Explain in detail the steps of studying in the United States from getting off the plane to leaving the airport.

School starts on September 1 day. However, if you are a small partner who has chosen to study in the United States, you are probably ready to pack your bags, leave your parents and start your study in the United States. When you leave China, the first thing you see is not the beautiful campus scenery. How to carry heavy luggage through customs smoothly is what your friends who are going abroad for the first time need to face. Before everyone left, I specially arranged all the steps from getting off the plane to leaving the airport, so that the first stop in the United States was no longer full of anxiety and helplessness. Entry inspection procedure

1. Passengers are guided to the entry-exit department and queued for inspection according to different entry visas. As an international student, you are a non-immigrant visa holder (F 1). Non-local residents remember to line up. If you are a green card holder or an American citizen, you are in the ranks of citizens/residents (I was very excited to queue up for citizenship/residents when I first entered China, because there were few people? Results in the middle, found wrong. How tragic? )。

2. When it's your turn to be inspected, hand in your passport, I-20 (student visa) or IAP-66 (H 1B visa) and customs declaration form to the immigration officer for inspection. It should be noted that holding a passport and visa does not guarantee entry. Because the visa only gives the holder the right to request entry, the right to operate whether to allow entry lies with the immigration officer. The immigration officer will check? Blacklist? See if this foreigner is on the list. If he has a bad record in the immigration department in the past, it will be difficult for him to enter the country if he is deported.

As usual, immigration officials will ask you some questions. The most important of these problems is to determine the university where you come to study in the United States, your address after coming to the United States, the purpose of coming to the United States (of course, studying abroad), the amount of cash you bring, and the value of the items you bring. Don't be nervous, just answer calmly.

4. After asking questions, immigration officials will ask you to put your ten fingerprints on your fingerprints and sign on I-20 or IAP-66 and I-94 to indicate the date of entry, and sign to indicate the visa status and the period of legal re-entry.

If you hold a (F- 1) visa, the United States will allow you to stay in the United States for the necessary number of years to complete your studies.

If you have an exchange scholar (J- 1) visa, the United States only allows you to stay for a certain period of time. You must study the courses specified in IAP-66 to maintain your exchange scholar status.

No matter whether you have an F- 1 or J- 1 visa, you should note that your passport must always be valid for more than six months when you enter the United States.

The immigration officer will return the third page of I-20 or IAP-66 to you. You should immediately confirm that the information added is correct, and if there are any mistakes, please correct them immediately. Leaving the counter and going back to ask questions will only add to your troubles.

Special reminder: According to the border inspection regulations of the United States Customs, the I-94 forms required for entry have been uniformly replaced with paperless electronic versions. I-94 card is a kind of entry-exit record card, which is usually distributed by CBP to foreigners who enter the United States by air or sea.

After entering the United States, foreigners should go to www.cbp.gov/I94 to print out the I-94 record and keep a copy. Check the information on I-94 carefully.

B. If key information (such as name, date of birth, entry date or expiration date) is incorrect, please contact CBP Delayed Inspection Office as soon as possible to correct it. CBP Delay Review Office can help you correct your mistakes. The detailed address and contact information can be obtained through the CPB website.

C. If the I-94 card received by the passenger is incorrect, the passenger can also log in to www.cbp.gov/forms to fill in the I- 102 form and apply for the correct I-94 card.

Baggage claim, customs declaration and customs clearance.

1. Follow the instructions on the aisle to the baggage claim area of the terminal (it is generally not wrong to follow the crowd), and find the baggage claim desk of your own flight according to the computer screen or notice (there are flights on the boarding pass).

2. Take the luggage off the turntable and check the luggage number carefully, because many suitcases look exactly the same (the United States doesn't check the luggage tag and name like China, so you can mark the luggage).

There are trolleys in the airport, and cars in some airports are free.

The international airport is very big, so it is often easy to find the wrong turntable when picking up luggage, and sometimes airlines will neglect their work. Don't be nervous if you can't find your luggage. Check with the airline with the baggage registration stub on the boarding pass. If you still can't find it, you must fill out a loss report form and write down the name and telephone number of the airport service personnel for future inquiry. To be on the safe side, you can take a piece of paper that can be hung on your suitcase at the check-in office before China takes off, and it says the addresses of the United States and China.

5. When queuing for customs clearance, you might as well choose the shortest line to queue up for inspection. Don't glance left and right, hesitate, and don't look at the rapid and temporary changes in the other line, resulting in doubts and careful investigation. Smile, be sincere, answer questions, but don't talk too much, lest you ask for trouble.

6. Hand in the certificate when checking the luggage. If the customs requires unpacking inspection, open it immediately, don't hesitate. Don't doubt that the customs officer motioned to pass, and immediately put forward the luggage to leave. According to American law, customs officers have no right to open your luggage without permission, but if they ask you to open it and you refuse, they have the right to open your luggage.

