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Ashwaq

My father will be arriving to JFK via Toronto and moving on to Riyadh Saudi Arabia, does he need some sort of visa as he'll be in transit for only 2 hours in JFK, appreciate it.

v. e (not verified)

On nov 26-th, my mom is coming to visit us. The company she is flying with is Malev. I checked and i know the arrival is at terminal 3. What she has to do next to get to the waiting area? She doesnt speak any english so i have to write her all the directions. Please help!

jess (not verified)

Hi Coming from Halifax, NS Canada to Miami, but i have a stop at JFK...will i have to go through security and checking bags again or will they be send to the plane (its with AA, i dont change companies)

Von Hagen (not verified)

Yes you will clear security prior to your second flight.
Von Hagen

Marta (not verified)

Im coming from Poland to Pittsburgh with four hour stop in JFK Airport. Is it possible to send my luggage straight to the plane to Pittsburgh and go to the center for two hours to see monument or is it necessary to stay at the airport and take my luggage for control or check to immigration office?

JFK_Specialist_...

Marta you will need to recheck your bags after clearing customs at JFK for your second flight.
JFK_Specialist

Nura (not verified)

Hi! I am going to visit USA for 2 weeks. I have already spent more than 2 500$ staying in Baku. Have you got refund tax system in USA for tourists?

Thanks

Nurana

TGM (not verified)

Hi my friend lives in Costa Rica and wants to visit me in NY. She has a passport and visa from Hong Kong. Her visa is a business/tourist. All are valid. The only thing I'm concerned with is her - ex tore the first page of the passport. It's not torn across the page, but rather down the binding in the middle. So its not completely out of the booklet. She wants to book travel in the next few days. I was told that as long as the page hasnt left the book and it is able to be scanned, she should have no problems. Can you please help us? Thanks in advance....TGM

JFK_Specialist_...

As long as officials can read her information she should be fine.
JFK_Specialist

quyen (not verified)

My flight from HKG to JFK will be arrive at 20.05, I have 2 hours and 50 min to clear immigration and pick up luggage to connect to BOS. Can anyone show me the way to connect from CX840, terminal 7 to JetBlue 1018 ? Is Jetblue operates at terminal 5 at this moment ? Many thanks.

MSKT

Once you clear Customs and Immigration take an air train on track 2 to terminal 5 jet blue and clear security there.

Anonymous (not verified)

Is there a global entry kiosk in terminal 8. We are arriving internationally and connecting domestically. Arrive terminal 8 leave terminal 4. We have 21/2 hours. With global entry, enough time?

JFK_Specialist_...

You are good.
JFK_Specialist

lsherack

I am arriving in LA in 2 weeks time on Qantas and fly straight trough to JFK. I don't know where my port of entry actually is but think it might be JFK since I can't imagine they would take my luggage off the plane & then put it back on again. My worry is, if I have to go trough customs in JFK will the 2 hrs I have be enough as I have to be to CT Limo (in the same Terminal I believe) to catch a lift to Hartford CT?

JFK_Specialist_...

You should be OK.
JFK_Specialist

Anonymous (not verified)

Hi. My parents will be visiting the states, portland oregon to be exact, from London. There will be there for a couple of weeks. On their way back they have a long lay over of 14hrs at JFK before they depart for London and they would like to tour New york in the time they have. Neither of them have been to New York so they are a little worried about going on their own into the city. I was wondering is there a facility at the airport that can assist tourist by taking them around town and then back to the airport in time for their check in i.e. 9pm. They arrive at JFK at 6:30 am and departure time is 11pm. If there is such a service how much will it cost?

RZ (not verified)

No there is not.

Anonymous (not verified)

Hello I am supposed to fly from Budapest to JFK and then to Denver, Is 2 hours and 50 minutes enough to make it to connection flight? thanks

RZ (not verified)

It looks like you should have enough time.

Anonymous (not verified)

I AM TRAVELLING FROM JOHNAESSBURG INTERNATIONAL TO JFK Kenneddy airport. i WILL HAVE TO CLEAR IMMIGRANTION THERE. I THEN BORED A FLIGHT FROM jfk TO San Diego. Land at JFK AT 6.40AM and then board again at 8.38 am. Is this enough time. What terminal is Jet Blue airlines on?

JFK_Specialist_...

Yes you shouuld have enought time. Jetblue departs and arrives from terminal 5.
JFK_Specialist

j. w.g (not verified)

i'm not from usa i just came for vacation as tourism and i bought many things during shopping , is there a place that i cant put all the receipts and taxes that i paid in order to reimberse the taxes paid to me again ?
i did this is frankfurt

Victor N (not verified)

Nope. I am afraid not.

CL (not verified)

Hi. I am arriving at 11:21 pm on Dec 22 and I have 5 hour wait time till the next flight. I already know the city so I wonder if I can stay the entire night waiting my next flight at the airport.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Victor N (not verified)

Use 24/7 terminal 4 for all night service.

Vugar (not verified)

I arrive to terminal 1 at 9 pm and to go terminal 8 for the flight at 10.30pm.

