Lecture Going to the US培训讲义.pptVIP

Lecture 24 Going to the US Brainstorming: What are the things that one might not be used to if one goes to the US? Different time zone, Different measuring system: British and Metric The food, Sales tax Tipping, Without a car, The language, (watching TV, jokes) Different voltage system F and C temperature passport, visa plane tickets Before you leave luggage, measures, weight, carry-on airport transition, carrier, different time zones, daylight saving time Filling in forms Going through customs Passport and Visa Passport takes about 1 week Visa: US: call in advance to make an appointment with a phone card at your expense. If everything is okay, you get your visa in the afternoon. May put in suspense if any further documents are needed. Check: /shanghai/index-c.html#consulate France: about 1 week GB: Check /chinese/home.htm Important documents and paper work Keep all your documents, visa, passport and other immigration related documents in your carry bag. All the tickets relevant to your trip to USA. Vaccination certificate, Insurance certificate Foreign Currency or Travelers cheque (carry Quarters,1$ notes, 5$ notes) transition Transition: 2-3 hours for each transition Local time: time difference Boarding gate (change?) What to bring Emergency money Receipt for travelers cheques Credit Cards (Visa, Eurocard/MasterCard, American Express etc) Alarm Clock, ID-card Address list (with phone numbers and email addresses) Map of United States and the detailed map of the city where you are going. luggage Always buy bags with the wheels, so that you don’t have to lift on your shoulder and are easy to take anywhere. Carry light hand luggage. Remember, when you change flight in between, you have to carry your own luggage and you may have to walk a lot while changing terminals at the airport. Buy suitcases with dimensions (length, width, height) not exceeding 273 cms (107 inches). The linear dimension of each piece should not exceed 158cms(62 inches). Permissible d