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If the final destination is in the U.S. and the first port of arrival is in the U.S., travelers must clear Immigration and Customs at the first port of entry. This is also required if you are transitting via the USA, as there are still certain restrictions (eg you cannot transport goods originating in Cuba via the USA, even if your final destination is outside the USA).
The only exception is if you have arrived in the USA from one of the certified "foreign preclearance locations" which are located in Canada, the Caribbean and Ireland - in this case you will have undergone the checks at the point of departure, and will not be required to go through them again upon entry to the USA.
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Thanks for all your replies, I like to be prepared [msnwink].
Clare, I'm going to print your tips off and take them with me as I have such a terrible memory these days [msnsmile2] I guess it's my age!!!
Margaret
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<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by DLB-GOUROCK
Well the converse of my example is still true, departing GLA change LGW onward to MCO, your luggage can go straight through A - C.
So the difference is the stop-over airport is in the US and not the UK. I shall have to concede to you on this point.
Unless anyone else can shed some light on this.
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Robert, Keith & more importantly Clare, are perfectly correct on this question. You claim your bags at your point of entry into the US and in Newark you just give them to the bag drop desk just past where you drop off your customs form. They then get whisked off to your plane destined for Orlando. When you land in Orlando you are on an internal flight and therefore you just pick up your bags and off you go, bypassing all the visa control queues and straight to your car hire. Gill
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If you have any worries about Orlando airport and what happens - check this out: http://www.orlandoairports.net/arrive/index.htm
It is a very clear explanation of each of the two arrival 'types'
