An American International Airport. American customs and passport control.

              Most international flights land in New York or Los Angeles. What to expect after you get off the plane and walk into the airport? To get the idea,  watch this video about Boston Logan Airport. Note, they have it available in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. 

               As your plane lands, follow the passengers to the U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection. I recollect, you'll see 3 lines there: one for the US citizens, one for green-card holders and one for Visitors.  I assume you need the one for the Visitors. Wait for your turn by the yellow line on the floor until boarder control officer yells "Next!" to you. If you are visiting the United States with your spouse and kids, you want to stay together and to go see the passport control employee as a family. Walk up to the officer, show him your passport(s) with visa, a custom declaration(s) and a i-94 or i-94w form(s). 

Sample questions asked at passport control are:

• What is a purpoce of your visit?
• What is your final destination? 
• Whom are you visiting?
• How long are you staying?
• When are you planning to leave? 
• Are you going to work in US? 
•  Are you going to stay in US after you visa has expired? 
•  How much money are you taking with you?(you need to declare amount exceeding $10.000).

          If you don't understand the question, say so. My mom got taken to the back offices  because she answered question she didn't comprehend(which was "How much money are you bringing to the country?") with "No" instead of "I don't speak english". 

        After the officer makes sure you're a law-abiding fellow who is not going to try and stay in US illegally, you will be photographed and have you fingerprints taken.

             Follow the signs to baggage claim. The baggage claim is a big room with several luggage conveyor belts. The monitor by the belt displays the number of the flight, I guarantee you'll find yours easily.

            US Customs is next. If you have nothing to declare, go straight to the "Green Lane". Your suitcase will get scanned; you might get asked to open your bag. 

             Sample questions asked:

• Do you have anything to declare?
• How much money are you bringing to the US?
• What's  in your bag?
• Do you have any food in your bag?

      Well, I hope you trip to the US goes fine, i'm going to write about travel-related paperwork next.

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