During the week, wait until after the morning rush and cross around 10-11 AM. Middle of the night, say around 1 AM. But the lines are getting better managed. If you have a passport card, you can take the Ready Lanes and quite often only take an hour or so +/-.

Food products should be commercially packaged and sealed with ingredients listed in English. The passenger must provide proof of the origin of beef, pork, poultry, cervid meat, and pet food to bring them into the United States.

Examples of prohibited items are dangerous toys, cars that don’t protect their occupants in a crash, bush meat, or illegal substances like absinthe and Rohypnol. Restricted means that special licenses or permits are required from a federal agency before the item is allowed to enter the United States.

You must declare all items you purchased and are carrying with you upon return to the United States, including gifts for other people as well as items you bought for yourself. This includes duty-free items purchased in foreign countries, as well as any merchandise you intend to sell or use in your business.

The primary penalty a person will face when failing to disclose any item through the United States Customs and Border Protection is the seizure and loss of the property. This generally starts when clearing customs when arriving in the country if no declaration is made.

Here are five common questions every traveler should always plan on being asked by a customs officer upon arrival.

• 01 of 05. What Is the Purpose of Your Trip?
• 02 of 05. How Long Do You Intend to Stay?
• 03 of 05. Where Will You Be Staying?
• 04 of 05. What Is Your Occupation?
• 05 of 05. Do You Have Anything to Declare?

Yes. The government policy states that electronic devices “must be disconnected from the internet before a search is performed,” and that officers can only search information that is stored on the phone itself (and not, for example, only available on the cloud). This applies to both basic and advanced searches.

Federal agents can search your phone at the US border, even if you’re a US citizen. Customs officers are legally allowed to search travelers’ personal electronics without a warrant — whether they’re visitors or American citizens.

Unlocking Your Phone Isn’t Required, but Helpful First of all, if you’re a U.S. citizen, you can’t be denied entry into the country for refusing to unlock your phone. That doesn’t mean they can’t detain you, though.

Customs officers have the authority to ask your immigration status in order to determine whether you have the right to enter the country. If you are a non-citizen visa holder or visitor, you may be denied entry into the United States if you refuse to answer officers’ questions.

Originally Answered: What does an immigration officer sees on his monitor when he scans your passport? The only information that the passport chip provides is information related to that passport holder. The information only shows personal information that is in the passport itself, previous entries and notes.

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• What is your name? / What’s your name?
• What is your date of birth? / What’s your date of birth?
• Where are you from? / Where do you come from?
• What is your purpose of visit to Malaysia/Singapore/Thailand/UK/USA?
• How long / How many days will you stay in Malaysia/ Singapore/ Thailand/UK/USA?

Be Prepared for Questions From CBP Officials

• Why are you visiting the United States?
• Where will you be staying?
• Who will you be visiting?
• How long will you be staying?
• How much money do you have available for this trip?
• Have you visited the United States before, and if so, how long did you stay?

At the airport, the TSA is not checking for immigration, no-fly list, warrants, or anything else. Not only is this true at domestic airports, it’s also true at international airports. The check for the no-fly list is handled by a program called Secure Flight and information is forwarded to the airlines.