7. If any prohibited items are found in the luggage, they will be confiscated on the spot. The original packed luggage is in a mess, and it will take some effort to put it back. But sometimes if you are lucky, you can get through customs quickly. Take good care of your luggage, no more or less, and don't take any luggage through customs. Beware of others using you to smuggle drugs.

8. Pay attention to your luggage documents at all times and don't leave your body to avoid being stolen by others.

9. If the amount brought into the country exceeds 1 10,000 USD, you should take the initiative to declare to the customs and fill in the 4790 form.

If there is a turn for the better.

If you want to transfer after entering the country, you have to estimate the time and report to the airport counter of the airline to transfer as soon as possible. Of course, your luggage still needs to be checked again. If the airport is very big, to avoid going the wrong way, go to the information desk and ask the staff. After completing the transfer formalities and finding the confirmed door, you can have a rest period. At this time, you might as well walk around, stretch your muscles or go to the toilet.

How to deal with baggage emergencies?

What if the luggage is damaged?

If you find your luggage damaged in the cargo hold, you should handle it on the baggage conveyor belt or at the special counter set up by the airline. To deal with luggage damage, passengers must fill out a luggage damage report, and the airline will arrange for someone to repair the luggage, or the passenger will send it to the airline for repair, and then send the receipt back to the airline for claim settlement.

If the damage cannot be repaired, some airlines will pay for a new suitcase, while others will pay cash compensation at the depreciation rate of 10% per year according to the year of luggage purchase.

According to the regulations of the International Aviation Association, if the luggage is damaged during international transportation, a written complaint should be made to the carrier within seven days after the damage. However, the airline said that it is best to respond at the airport, otherwise it is necessary to fill out a report afterwards, explaining why the luggage was not found damaged immediately.

How to avoid baggage loss

The large luggage transported by the airline was taken away on the turntable. Due to the large quantity, it is likely that the luggage was taken by mistake or stolen, and the luggage disappeared during the transfer. When you find that you can't find your luggage, don't panic first and see if there are any similar suitcases around you that have been taken by mistake. If you really can't find it, you should ask the staff of the terminal for help and register at the lost and found office with your luggage tag and ticket.

If you use a new suitcase, remember the characteristics, color and size of the suitcase, otherwise you won't know how to find it when you claim it. In order to avoid the loss of luggage and the damage of checked items, there are several ways to avoid accidents:

A, be sure to write your English name and school address on your luggage, so it will be easier to be found at the airport. Airlines will provide luggage tags for customers to write down their contact addresses and telephone numbers. Once lost, the airline can return the luggage according to the luggage tag. B, the more detailed the description of the luggage, the better. People will find it more easily if you can identify the special label on the luggage. You can stick eye-catching stickers or pictures on your luggage so that you can find them (it's a good idea for some students to stick pandas).

C if it's fragile, it's better to put it in the right place or not at all, because some airlines are not responsible for fragile, valuable or perishable goods.

D. On international routes, if the checked baggage is lost, some airlines will first compensate the passengers with a certain amount for purchasing daily necessities during the period when the luggage has not been found. The expenses will be determined by the airlines themselves, and some will compensate the passengers with 20 yuan dollars/day during the inspection; There are also airlines that will compensate passengers at one time, generally around 100-150. How much depends on the specific situation at that time.

Go through the formalities of reporting the loss

When you find your luggage lost at the airport, please report it to the airport immediately. Lost and found? Report a loss. The clerk will fill it out for the passengers? Baggage accident report? , including the flight distance, how many pieces of luggage to carry, and take photos of all kinds of luggage for passengers to identify, and input the data into the computer to find out the name of the station where the luggage was lost through the international baggage inquiry network. If it has not been found for more than 2 1 day, the last stop airline will be responsible for the claim. According to the airline? Terminal compensation method? Passengers who transfer for many times shall be settled by the airline taking the terminal.

On the amount of compensation

According to the regulations of the International Aviation Association, the compensation limit for checked baggage is about US$ 7 per pound in 9 yuan (US$ 5 per kilogram, German Airlines is 53.5 marks per kilogram), and the compensation limit for carry-on baggage is US$ 2 per passenger. For all journeys between points in the United States, the relevant laws and regulations stipulate that the compensation limit of airlines shall not be less than $65,438+0,250 per passenger.

The U.S. Department of Transportation also stipulates that airlines will compensate passengers up to $3,300 if their luggage cannot be recovered after being lost. However, the specific implementation needs to go through a fairly long authentication process, generally ranging from 2 1 day to 45 days. In addition, if passengers are inconvenienced by delayed baggage, some domestic airlines stipulate that the baggage delay compensation for domestic routes is 100 RMB, and that for international routes is 250 yuan RMB.

The road to studying abroad is wonderful and mysterious. We wish all children's shoes that are about to start studying in the United States can successfully complete their studies abroad, take care of themselves and enrich their life experiences.