ask for processure at airport to US

[dannie]

and from which airport I need to deal with US costum, ottawa or toront?, my ticket is ottawa-toronto-washington
thank

 

[hotswapping]

toronto

 

[Broken Arrow]

I am pretty sure it is when you arrive on US soil Good luck! these days it is quite a hassle to go through US boarder. Last week it took me more than one hour lining up at St. Stephen entry on New brunswick/Maine boarder line...

 

[Broken Arrow]

well, maybe we should make it clearer. If you are talking about visa, then I am pretty sure your airline personel will check your vida status when you check-in at ottawa, for he/she will usually check-in your segment from toronto to washington too. Of course, when you board at toronto, someone will check your visa again.

If you are talking about bring stuff to declare at custom, then it is after you arrive, afterall, you could choose to dump everything before you going through custom. Does that help?

 

[hotswapping]

i'm sure "Broken Arrow " is wrong. Both immigration and ustom of us are in toronto, so befor eyou boarding, you are checked, after the check point, you are in us

 

[dannie]

thanks for information, but there are a little problem, if I go through US customs at Toronto, how long will take? My plane ottawa-toroto arrive at 2:03pm, and toronto-washington will departure at 3:00 pm, time seems too tight...


since I bought e-ticket from web,and plane to visit my friend in toront, can I onboard directly from toronto, without taking plane ottawa-toront.

thanks

 

[oread]

Custom checks are usually done at the last port when you are going out of the country. If you are not going out of the secured areas within each airport, you may be asked to pass custom at your originating airport. But why are you concerned with that? US customs are not too bad, just don't say anything when not being asked, and keep your answers short and clear, like you are in a courtroom. You can tell that they are trying to make the security checks as painless as possible, given that it is already a pain.

What's really hassling is coming back from the states: they now scan everyone's shoes through the x-ray machine and do random personal checks. All electronic equipment, laptop, digital cams, palm, even cellphones are checked vigorously. So be sure to leave a lot of time prior to your flight departure.

Security on flights to DC is particularly tight. Once you are onboard the aircraft, you are literally tied down on your seat, you can't move, can't even go to the lavatories and they will not serve any food on the flight, at least during the last 40 minutes before landing in DC.

 

[dannie]

thanks, so that means I will get everything checked at ottawa airport and stay at the security area after arrival at toronto till take another plan, without another checking if I don't get out security area...