Do you think 1 hour 30 min would be enough to go through border and customs?

How long it takes from term 1 to term 8?

Thanks in advance for your kind attention.
V

Victor N (not verified)

It will be tight but yes you do have some time to make it.

cbk (not verified)

Hi
I am travelling from frankfurt to raleigh and have a transit flight at JFK there is a 7 hour wait time till the next flight

so can I go out and see the new york city in that time
do I need to any clearance from the customs

please reply

BG (not verified)

Once you clear customs/immigration when you arrive from Frankfurt you are free to leave the airport. You should have time to sightsee in Manhattan. Terminal 1, 4 and 8 have luggage storage facilities so you can store at the airport. Be sure to be back at JFK two hours before your departure to Raleigh.

Michele Gallo (not verified)

Hi,
I'm an italian citizen. I'll arrive to JFK with Delta from Montreal at 9 a.m. then my flight back to Rome is always with Delta at 7 p.m.
I was wondering if I can take my luggage and go after customs and immigration, then leave them to the Luggage Storage. That's because I'd really like to go for a couple of hours to NYC instead of waiting in the airport. What do you think?
Thank you!

MS (not verified)

You can leave your bags at the baggage storage at Terminal3(Area B). You do not clear customs and immigration when you arrive from Montreal and when you are flying to Rome.

Ahuew (not verified)

Hi, I'm a US citizen and will be flying to Brazil this Friday evening. I'll be taking 2 laptop computers with me (1 for personal use and 1 for work). I was told that if I might have problems going through customs in Brazil if they inspect my luggage and find 2 computers. I might be charged a large fee there since I was told people are only allowed to bring into Brazil US$500 worth of electronics bought here in the States. Someone told me there's a way for me to register my 2 laptops (fill out a customs form I can show I own the 2 computers) somewhere at JFK before I board the plane so if I'm stopped at Customs in Brazil I won't be subjected to any fees there. Where at JFK should I go to do that? Is there a customs office at JFK that could help me out with this??
I appreciate any help I can get!
Thank you!

margieauau

My daughter arrives on Virgin Atlantic from the UK how long should I allow for clearing through to Immigration and Customs for an flight to San Francisco on Delta so I can book her ongoing flight.

Archu (not verified)

I wil be arriving at terminal 8 frm london at JFK my next flight to CMH is frm the same terminal, but there is just 75mins gap. Is it possible to clear my immigration and customs in dat time nd catch my flight...

tak (not verified)

hi i m coming to jfk via etihad airways with onward code share flight to california via AA. my luggage will be booked till california. do i still have to collect my luggage for customs at jfk or not

JFK_Employee

You do have to collect your bags in order to pass US customs. Then recheck them in with the airline.
JFK_E

Dan (not verified)

Hello, my mom has arrived in NY at JFK. She didn't get the visa to enter the US. How can I get in touch with her?

Laura wilson (not verified)

Is there anyway of contacting a customer help desk via the internet, My friend is stranded after missing there connecting flight to Dublin ireland with no cell phone so we have no way of contacting him, can we get him paged or anything, hes there now?

JFK_Employee

Which airline he will be flying on?
JFK_E

KN (not verified)

Hi, I'll be travelling to JFK from abroad. Is there any cellphone sim card to buy at JFK? Thanks

Bpatel

Hi,

First time visitors come in USA and they are landing on JFK terminal 4,NY. And they have connecting flight from JFK terminal 3,NY. so my question is "do they will get any help from local authorities?" If "yes", how can they reach local authorities? Because my concern is they don't miss their connecting flight. for this if i have to talk or any other procedure let me know.

Thanks.

JFK_Employee

How long is their time frame between the flights? What airlines/flights are they flying on? Are they green card holders?
JFK_E

Bpatel

Thanks for replying, But they are not green card holder they have 3 hours time between the connecting flights. there connecting flight is delta for Detroit. so still they get help from local authorities. If yes let me know the procedure, Thanks.

JFK_Employee

Let them check with Delta after they land - the flight to Detroit sometimes departs out of T4.
There is not that much help offered by "local authorities" at JFK. Let your parents ask anybody with a uniform and ID for help - they won't be turned down.
JFK_E

Johnson (not verified)

My boss is coming to NY next week. How does she go from the Sheraton New York Towers & Hotel to JFK?
Thanks,

Susan Adolfsson

mother and child with different passports

Mother with american passport, child (2 years) with foreign passport (not american citizen). Are there special papers to fill in? I expect the mother and child to go through the control for american citizens together.

JFK_Employee

Go to the same line - the immigration officers will take care of everything(papers,etc.). It will be a little bit lengthy process.
JFK_E

hbezaz

How long take greencard holder to pass through

JFK_Employee

the same time as US citizen..
JFK_E

shanjidah (not verified)

hi my uncle came from bangladesh with kuwait airways and when he landed in jfk my father was waiting for him but he came out of the airport and was in a taxi to go to our house and he has a passport and he is not a citezen of america he is a immigrant so he will be getting a green card. so if you get lost who do you cntact if they get lost? and he dose not now how to speak english just a little bit