They will state the furthest destination you’re going to. In any case, it is always a good idea to confirm by asking at check-in (assuming a manned check-in or luggage drop-off) or to check the bag labels. However, this is the less common scenario. A common scenario for this is an overnight layover: you may want a fresh change of clothes at the airport. This would mean that check-in tells you your bag will only be checked through to Chicago where you would have to collect it and recheck it later. Of course, there is always the possibility that your bags are short-checked (typically upon passenger’s request for overnight layovers).
You will not see your luggage at New York, and there is no need as there are no ‘exit customs inspections’. You will be treated as a domestic passenger until your last (international) leg. You will also not see any immigration or customs at the airport.Īrriving at Denver, well you’re through. You will not see your luggage, just move on to the gates for your next flight. Thus, you will be treated like any domestic transfer passenger. Remember that your luggage still has tags for Denver.Īrriving at Chicago, nobody at the airport (unless they really want to look it up) will be able to differentiate your itinerary from a domestic one New York–Chicago–Denver. You then normally board your flight to Chicago. The question indicates you know this and it is well documented across Travel Stack Exchange. So say your itinerary is London–New York–Chicago–Denver.Īrriving in New York, you need to pass immigration and take your bag through customs then drop it off again. Typically, your luggage will be checked through at your first departure point to its final destination, but the customs bit when entering the states does not influence that.
In this case, immigration will return your landing card to you and you will be instructed to claim your checked baggage and present it to customs at the next airport.Īs soon as you have legally entered the US, got your passport stamp from the border officials and either got questioned by customs agents or not, you are in the US and are treated like any other domestic traveller. Passengers will be notified if progressive clearance applies to their itinerary. It's generally used on itineraries which enter the US, making two or more landings, and then depart the US. There are a few very rare itineraries in the US where you will go through immigration at one airport and customs at another airport. They then return to baggage handling and will be routed to wherever they were checked through to. You don't need to pick up your luggage until the airport it's checked through to, with one exception: You must carry it through US Customs when entering the US.Īt your departure airport, the bag will be checked through to your final destination, but even so, everyone must pick up and carry their bags through US Customs at their first port of entry, and then immediately drop them again at a special baggage drop just past the customs area.
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