U.S. airport entry information

U.S. airport entry information:

1. Entry into the U.S. airport screening procedures:

(1) passengers were directed to the Immigration Office, in accordance with the different visa, check the queue.
Holding non-immigrant visa (F1) should be ranked in the nonresidents (non-immigrant) team, immigrant visa or green card holders in the citizens / residents (residents) ranks.
(2) turn your subjects, the passport, I-20 or IAP-66, I-94, and the declaration be given to immigration inspection. You know, a passport and a visa does not guarantee entry. Because of visa requirements only to holders of the right of entry, the entry or prospective, who is in the hands of immigration officers. Immigration officers would check the "blacklist" to see whether the alien in the standings, if the past has had a bad record in the Department of Immigration, for example, had been deported, then the entry that is in trouble.
(3) As usual, the immigration officer will ask you some questions, most of these problems is to determine your domicile to the United States after (**** Univ), to the United States the purpose of (Studing), and how much money was paid to carry . Need to fear, calmly replied to.
(4) immigration officials to ask them questions, they will in the I-20 or IAP-66 and I-94 stamped on the signature ━ indicate the date of entry, visa status and re-signing indicate the period of legal immigration.
If you hold (F-1) visa, the U.S. will allow you to stay in the United States to complete the necessary academic years. Therefore, usually immigration Form I-94 in the period of stay column marked D / S (duration of status) mark.If you hold the exchange scholars (J-1) visa, the United States only allows you to stay within a specific time, and IAP-66 must be studying on the courses specified in order to maintain the identity of academic exchange.Whether you are an F-1 or J-1 visa, you must pay attention to when the passport must be valid for entry remain in the United States than the intended length of stay more than six months.

(5) The immigration officer will be part of I-94 exit tear, nail in the passport and I-20 or IAP-66's returned to you together with the third page. (You have to add immediately confirm the accuracy of the information required immediately if there are errors corrected or required to leave the counter and then go back and ask questions, it will only create more trouble). You should be careful, I-94 is the only proof of your U.S. legal immigration documents. Although only a small paper, the United States during the period of residence and passport must be kept together properly. Lost the case, shall apply for a replacement near immigration.

2, the collar at a U.S. airport baggage, customs declarations and pay customs examination:

 (1) according to the instructions on the walkway leading luggage at Terminal go, depending on the computer screen, or notices to find their frequency (Boardingcard above frequency) of luggage lost property units.
(2) Remove the turntable from their luggage, carefully check the luggage number, because a lot of luggage looks exactly the same.
(3) U.S. airports with trolleys, some of the airport car free. You can also find a porter do it, tip $ 1.
(4) United States International Airport, a large, easy to find fault often leading luggage wheel, sometimes the airline will be operating negligence. Can not find the luggage Relax, holding boarding pass stubs to the registered baggage on the airline, the event was brought back, shall fill in missing one, and write down the airport's name and telephone service, for future inquiries. (The students had encountered a similar situation, wanted to claim a few thousand dollars to the airlines, the airlines found the next day, also sent free of charge to home.)
(5) line customs examination, the subjects may wish to choose the shortest queue line. Do not wavering, but can not see another line of rapid clearance of temporary line, and become "The track" suspicious and subject to careful inventory. Smiling, sincere, answer, but not much, to avoid asking for trouble.
(6) handed documents to check baggage, customs requirements, such as checking out of the box, and immediately open the subjects, do not hesitate. If the border inspection personnel indicated by, and do not doubt, make bags and leave immediately. Under U.S. law, the officers not allowed to open your luggage, but if they ask you to open, you refuse, they have the right to open your luggage.
(7) If the luggage is found with any prohibited items, is to be confiscated on the spot, originally packaged luggage confused a mess, took some effort to get things into place. But sometimes luck, but also customs clearance. Optimistic about your own luggage, neither more nor less, not to anyone with luggage through customs. Be careful someone use your entrainment drugs.
(8) and pay attention to their own luggage documents, not from the body, took the opportunity to avoid being stolen.
(9) brought into the territory of the amount exceeding ten thousand dollars, should take the initiative to the customs declaration.

