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Do you have any friends who want to fly to America now? Friends who fly to the United States to dig should pay attention to preparing materials. The following is a detailed introductory guide. If you have a travel plan in the near future, you can use it. Let's go and have a look.

The list mentioned that when I went back to school, a friend found dizzy when looking for a plane ticket. One thing after another, I don't know when it will be really ready. Actually, there's no need to panic. Be prepared before you leave. We are divided into four stages, and everything in each stage has been completed. Be sure to go back to school smoothly.

Preparation before departure (30 days before departure) 1. Confirm the direct flight qualification.

At present, according to the latest exemption policy of the United States, those who meet the exemption conditions for direct flights include:

American citizen or green card holder

Spouses and children of American citizens or green cards (regardless of age)

American citizen or green card, unmarried brothers and sisters under 2 1 year old.

2/kloc-parents or guardians of unmarried American citizens or green cards under 0/year old.

Persons exempted from national economic responsibility according to national interests include:

Student visa holders who start school on or after August 1 day and enter the country within 30 days before the start of school (automatically, without contacting the embassy or consulate).

Immigrant visa holder

Holders of NIE letters (such as I, J, E, L, H, B visas, etc. )

If you think you meet NIE standards (participation in infrastructure, humanitarianism, health, national security, etc. ), you can contact embassies and consulates in China to apply for Nie Xin and contact.

If you are not sure whether you can fly directly to the United States, you can ask your international student office and embassies and consulates in China.

Other people who have been to Chinese mainland, Britain, Ireland, Schengen countries, South Africa, India, Brazil and Iran in the past 14 days need to stay in the third place for more than 14 night before they can go to the United States.

2. Confirm that the passport is valid

For friends in Chinese mainland, you need to ensure that your China passport is valid for at least 6 months when you enter the United States (strictly speaking, you need to be valid for 6 months when you plan to leave the United States). It is strongly recommended that if your passport expires only about 1 year, it is best to renew it in China and leave.

Apply for an American visa

If the American visa is still valid, it is still valid. However, depending on the type of visa, other corresponding supporting documents will be needed, such as I-20, DS20 19, I-797, etc.

If the American visa is still valid, it can still be used with the new passport as long as the visa page is not cut/damaged on the old passport.

If the US visa has expired, you need to make a visa reservation at the official website Embassy in advance.

In addition, domestic visas are very full. If necessary, you can also consider applying for an American visa in Singapore.

4. Vaccinate with COVID-19 vaccine.

Vaccination with COVID-19 vaccine before departure is not necessary, but there are several important points for attention: In the autumn enrollment plan of most colleges and universities, it is stipulated that students must return to school and return to work after vaccination. Considering that Delta virus is rampant at present and the epidemic situation in COVID-19 is not optimistic, it is suggested that partners who have not been vaccinated with contraindications can consider inoculating domestic vaccines before departure and get a stamped vaccination certificate (to facilitate returning to China to apply for a green code later).

Some schools also have requirements for the types of vaccines. After arriving in the United States, friends can consider supplementing foreign vaccines as enhancers. Contact the international student office of your school, and you can get the exact requirements about your school.

5. Decide on the air ticket to America

Air tickets to the United States are mainly divided into the following two situations:

If it meets the conditions of direct flight, it can go directly to the United States or transfer to the United States through a third place;

Those who are not eligible for direct flights can choose to go to the United States after being quarantined in a third country 14 days.

You can choose 10 direct and connecting flights (Singapore/Japan/Hong Kong/Korea/Europe/Turkey/Indonesia/Dubai/Abu Dhabi/Ethiopia). According to what we mentioned, the priority of connecting flights can be arranged as follows:

Best plan: Singapore/Japan/Korea

Secondary Scheme: Hong Kong Transit

Third-class plan: European traffic

Backup plan: all other routes

If it is impossible to fly directly, it needs to be quarantined in a third country for 14 days. We suggest giving priority to Singapore, followed by Dubai.

