International student and airport security - what should one expect?
Upvote:4
It's not security who will ask, it's the immigration officers on arrival. If you have applied for and received a student visa, you will show it when you get there and be all set. If you're looking for more of a visa-on-arrival (like the B1/B2 I get when I briefly visit the USA from Canada) then your questions (and the paperwork to back up your answer) will be things like:
- Where are you headed within the USA?
- Why?
- How long will you be here for?
- Do you intend to work? If not, how will you support yourself?
If you have a scholarship or stipend or the like, bring proof of that. If there is a year's worth of money already in your bank account for you to live on, bring proof of that (just print your account summary and bring the printout.) If you've arranged somewhere to live, bring proof of that. If you've already got your homebound ticket, bring proof of that.
I don't know if you can arrive as a student without the visa in advance. This is the most important thing you need to know. Your admissions office should be able to help you with that. If you need the visa, start getting it now.
The US Customs and Border Patrol have a helpful page that explains the various visas, and what paperwork you need to bring. This includes items that you should have on your person (not in your checked luggage) and at least one item that will be given to you in a sealed envelope when you get your advance visa and should not be opened before you reach the immigration desk. Make sure you understand everything on that page well, including the process of getting the visa in advance if you need it.
More post
- 📝 How to interpret the relationship status question in a UK visa application?
- 📝 What to look for from insurance policies to cover a trip cancelled if my itinerary includes a city hit by the coronavirus?
- 📝 How to get from Reykjalið (Mývatn) to Askja without a car?
- 📝 Changing planes in Melbourne, do I need an Australian transit visa?
- 📝 American citizen crossing from UK to France
- 📝 Child travelling with non-relative adult on Air Baltic
- 📝 What does a genuine TSA badge look like?
- 📝 Taking LaserJet printer and cartridge on flight
- 📝 Manchester-London-Tel Aviv. Chance of cancellation of first leg? Safe to check bags through?
- 📝 Can I apply for a US visit visa while an immigrant visa is in process?
- 📝 Do I need a Munich transit visa if I have an expired US visa?
- 📝 I have a indian passport and have a French permanent residence card valid for 10 years. Can I go to the UK for a few days to visit without a visa?
- 📝 Do the Spanish domestic Trenhotel lines still operate?
- 📝 Travel in Africa from South to North
- 📝 Parks around Manado Sulawesi for viewing plants and animals
- 📝 Food options in Bangkok
- 📝 How difficult is it to travel with a yumi (longbow) in Japan?
- 📝 Motorbike rental in Japan
- 📝 Are there accommodation embargoes for booking in Iran?
- 📝 How could I get to Jamaica without going through US
- 📝 What kind of wind gusts prevent planes from landing at Wellington airport?
- 📝 Does a non-EU citizen with Schengen visa have to provide proof of assets when crossing from the EU to Bulgaria, Cyprus or Romania?
- 📝 How can a child with one Chinese parent but with a French passport leave China?
- 📝 Risk of visa refusal?
- 📝 Banyuwangi to Kawa Ijen by motorbike, possible?
- 📝 Maldives Visa On Arrival, full page or a regular size stamp?
- 📝 Premium Economy Class Seat Availability on British Airways
- 📝 Italian credit card not accepted in the Netherlands?
- 📝 72h China transit visa: Which airlines offer interlining in Beijing?
- 📝 Comparison site for EU SIM cards?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 International student and airport security - what should one expect?
- 📝 What precautions should one take in a crowded place such as airport or in the airplane for COVID-19?
- 📝 What should I expect from European airline if I volunteer to stay and not fly on the overbooked flight?
- 📝 What type of power outlets should I expect in hotels in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro?
- 📝 Can one purchase a SIM card at Yangon International Airport (RNG) between 1 AM and 8 AM?
- 📝 At what time does the boarding gate close when flying with LATAM airline between Airport Mataveri (IPC) and Santiago International Airport (SCL)?
- 📝 Can I use my student ID (private school) as ID proof at the airport security and flight check in, I am an unaccompanied minor travelling domestically
- 📝 How many luggage are allowed in international flights and what should be their maximum weights and dimensions?
- 📝 I have booked flights tickets for 3 and got one confirmation number, so what should I do to get seats together for no cost?
- 📝 How likely is it for Israeli airport security to withhold my laptop and send it on later?
- 📝 Boarding for my Eurostar is delayed and I'll miss my SNCF connection, what should I do?
- 📝 Do I need to go through security at Newark airport after flying in from NC before boarding international flight to Ireland?
- 📝 Proofs required and what to expect with Immigration officer interview, visiting UK for Job interview
- 📝 Where should I get travel insurance for a Chinese student in Australia travelling to the USA and then travelling to China?
- 📝 International travel - land in different airport and fly domestic flight to destination
- 📝 What international border crossings link Turkey, Georgia and Russia?
- 📝 What are the major 'types' of insurance offered with car rental and what does each one mean in practice?
- 📝 What should I do if I pay for Oyster by credit card and forget to touch Oyster card after payment?
- 📝 Should I purchase train tickets between Milan Malpensa Airport and Florence on the day or book them in advance?
- 📝 Who should I ask about the items I can and cannot take with me? The airport or the airline I'm flying with?
- 📝 UK visitor visa: My status will change between the application and the journey, what should I select?
- 📝 What airport should I choose when flying into Shanghai
- 📝 What happens if local flight to a hub airport gets delayed and I have a connection at the hub airport
- 📝 What should I put under Savings and Investments in the UK Visa application?
- 📝 What if one has a cat on flight and I am allergic to cats?
- 📝 What is the rail connection between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Gare de Lyon like?
- 📝 Emirates International Flight and carry-on baggage. Can I take a laptop backpack in addition to the one carry-on bag?
- 📝 What caveats and hitches about airline seats should a flyer beware of?
- 📝 How long can I expect the connection to be in Athens International Airport
- 📝 Is there a fee-free ATM at Manila Airport (MNL) and what is the maximum withdrawal amount per transaction?