Summer vacation at a university abroad is here! Although the current air tickets are still a little expensive, many international students who have not returned home for several years still decide to fly back to China as soon as possible during the first long vacation after the release!
However, I don't know if it's because it has not been opened for a long time, many netizens feel that the recent customs seem to be very strict!
A netizen said that he was warned and left a document record because he had too many health products in his luggage, and he had never encountered this situation before.
Not only the United States returned to China, but also from other countries, and even a lot of small sweet potato boxes were directly locked by customs!
Remind everyone: if your luggage is locked, you must take the initiative to contact the customs, as long as your items meet the requirements, it will be out of the customs smoothly, don't panic, or even secretly take the locked suitcase out of the customs, it will cause an alarm, and you will be legally responsible!
In fact, many netizens said that they did not see the staff at the customs, and even the security inspection machine did not run ......
It seems that the so-called strict inspection is just a routine spot check, but more netizens will share their experiences, creating the illusion that "the customs have become stricter";
In addition, more than three years of the epidemic have passed, and the number of international students who have recently returned to China to visit relatives and take summer vacations has increased significantly.
I believe that the vast majority of our international students will not do illegal behavior, but because you do not understand the customs requirements of different countries, and inadvertently stuff the items in your suitcase, it is very likely that it will become contraband, and even harm you to enter the small black room!
For a long time, it has been common to see news that international students are detaining a large amount of contraband at customs.
One of the hardest hit areas for contraband is medicines.
Every prospective international student has heard of how expensive foreign medicines are, so in addition to their own special medicines, they will prepare a lot of daily medicines such as antipyretics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and gastrointestinal medicines.
However, many medicines, especially the ingredients of some proprietary Chinese medicines, may be prohibited abroad.
For example, Lianhua Qingwen capsules, which have a very high rate of use in China in recent years, are strictly controlled contraband in New Zealand because they contain ephedra.
However, the drug is licensed in more than 20 countries, including Canada, Russia, and Kuwait, and can be brought into the country normally.
When entering and exiting the country, when you pack out your luggage and prepare medicines abroad, you must find out the customs regulations of the destination country in advance, find out whether your commonly used drugs contain prohibited ingredients, and don't accidentally transport "poison"!
In addition to medicines, there are many common things in our lives that require extra attention, otherwise, beware of being locked up in a small black room.
For example, the customs of various countries clearly stipulate that the entry and exit of large amounts of cash requires advance declaration, and excess cash cannot be carried; The quantity of items purchased and carried for personal use should also be reasonable, otherwise they will be taxed.
In addition to drugs and some well-known controlled items, there is another prohibited category that is often overlooked: food.
Students who go abroad for the first time are worried that their Chinese stomach will not be able to bear it abroad, so they will want to bring some taste of their hometown out, which can be regarded as alleviating homesickness.
But! For example, the jerky we often eat, homemade sausages, bacon, etc., are strictly prohibited from entering the country in order to prevent pests and diseases caused by unprocessed cooked meat products.
At the end of March, when a Chinese student entered Australia on a student visa, he was stopped by the customs for spot checks, and saw that the international student's suitcase contained a large amount of beef, dried seafood, dried fruits and other foods.
Not only did the student fail to declare the food, but he also deliberately changed the packaging of the food, apparently to evade customs inspection. If it weren't for the careful investigation by the customs staff, they might not have been able to find it.
And the behavior of this international student also brought him irreparable consequences: not only was he fined 2664 Australian dollars by the customs, but his student visa was also immediately cancelled and immediately repatriated, and he could not apply for any visa in Australia for 3 years.
It is recommended that before departure, you must know the customs contraband list of the destination country in advance, if you feel that some items in your luggage are at great risk, it is recommended that you do not take risks and try crazy!!
In addition to the things you can't bring, students must not forget: when you go to immigration, you must prepare all the important documents and certificates!
Helped you summarize the check list of important documents.
1) Original passport.
2) I-20 original.
3) Letter of acceptance from the school.
4) Important documents of the school, such as official admission notice, receipt of tuition payment, etc.
5) Academic certificate and original transcript.
6) Test report report (IELTS, TOEFL, GRE GMAT SAT).
7) Address of accommodation abroad and emergency contact person (2 copies).
8) Important contacts**, information.
9) Visa photo (1 inch**, 2 inch**).
10) Copies of important documents.
In short, when packing your suitcase for studying abroad, in addition to anticipation and excitement, you should also think carefully. Therefore, when making a luggage list, you should ask the seniors around you for experience, if there is any need to bring or not at all, you should also understand the local requirements for contraband in advance, and don't bring irreparable impact on your study abroad life because of some unintentional actions.
I hope that every student can successfully get an offer, enter the school "silky", and start the next stage of their life in the dream school as soon as possible