Just Arrived
Before you fly and your first days: packing, the border, I-94
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Your I-94: download it and check it today
The record of your entry. Get a copy in two minutes and check every line before you need it.
3 min
Fixing a mistake on your I-94
Wrong name, wrong class or wrong date? Who fixes it (CBP or USCIS), and how to ask.
3 min
Visa stamp vs permission to stay
The visa is your ticket to arrive. The I-94 (or D/S) decides how long you may stay.
3 min
Getting online when you land
Airport Wi-Fi, eSIMs and roaming: how to have maps, messages and rides in your first hour.
3 min
Money for your first days
Cards, ATMs and cash: what works on arrival, what costs extra, and the $10,000 rule.
3 min
Your first address
Which address to give on forms, how to write it, and how to keep getting mail when you move.
3 min
What to do after landing in the US: first 72 hours
A calm plan for your first three days: papers, phone, money, food, sleep, and what can safely wait until next week.
4 min
What to pack (and not pack) when moving to the US
Documents for your carry-on, medicines, plugs and voltage, cash over $10,000, food to declare, and what is cheap or costly in the US.
5 min
At the US border: what happens at the CBP officer booth
Questions the officer asks, fingerprints and photo, secondary inspection, phone searches, and checking your electronic I-94 afterward.
5 min