Originally Posted by
Green Lake Guy
Does anybody know if I can proceed directly to US Customs if I am coming into YVR from MNL on Philippine Airlines? Or must I first go through Canadian Customs and then US Customs? I only have a 9y.-minute layover, but the same plane that comes from Manila continues on to Las Vegas. Any info? Thanks!
I just did a 90 minute turn in YVR, arriving from PEK on AC, and then continuing on to EWR in the US. I went straight from the plane to US customs/immigration, avoiding CA customs immigration altogether. My bags were checked straight through from PEK to EWR.
So you may be able to so the same. The US customs/immigration clearance for arriving international passengers on certain airlines is separate from the US customs/immigration for passengers originating at YVR. Regardless of whether you need to clear CA customs/immigration, you (and all your fellow passengers on your LAS bound flight) must clear US customs/immigration at YVR. That way your flight arrives in LAS as a domestic flight.
I think that the YVR website indicates indicates the times and airlines that are served by the special US customs/immigration for arriving international passengers.
http://www.yvr.ca/en/navigating-yvr/...rough-yvr.aspx