Customs and ImmigrationAfter passing through Passport Control, you will enter the Baggage Reclaim hall, which is where you will collect your checked-in baggage. Check the information screens to see which carousel you need to go to. For lost and delayed luggage please view the Lost Luggage page.
Do you pick up checked bags before or after customs?
To get your baggage: After clearing immigration, proceed to the baggage reclaim area to collect your bags. If you are on an international flight connecting to a U.S. destination, make sure you claim your baggage before going through U.S. Customs.
How do I pick up my luggage after a flight?
Make sure that any identification number or other information on your bag's tag matches the information on your claim ticket. After your plane gets to the gate, make your way to the baggage claim area. If you are in an unfamiliar airport with a large baggage claim area, there may be many baggage carousels.
Do I check my bag first or go through security?
Check it before security, at the check-in desk. Checking bags at the gate is not always offered, especially not in larger airplanes.
When you gate check a bag do you pick it up at baggage claim?
Gate-checked bags are usually treated essentially the same as all other checked bags. They are stored in a plane's cargo hold (or bins) with the rest of the luggage before being transferred to your final destination. When this happens, you pick up your bag at the baggage claim as you would any other checked bag.
Do you go through Passport Control when changing flights?
If your hold bags are "through checked" or you're travelling with hand luggage only, you can then go through security to your connecting flight. If your hold luggage is not "through checked", you must pass through Passport Control and then collect your luggage from Baggage Reclaim.
Do you collect baggage before or after passport control?
How early should I get to the airport if I’m checking a bag?
Check-in timesTo check bags or check in at the airport, you must be there a certain amount of time before scheduled departure: Within the U.S. – 45 minutes. To or from destinations outside the U.S. – 60 minutes.
Where do you pick up your bag when you check it at gate?
Not only will you need to part with your bag, but you'll need to figure out where to pick it up after you land. In most cases, gate checked bags will be sent to the baggage claim along with all the paid, checked luggage. Meaning you'll have to say goodbye to that speedy exit at your destination.
What is the difference between gate check and baggage check?
Gate checking is the process of checking your bag at the gate to be stored in the cargo hold of the aircraft. This is different from regularly checking your bag, as the process is normally completed at a check-in desk/ticket counter pre-security, rather than at the departure gate before you board your flight.
Do you go through Passport Control when connecting?
Customs and immigration are usually required at the connecting airport for international flights. You don't always have to for domestic flights. In most cases, passengers on layover flights must clear customs and immigration at the first point of entry.
At what point do you go through Passport Control?
In most cases, you'll go through customs and immigration after your flight first arrives in a new country, but there are exceptions. For example, some countries have mutual agreements intended to help speed travelers through the process, so you may go through customs and immigration before you board.
Do you go through customs after picking up luggage?
You can go through immigration without your luggage, but customs will be located after baggage claim.