Visiting Undocumented Immigrant
Jan 16, 2018, 7:58 am
#16
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I'm confused by your reference to a customs checkpoint exiting baggage claim. The OP will be arriving from Canada and almost all Canada to USA transborder flights do CBP PRECLEARANCE just after checking in on the Canadian flight, before being permitted to board the flight to the USA. At that point, USA CBP officers will see the OP's luggage, checked and cabin stuff (although it's likely to just be a picture of the checked bag which the passenger identifies as part of the procedure). Then, upon arrival in the USA, everything is like a simple domestic flight, with no customs control after baggage claim as the bags will arrive onto a belt with other domestic flights.
Jan 16, 2018, 9:14 am
#17
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One undergoes both customs and immigration inspections at airports with preclearance facilities. Flights from those airports then arrive at the US just as domestic flights do.
What is Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance?
A preclearance inspection is essentially the same inspection an individual would undergo at a U.S. port of entry and preclearance travelers do not have to undergo a second CBP inspection upon arrival in the United States;
Jan 16, 2018, 5:39 pm
#18
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The highlighted sentence is incorrect.
One undergoes both customs and immigration inspections at airports with preclearance facilities. Flights from those airports then arrive at the US just as domestic flights do.
One undergoes both customs and immigration inspections at airports with preclearance facilities. Flights from those airports then arrive at the US just as domestic flights do.
I was in the preclearance zone in the old terminal 2 commuter flight area, and a couple had just missed their flights. They were rescheduled to fly in 90 min. The Air Canada GA agent told them that they MUST leave the preclearance area because they were only cleared to land at CLE and not that the location they were rerouted to. From my understanding, they had to clear CBSA and then re-clear CBP Preclearance. Maybe rules have changed since then?