3.3, how to switch airports in the United States?
If you want to enter the United States after the replacement, you have a good time estimate as soon as possible to the airport to the airline counter to convert the report, of course, luggage, or to re-checkin. If the airport, in order to avoid costly mistakes, people might ask. Completed the replacement procedure, determined to find the door, you may have a break. At this time may wish to walk around, stretch muscles or look on the toilet.


 How to handle baggage at U.S. airports in an emergency situation?
Damaged baggage at U.S. airports how to do?
If you find damage to baggage in the cargo hold, you should, or in the baggage carousels at the airline counter with a dedicated processing. Matters dealing with damaged luggage, damaged luggage passengers must fill out the report, the airline will arrange for someone to repair luggage, passengers themselves or by the repair, then returned to the airline receipt, you can be successful claim.
If the extent of the damage can not be repaired completely, some airlines will claim a new suitcase, while others a year depreciation of 10% depreciation rate, the year of conversion according to Luggage buy cash compensation.
According to the International Air Transport Association regulations: luggage during international transport damage, damage should occur within seven days to appeal in writing to the delivery person. But the airline said, the best response at the airport on otherwise need to fill out after a report found luggage did not immediately explain why the damage.
How to avoid lost luggage
Airlines are hauling the luggage pick up on a turntable, as quantity, is likely to have a wrong or stolen, the case of transfer baggage gone, found not find the luggage, the first not to panic, take a look surrounded by a similar suitcase was wrong not to take, if it is really found, and quickly found a terminal staff to help, carrying luggage tag and ticket to the Lost Property Office for registration.
If you use the new trunk, trunk to keep in mind the characteristics, color and size, or baggage, the confused and do not know how to start looking. To avoid damage to baggage loss and transport of goods, there are several ways to avoid accidents:
Be sure to write on luggage on the English name, school address, and so more easily be found at the airport. The airline will provide baggage for customers to write the name of the contact address and phone, if lost, name of airline baggage in accordance with, the luggage back.
For more detailed description of baggage as possible, if I identified with special labels on the luggage can be easier to find people to find. Affixed in the luggage stickers or pictures eye-catching, in order to find (such as Panda has classmate paste is a good way).
If the fragile, preferably on the more appropriate place or simply do not put luggage, because some airlines for fragile, valuable or perishable goods, shall not be liable.
Passengers who purchase tickets card in more than six hours after arrival baggage is not found, cardholders receive $ 250 of credit card transactions to buy daily necessities, if their families receive peer who claim U.S. $ 500. Baggage is not recovered more than 48 hours to determine is lost, a Gold Card holder U.S. $ 1000, U.S. $ 750 yuan ordinary card of credit card limit for the purchase of personal items of daily use, even though the first 49 hours to find the luggage, you can still apply claims, but to hold ticket, boarding prove the claim. If valuable items passengers should carry as much as possible.
Procedures for loss
When found in his luggage at the airport is lost, please report the loss procedures: immediately to the airport "Lost and Found Office" (LostFound) reported missing. Clerk will fill in for the passengers' baggage accident report ", including the flight route, carry a few pieces of luggage, and take all kinds of baggage for passengers to identify the pictures, and information entered into the computer, searching luggage through international co-network, to find out lost luggage at the station name. If you do not get back more than 21 days, by the end of the airline station claims. According to the airline's "terminal compensation law", many transfer passengers from the terminal of the airline travel claims.
The amount of compensation
According to the International Air Transport Association states: checked baggage compensation limit is about $ 9 dollars 7 minutes per pound ($ 20 per kilogram, Lufthansa 53.5 marks per kilogram), the compensation limit carry-on baggage for each passenger U.S. $ 400 million. All are on the journey between points in the United States by the relevant laws and regulations limit the airline's compensation, each passenger shall not be less than $ 1250 .