About transit issues from China to the United States

Apply for two boarding passes at the outbound airline ticket counter at the China airport (China to San Francisco, San Francisco to Oregon), and hang the luggage to the destination in Oregon. A note indicating the destination city will be affixed to your luggage. Do not transport any fresh fruits, vegetables or food containing any meat (sausage, ham, beef jerky, etc.. Canned ones are not allowed). The United States does not allow it. Customs declarations will be confiscated. Failure to declare will result in heavy fines. You can take it with you on the plane and finish it. The total value of all cash (US dollars, RMB...) cannot exceed US$10,000. If you bring more than 10,000 in cash, don't think you can hide it, they will rummage through the boxes to search. San Francisco is your Port of Entry. People need to get off the plane, have their documents checked, and their luggage needs to be taken out of customs.

1) On the plane flying to San Francisco, fill out the I-94 form and customs form (the flight attendant will issue them to passengers). Fill out both forms in English. If the form is issued to you in English, and if you do not understand English, the flight magazine on the aircraft may have Chinese explanations of the form items. However, the form must be filled out in English.

2) Arrive in San Francisco. After getting off the plane, if the connecting time is within 2 hours, walk faster and queue up before others. Follow the people. There is only one way. Arrive at the "Immigration Hall" and queue up. [There are two different teams: one for U.S. citizens and green card holders, and one for non-immigrant visitors. If you don’t understand, ask the Chinese people who arrived on the same plane. If there are many Chinese people, go to the immigration officer and hand over your I-94, your passport, customs statements, and other materials (if you are visiting relatives, you must Show the round-trip air ticket; if you are studying abroad, you must show I-20; if it is business, you must show the invitation letter from the other company) and give it to him and take his fingerprints. After the official approves, the I-94 half-coupon will be stapled to your passport (this I-94 half-coupon is very important, do not lose it, it must be handed in when leaving the country). Get your passport, customs declaration form, and other documents back. There are many people queuing up for this procedure, so it takes a long time. About 30 minutes to an hour.

3) After immigration, pick up your luggage from the baggage carousel of your flight. Yes, you have to take your checked baggage out.

4) Take all your luggage (including your checked luggage and carry-on luggage) through customs inspection, hand in the customs report, and they will conduct random inspections. One possibility is that they wave their hands and you go away; the other is that they ask you to put your luggage on the conveyor belt of the inspection machine. After the luggage passes and no one is looking for you, you just take your luggage and go; and The third possibility is that after the machine inspection, customs staff want to open the suitcase for inspection. Then you have to go to the customs unpacking inspection counter on the spot to open the suitcase and let them inspect it. As long as it is not the third situation, generally speaking, most people are in the second situation, about 10 minutes. If it is unpacking and inspection, it is difficult to estimate the time.

5) After customs, there should be a connection passenger baggage drop off. Just hand the checked baggage to the airline staff. A note to Oregon has been affixed, so no formalities are required. . Find the terminal and boarding gate for Oregon on the screen.

6) When you arrive at your destination in Oregon, get off the plane, follow the Baggage Claim sign, and go to the baggage claim area. Depending on your flight or airline, go to the carousel to pick it up. When leaving, the United States will not check it. Luggage tag.

If you may not be able to make it on time, please go to the UA service counter immediately