecting the item.
Mar 28	comment	Statistically, is there a safest seat on the plane if it crashes? At the back clearly wins. After all, have you ever heard of a plane backing into a mountain?
Mar 25	comment	5.5 hr layover in San Francisco International Airport enough time to visit city? Despite how it might sound with a Scottish accent, Edinburgh is spelled with a "n", not an "m"!
Mar 21	comment	VWP - Can I leave the US and go to Paris and return back to the USA? Can you give a reference to anything official around "6 months"? I'm fairly sure there is no reference to a 6 month period in any of the VWP rules.
Mar 21	comment	VWP - Can I leave the US and go to Paris and return back to the USA? Although a slightly different question, I'd suggest reading travel.stackexchange.com/a/11654/984 The short answer is that I would suspect it's highly likely you will be refused entry into the US on your second trip.
Mar 20	comment	Which of the two peripheral Barcelona airports (Girona or Reus) has the cheapest connection to the city? For completeness, the bus from Barcelona airport (BCN) is €5.75 if you catch the Airport bus, or €2.00 if you catch the regular city bus (or even less if you use a T10 card which will give you 10 trips on most local buses/metro/etc for under €10)
Mar 19	comment	Are there tours available from Seoul to the Korean Demilitarized Zone? I would be extremely cautious of any "local" tours of the DMZ. In general, Korean citizens are NOT allowed within the main parts of the DMZ that you would want to visit. The specifically linked entry appears to be simply the standard bus trip to the DMZ, combined with a hike in the hills near the border. Consider the fact that this border is the most heavily fortified border in the world (including landmines, etc), and then decide if hiking in the mountains near it is a good idea!
Mar 18	comment	Will I be able to use United Airlines ticket that was paid by a credit card of my friend from USA? Date of Birth (and gender) are now mandatory fields for all passengers within the US, as a part of the TSA "Secure Flight" program. Most airlines request these details at time of booking, although technically they are not mandated until check-in. As for ID, the only non-US issued ID that is valid is a Passport, although I've managed to get through more than once using my Australian drivers license!
Mar 18	comment	Will I be able to use United Airlines ticket that was paid by a credit card of my friend from USA? Despite what the rest of the US might tell you about California, NYC -> SF is still not considered an International flight. I'm also not sure where "accompanied" minors fit into a credit card question (even "unaccompanied" minors need to be checked-in by an adult if that's what you were referring to)
Mar 18	comment	Will I be able to use United Airlines ticket that was paid by a credit card of my friend from USA? United Airlines (along with numerous other airlines) technically requires the card used to purchase the tickets to be available during check-in in most cases. This is "clearly" stated during purchase - at least if you buy on their website (where "clearly" means that you have to read all of the fine print that you'd normally ignore - but it's there!)
Mar 17	comment	Can I continue to travel within the US on an expired visa? When you depart by air the airline passes the details of when you depart to USCIS ("Immigration"). When you depart by land (to Canada/Mexico) you pass through immigration at the border. So whilst they don't necessarily "check" upon exit, they do record electronically when you entered/exited the country.
Mar 16	comment	Is it possible to legally visit uninhabited islands in the Pacific for a couple of days/weeks like Robinson Crusoe Do you mean inhabited, or uninhabited? If you do actually mean inhabited, I suggest Australia as being a good candidate, or possible even New Zealand (I think they have running water there, but you might want to check first).
Mar 14	comment	Changing airlines at JFK (enroute to Moscow) Walking between T1 and T2/3 is probably about 300 meters further than catching the air train (Plus the distance to the gate, but that's the same for both walking/airtrain). The AirTrain only runs every 7 minutes, so the time taken for both will be, on average, about the same.