How to transfer from Shanghai to Chicago airport?

1) On the plane to Chicago, fill out the I-94 form and customs declaration form (the flight attendant will give it to passengers). Fill in these two forms in English. There is an aviation magazine in the back pocket of the front seat in front of each seat on the plane, and there is a translation of each of these two forms on the back page. Fill in in English capital letters.

2) Upon arrival in Chicago, all inbound international flights will stop at Terminal T5 (International Terminal). After getting off the plane, follow the people. There is only one way to get to the Arrival Hall. There are two different ways to queue up: one is American citizens and green card holders, and the other is non-immigrant visitors. If you don't understand, ask the people who arrived in China on the same plane, there are many people in China]. See the immigration official, hand in the I-94, show your passport, customs declaration and other materials (I-20 is needed if you study abroad), and press your fingerprints. With the official approval, the half chapter of I-94 is affixed to your passport (this half chapter of I-94 is very important, don't lose it, and hand it in when you leave the country). There are many people waiting in line for this program, and it takes a long time, about 1 hour.

3) Pick up your baggage on the baggage carousel of your flight.

4) Pass the customs inspection, submit the customs report, and they conduct random inspection. One possibility is that they wave and you leave; On the other hand, you are required to put your luggage on the conveyor belt of the inspection machine. After the luggage comes, no one is looking for you, so just put it on the trolley and go. There is a third possibility. After the machine inspection, some customs staff want to open the box for inspection, so you have to open your luggage on the spot for them to check. As long as it is not the third case, generally speaking, 10 for several minutes. If it is unpacking inspection, it is difficult to estimate the time.

5) If you buy a plane ticket to Houston, you should hand it in directly to your luggage (be careful not to damage or lose the airline logo on your luggage, which has the names of your luggage's departure airport and destination airport). Conveyor belts of airlines (UA or AA, etc. ) looking for you [with obvious signs and their staff], put it on.

6) Find your boarding terminal at Chicago O'Hare Airport. You must get off the plane at the "International Building" of Chicago O'Hare Airport, and the flight to Houston is in another terminal. You should take the Airport Light Rail (ATS).

If you buy a ticket from American Airlines (AA) to Houston, generally speaking, when boarding in China, the check-in counter will give you a boarding pass for connecting flight in Chicago. The boarding pass has the flight number from Chicago to Houston and the numbers of the terminal and boarding gate.

Please check the security again before entering this terminal. The length of the security queue depends on whether your time is at the peak. The longest queue time is only 30-40 minutes. Sometimes there is no one in the queue and they go in as soon as they arrive.

In short, it takes about 1.5 hours to go through customs and transit in Chicago. As long as the flight is not late, as long as it basically arrives on time, it should be in time. There are many signs at Chicago O'Hare Airport, which are also very clear and have clear directions.

Check your flight information, airport map, etc. Go online first, so it can be faster. Be sure to check the airline website of your flight directly, and don't listen to other people's nonsense.