Canada to Mexico with US connecting flights
I am traveling to Mexico from Canada with two connecting flights through the United States. I'm wondering if there is any additional work that I need to do before embarking on my trip. The important details are:
- I am a Canadian Citizen with a valid passport
- I have never been denied entry to the United States
- I do not have a criminal record
- I have a return flight from Mexico with US connections as well
I am hoping I won't need to do any additional paperwork but I would rather find out now than find out at an airline check-in desk.
Edit: A bit of extra information is that I'm flying YOW-ORD-IAH-QRO on the outgoing trip and QRO-IAH-IAD-YOW on the incoming trip.
Best Answer
As a Canadian citizen with a passport, you do not have to do additional paperwork in advance -- just the declaration form you will have to fill out at the airport- but you will have the hassles of having to deal with US border officials, who can (but usually won't) deny you entry for any of a great number of possible reasons. You are screened for entry into the US pretty much as you would be for a trip to the US, despite you being 'in transit'. That's because there are not sterile transit areas in US airports, so once you're off the aircraft in the US you could waltz out the door and disappear (or pass contraband to an accomplice).
Typically you will have to arrive considerably earlier at the airport (to deal with pre-clearance) than you would with a non-stop flight, at least on the way out from Canada. You may have a slightly easier time with Canada customs on the way back than with a non-stop flight because you will check off the "other country via USA" box (rather than "other country direct") on the Canadian declaration form.
As well as yourself, anything you bring with you (there or back) has to be acceptable for entry into the USA. Mostly the customs restrictions are not that different between Canada and the USA, but there may be exceptions (Cuban products used to be more restricted by the US than they currently are, for example, but are still subject to restrictions).
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Answer 2
You only need to worry if you have dual citizenship with one of the countries listed in Trump's Travel ban.
Even in that case you technically do not need any extra paperwork, however depending on various factors, such as your background, your looks, etc. the US visa officer at point of entry may reject your entry to the US.
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