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Maths, the USA does not have a part of the airports where only international travelers go. All passengers have to enter the USA, even if the next minute they leave the country on the next flight. That is a given for the USA and it is the reason I advise not to have a stop in the USA. Yes, your answer on esta would be yes, you transit to an other country, but the esta you get you would still allow you to enter the country.
– Willeke ♦
Commented Jul 17, 2022 at 13:02
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@Maths12 note that contrary to non-connecting flights where you have to go to the departures area and go through a new check-in process (before the check-in deadline!) in this case you will have a counter just after customs where you just drop your bags (which will already have tags for your final destination, so there’s essentially 0 wait), and from there you just go through security and on to your gate. Also IIRC DFW has a slightly optimised path in this case (compared to most US airports), but it’s been a long time since I did it so I don’t remember full details.
– jcaron
Commented Jul 17, 2022 at 13:40
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There is a very limited number of cases where you supposedly can do airside transit in the US. It only works at a few airports, and only for flights from specific airlines (not the same at each airport) and possibly only for some specific combinations of flights. But it’s better to consider you will have to go through immigration, luggage claim, customs, baggage drop and security (and have the relevant paperwork).
– jcaron
Commented Jul 17, 2022 at 13:45
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For the ESTA, you are in transit.
– jcaron
Commented Jul 17, 2022 at 14:26
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@Doc, if you are sure, (and I think you are) you should post your own answer. I will edit it into this answer as a note.
– Willeke ♦
Commented Jul 17, 2022 at 16:18

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