How to answer the questions of immigration officers when entering the United States smoothly?

When entering the United States, in addition to submitting landing materials and documents for immigration officers to check and verify, you need to answer some questions as usual. Some people often fail to reach this level. So how should we avoid such a small mistake?

First, we should answer the customs questions directly.

On how to answer the questions of immigration officers when entering the customs, American Chinese lawyers summed up a characteristic of American customs staff based on their own cases for many years, that is, "rough", "big", "stupid" and "straight", and their brains could not be turned around. China people's way of speaking is "jumping", and they give much more information when answering questions, which is especially easy to suffer when dealing with American immigration officials.

For example, the immigration officer asked, "Are you married?" You answered: "I have two children", but you only need to answer "married". The immigration officer asked, "Did you graduate from college?" When you answer "I have been working for three years", this way of answering questions will give immigration officers two signals:

First, you have a bad attitude and are contradicting him;

Second, you are dishonest if you don't answer the question directly.

So the way to answer questions must be true, simple and direct.

Second, pay attention to cultural differences.

For example, you can speak English, but you said "I can't speak English" and "my English is poor" in front of the immigration officer, but the immigration officer thinks that you can speak English now, and you speak it very well, but you always deny it, so you are lying.

Besides, China people especially like to say "I'm sorry" when dealing with immigration officers, but in fact "I'm sorry" is a very heavy word in English, especially when dealing with law enforcement officers. You didn't do anything wrong. You should never say "I'm sorry".

Three, DS 160 form should be consistent with the actual.

Be sure to check whether the information in the DS- 160 form is true before entering the country. For example, when some only children in China filled in the DS- 160 form, there was no "brother and sister", but when the immigration officer asked "who will meet you at the airport", they answered "my brother". The word "brother" in American law is "brother", which is inconsistent with the information in the DS- 160 form. In fact, this is due to misunderstanding of cultural differences and should be interpreted as "cousin".

In addition, it is also a job for parents to go to the United States to take care of their pregnant daughter. People sent by the company to the United States enter the country with B 1 and B2, but they will be repatriated when they answer questions about their work in the American branch.

Therefore, when answering the questions of immigration officers, if the answers are inconsistent with the information provided, they will be sent back to China.

Answer the same questions as the people and things you carry with you.

The questions you answer should be consistent not only with the information in the DS- 160 form, but also with the things and people you carry with you.

There was a case at Seattle airport: a mother took her daughter to the United States, and an immigration official asked, "This is not winter and summer vacation. Your 65438-year-old girl didn't go to school. Why did you come to America in June 1 1? " Mother began to prevaricate and couldn't answer. As a result, I checked my mother's luggage and found that she brought a kitchen knife, a chopping board, a personal birth notarization and a marriage notarization. Obviously, she wants to live in the United States for a long time and apply for other identities. As a result, she was detained on the spot by immigration and repatriated by the next plane.

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Verb (abbreviation of verb) entry answer reference

1 q: what's the purpose of your visit to the United States? /what? What's the purpose of your coming to America? Why did you come to America? What are you doing in America?

Reference answer: We are here for a trip/holiday/business trip. We are here for sightseeing/vacation/business.

Q: How long are you going to stay in America? How long will you stay in America? /How long are you going to stay?

Reference answer: 1~2 weeks. 1~2 weeks.

Answer according to the itinerary of your return ticket. Remember: if you can answer in English, try to say it yourself. If not, show him the date of the flight back to China on the ticket reservation letter, and they will read the information you provided.

Q: What's your itinerary? What's your detailed agenda here? What are your detailed plans here?

Please see my detailed travel itinerary. Please. See my detailed agenda here.

If you can't answer in English, you can show him your itinerary. Which cities are you going to? If the city you want to go to has a ticket to prove that you will go to these cities next, the greater the chance of passing. Before coming to the United States, you must prepare the travel itinerary and the corresponding stay time. With the evidence of the air ticket reservation letter, it is easier to pass the customs.

Q: Have you ever been to America before? What time? What are you doing here? Have you been to America before? What time? For what purpose?

Reference answer: Answer according to the actual situation. It is+specific time+purpose at that time. It is+time+purpose (such as travel/business trip, etc.). )。 In general, people with criminal records are easier to pass.

Q: Please show me your return ticket. Please. Show me your return ticket.

Show him your return ticket.

Q: What is your job in China? What do you do in China?

Answer: Answer according to the actual situation, but just let the immigration officer know about your work, which means that you have enough financial resources to travel to the United States, and you have strong contacts in China, so you won't stay in the United States.

Q: Where did you come to live in the United States? Where will you live in America?

Reference answer: Answer a hotel reservation. You can show him the address on the hotel reservation form.

Q: How much money did you bring to America? How much money did you bring?

Reference answer: Answer according to the actual situation. Let the immigration officer believe that you have sufficient financial resources during your stay in the United States, but try not to bring more than 1 10,000 dollars in cash, or you will declare it.

Q: Who will bear your travel expenses? Who will bear the cost of this trip?

If you travel, bear it yourself. If you are on a business trip, answer the company's commitment letter, for example, all the expenses of this visit will be borne by the company.

10 q: what is the address and contact information of your friends/relatives in the United States? What is the address and contact information of your friend/relative?

Reference answer: that is, the contact information of your contacts in the United States, providing their actual addresses and telephone numbers.

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Matters needing attention about intransitive verbs

1, it is crucial to prepare fully credible information.

For women who go to the United States to give birth, the above questions will be asked by everyone whether the immigration officer finds out whether you are pregnant or not. Again, the most important thing is to prepare sufficient and credible information. Answer questions generously and calmly, don't feel guilty, answer simply and neatly, try not to make trouble for yourself or make it complicated.

It doesn't matter if you can't speak English.

The official has a booklet with Chinese printed on it. He will show you which question he is asking. For the answer of yes or no, you just need to simply say yes or no. When asked what you are doing, if you can't tell whether it is a trip or a holiday, you can directly put a pile of materials in front of him and then show him your travel itinerary. To ask how long you will stay, you can show him the date of your flight back to China on the ticket reservation letter, and they will look at the information you provided.

It doesn't matter if you encounter really complicated problems.

If you don't understand, you can shrug your shoulders and smile at him, or say "I don't know" or "everyone can speak Chinese", and then he will ask an official who can speak Chinese to translate for you. Don't answer yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. If you don't understand clearly, you are likely to make a self-defeating answer wrong. As a foreigner, it is normal for you not to understand their language. Do I have to pass Grade 6 or Grade 8 for a trip? Can all Americans who go to China be Chinese teachers in China? So it's normal not to understand, just smile generously and calmly.

You don't have to be nervous during the whole inquiry.

You should remember that you came to the United States for legal travel with a legal visa. If they don't have any proof that you are up to something, they won't do anything to you. Don't panic and don't mess around. Calm is overwhelming.