Get your luggage ready

Confirm the requirements of the airline that purchased the ticket for baggage consignment. AA and Damei economy class have only one free baggage, while airlines passing through Europe and the Middle East generally have only one free baggage. Pack your bags in advance. Wear a mask all the time, and the liquid, colloid and sauce of all boarding luggage shall not exceed 100ml.

Special note: The US Customs has strict regulations on imported articles. Please do not bring meat and other products (including beef sauce) that violate customs regulations.

Preparation before departure (3 days before departure) 1. Detect nucleic acid before departure.

Summarize the basic requirements in one sentence: you can get the negative test results in English electronic/paper version within 3 days before departure (it is recommended to bring the paper version to facilitate the inspection requirements during the trip).

Other special considerations:

If COVID-19 is cured, you can take COVID-19's rehabilitation report.

Recovery (written or electronic document, which proves that the passenger has recovered, and the specific form can be positive test result+confirmation letter issued by licensed medical institution or epidemic prevention department to allow the passenger to travel);

If you are vaccinated, it is recommended to arrange two injections and then test again after 24 hours;

If only one shot of vaccine is given, it is considered as unvaccinated;

Do not arrange nucleic acid testing within 24 hours after vaccination (positive results may occur).

Confirm EVUS

The student visa does not need to be confirmed, and only applies to holders of B 1, B2 and B 1/B2 with the validity period of 10. EVUS is free of charge, and it is usually approved within a few minutes after application, and it is valid for two years. If you change your passport, your American visa expires, or your American visa is revoked, you need to reapply.

Pack your bags

Checked baggage is limited to 23 kilograms and 32 kilograms for a single person. Free checked baggage is less than 23kg. If it is definitely overweight, it is the overweight fee within 23-32kg. It is best to pack 3 1kg in 24kg.

In addition, some airlines also stipulate the quantity/size/weight of carry-on luggage, so be sure to confirm with your airline the amount of luggage you can carry before departure.

4. Confirmation of relevant documents

Travel itinerary: it is recommended to prepare electronic or paper tickets for travel itinerary in advance in case of emergency.

Paper version of nucleic acid detection certificate: it is recommended to prepare it for customs inspection.

Passport and visa page within the validity period: If the visa on the old passport is still valid, just prepare the old passport and a new passport with a visa.

Other relevant certification letters (if any)

Check-in (departure date) 1 Check the nucleic acid test report.

You need to check it when you check in and fill out an attitude letter, which can usually be found at the airline counter. If you are a rehabilitation patient, you need to check the rehabilitation certificate.

2. Boarding pass and baggage check-in

For connecting flights, you can basically get all boarding passes at the check-in place at the departure point, while for non-connecting flights, you need to get boarding passes for the second flight at the connecting counter. It should be noted that the airport regulations at different transfer points are different. Confirm the transfer rules and policies in advance to minimize unnecessary risks (for example, Narita Airport in Japan does not allow overnight flights, and Singapore has special regulations on overnight flights).

Entry and exit (arrival date) 1. Go to the bathroom before the plane lands.

Going to the bathroom before getting off the plane can effectively shorten the entry and exit time. Pay special attention to small partners with transfer needs. Going to the toilet before landing on the maiden voyage can effectively save the transit time.

According to the guide, the plane will enter the country.

When getting off the plane, there will be staff to provide guidance. When entering the customs, you need to be inquired by the US customs staff, get your luggage and accept the random baggage inspection by the customs. If you have a large amount of cash (more than $65,438+0,000), you need to declare it.

3. Redelivery of luggage (transit flights in the United States only)

Passengers who enter the United States on the same day and transfer can go to the counter (terminal) of the corresponding airline to check in again and hand in their luggage again.

Reach the final destination

Small partners who meet the requirements of direct flight do not need to be forcibly quarantined, and those who do not meet the requirements (need to be quarantined in other areas 14 days to enter the United States) will be forcibly repatriated when they arrive at this link.

After arriving in the United States, the CDC suggested that the virus should be tested 3-5 days after arrival, while the symptoms of COVID-19 in self-observation. If the school has requirements for vaccines, make an appointment in official website according to the requirements of the school.