Entry regulations USA
Special regulations must be complied with for entry to the USA:
Since 4th October 2005 certain details relating to your stay in the USA have to be registered prior to your departure, i.e. when checking in/at the late-night check-in. This also applies to holders of machine-readable passports. The US authorities will refuse entry if the required information is not provided. To reduce queues at the check-in desks, please print out the APIS form » (APIS Advance Passenger Information System) and complete the form for each person travelling so that you are ready to present it at the check-in desk.
Go to the Information sheet for travel between the EU and the USA »
From 12th January 2009 all tourists and business travellers must apply for a travel permit online prior to departure. This electronic system for travel authorisation (ESTA) essentially replaces the green form that travellers previously completed on the aircraft prior to entering the USA. Please also note the information provided by the US embassy with regard to ESTA »
Important: Since 1st October 2004 German, Austrian and Swiss nationals entering the USA have had to be in possession of a red, machine-readable passport. When planning your vacation, please remember that the German children’s passport is not machine-readable.
The following forms apply when entering the USA (our flight attendants will be distributing these during the flight):
White form (I-94): The US authorities demand that passengers requiring a visa complete the white form by providing personal details, information about entering and leaving the country, and information relating to their visa. Please complete both sides of the card in block capitals and remember to sign it. Please note: In the US the number "7" is not crossed and the number "1" is written as a vertical line.
Blue form (6059B): The customs form must be completed by all passengers, whether or not they require a visa. You are asked to enter personal details on the front. The reverse side is where you have to declare dutiable goods.