What will the US Immigration Customs ask?

If you want to go to America, you will find it really difficult. Besides the visa, you have to face other problems. In short, it is really a rare thing to want to do as the Romans do.

Questions that customs will ask.

Unlike other countries, American customs cannot enter the country quietly.

First of all, understand:

1. Don't worry about language problems, just skip the words. If the situation is complicated, there will be an interpreter at the customs.

2. Answer the questions truthfully. All the answers must correspond to the DS 160 form filled out in China.

You should answer the question directly and answer whatever you ask. If you don't ask, you won't tell. This is not the place to show your personal charm. ...

In short, the visa is issued by the United States government, and whether it can enter the country is decided by the Department of Homeland Security under the customs, so it should be taken seriously.

Possible questions from US Customs include:

MayIseeyourpassportplease, please? /CanIhaveyourdocumentsplease？

Hand in your passport.

How long is America? /Howlongwillyoubestayinghere？

XXdays/XXweeks, or complete IllbestayingforXXdays.

What is your visit?

You can say sightseeing, or Imhereforsightseeing

Where are you going?

Or you can cancel the hotel order.

How much cash/currency/money do you have with you?

American regulations (the whole family needs to declare if they bring more than 1w, and declare if they really bring more, and do not collect/check taxes, etc. But you said that 5000 brought 2w, so it will be confiscated.

The purpose of P.S. checking money is to prevent some organizations in the United States from being funded by tourists in cash.

Do you have anything to announce?

Say yes if you have it, and say no if you don't (you must check your luggage. Your mother was afraid that you would be hungry when you got off the plane, so she put a bag of beef jerky or something, and the 300 yuan was gone. ...

What's your destination?

Just say the name of the city If you want to transfer, you can say IamheretotransfertoXX.

Which city will you go to?

Just say the name of the city (the customs doesn't care about your real itinerary, just want to judge whether you are doing something else under the guise of traveling.

Do you have a return ticket?

You can show me the return ticket order. If there is no order, say the date of return.

What did you do?

It is rare to ask for work like this. Your answer should be consistent with the DS 160 form.

Finally, the customs will let you take your fingerprints. Please put your finger on the scanner.

Then say Welcome WelcometoAmerica/Enjoyyourstay, congratulations on landing in America ~

About things you can't bring into America.

Here is the customs declaration form.

Note 1 1a, "food" is a big category. If you bring a small packet of biscuits/take unfinished bread from the plane, you must choose Yes! (Yes, it just means that you have to show the goods to the customs, and the customs will decide whether to bring them into the country.

Specifically, the following principles:

-Meat (including beef jerky and other processed foods, eggs (as well as processed products, fresh vegetables, fruits and bulk foods (such as moon cakes) are definitely not allowed!

-Carrying more than $ 1w currency (no matter what currency, families must declare it, and failure to declare it will be confiscated.

-Drugs or other foods (must be packaged, not in bulk, and must be declared. Failure to declare will be confiscated and fined.

-All foods in question, such as certain seasonings/sauces, should be declared.

In short:

Voluntary declaration will be required to show inspection, and those that do not meet the requirements will only be confiscated.

Do not declare, once found (police dogs smell:

Lighter: Confiscation, darkroom chat (because you lied, you will be asked more in the darkroom. Check whether what you said is consistent with DS 160.

Nakazawa: Confiscation, chatting in a dark room, and a fine of $300-$65,438+$00,000.

What's more: confiscation, dark room chat, refusal to enter the country, so that you are not allowed to enter the United States for x years (of course, bringing a pickled chicken feet will not be so serious. ...

Finally, I show the list of prohibited items of the US Customs and Border Protection:

About whether I can carry drugs:

Click to view (brief summary: there must be packaging instructions, and the use method is in line with your travel date or not more than 90 days; It is best not to bring Chinese medicine/Chinese patent medicine/nutrition, but you must declare it.

About what you can and can't eat:

Click to view (there are indeed foods you can bring, such as olive oil and chocolate-by the way, instant noodles are not allowed unless you bring vegetarian noodles without meat and eggs, which should not exist, right?

Other issues

Q: Can a family go through customs together?

Yes, it's a family unit, and one of them is in charge of the dialogue.

Q: Do you want to buy a TSA customs lock?

No need to buy, don't put valuables in the checked baggage, and then just leave the suitcase unlocked! (Of course, it doesn't matter if it is locked. The United States will randomly check this box. If it is locked, it will unlock it by itself. Because some TSA on Taobao seem to be knockoffs, they will be picked up after use.