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I am traveling from Cancun to London with a Bulgarian passport. Last year (2017) I spent 3 months traveling through the USA and my visa (B2) is valid until 4th of March.

The flight I am looking for is at the end of April and beginning of May with 2 layovers in America. Because, unfortunately, Bulgaria is not part of the Visa Waiver Program, I am traveling with a B2 instead of an ESTA.

My question is, would I be allowed to transit in the USA and if so, are they going to give me another visa?

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    Do you mean you will transit the US after your B2 visa expires?
    – user102008
    Commented Jan 23, 2018 at 17:59
  • Are you going to apply for a new visa covering the April-May timeframe? Commented Jan 23, 2018 at 19:41
  • Yes the transition is after the visa expired but in order to extend the visa I have to travel oversea. Commented Jan 23, 2018 at 20:17
  • My question is would I be refused for layover if my visa is expired since am not travelling with Esta? Commented Jan 23, 2018 at 20:18
  • If your visa is expired, you won't be able to transit in the US.
    – user67108
    Commented Jan 23, 2018 at 20:21

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You cannot transit the United States with an expired US visa (with the exception of automatic revalidation, which doesn't apply here). You'll need to apply for a transit visa (or another B-2 visa; you can transit on a B visa). Unfortunately, this requires paying the visa fee and an interview at a US Embassy or Consulate. You'll have to weigh whether the time and expense of getting the visa is worth any potential savings in airfare (British Airways has a direct flight CUN-LGW).

That you've been issued a visa before and, presumably, did not overstay would be a good sign that you are perhaps likely to receive another visa, but there is no way to predict that for sure.

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