Any info about the procedures at the port of entry?

[Chaitu]

Hey guys I just found out that I have around 1hr 50mins at the port of
entry (Chicago). Is this sufficient? Can any of the seniors give a
step by step walkthrough of exactly what are the formalities at the
port of entry?
Thanks,
Chaitu

[Siddharth Shetty]

-You will be asked to fill out an I-94 card and a customs declaration form in the flight on way to your port of entry.
-There will be some counters where your fingerprints will be scanned and an officer will ask you for your passport, I-94 card, customs form and might also ask for your I-20.
-They will ask you basic questions like why are you here in the US and which university and how many years are you gonna be thr. -Then they will stamp the I-94 card with an approximate date as to when you should leave the US which will be after your duration of studies. They will staple the I-94 card on your passport and you need to keep it along with you always.

Thats it, there is nothing to worry about the POE, just have the documents with you in case they ask.

Regards
Siddharth

[Chaitanya Reddy]

Thanks for the info siddharth. Can you give me a rough estimate of the
amount of time required for everything? Is 1hr 50mins enough?

[Siddharth Shetty]

The process doesnt take more than 5 mins normally, if thr is a long queue then it might take u some time to reach the counter. The time you mentioned should be enough.

Siddharth

[Abhinav]

@chaitu.. The following thread on edulix might interest you... http://www.edulix.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=75063   Hope this helps..   Regards, Abhinav --- On Thu, 13/8/09, Siddharth Shetty <shett...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Chaitanya Reddy]

perfect info. thanks for the link abhinav...