multiple stop over

[GinoNiña 177]

Im looking for an airfare ticket for my fiancee. these is her route. From manila - taipei- sfo- seattle. final destination is seattle.

my question is: does san francisco custom get her visa check or at seattle?  

[JeanneAdil 6,246]

customs and immigration will  be done at SF  her first POE

[Allaboutwaiting 2,500]

As @JeanneAdil just commented, she'll go through customs at her point of entry, which should be San Francisco.

 

So it is very important that there is enough time between the arrival and departure flights in order to avoid missing the flight to Seattle.

[GinoNiña 177]

52 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

customs and immigration will  be done at SF  her first POE

but what happens if her lay over is less than 1hr. she has a chance of missing her flight?

[RO_AH 1,625]

20 minutes ago, GinoNiña said:

but what happens if her lay over is less than 1hr. she has a chance of missing her flight?

Cutting it too close IMO

[IWander 583]

26 minutes ago, GinoNiña said:

but what happens if her lay over is less than 1hr. she has a chance of missing her flight?

Yes she would be at risk.  Airline would rebook her on the next flight that has available seats.

[GinoNiña 177]

silly me....

[Chancy 6,233]

2 hours ago, GinoNiña said:

manila - taipei- sfo- seattle

 

Any reason you picked this route with the layover at SFO?  EVA Air has direct flights from Taipei to Seattle, so you could book MNL -> TPE -> SEA.  SEA would be your fiancee's POE.

 

[GinoNiña 177]

1 hour ago, Chancy said:

 

Any reason you picked this route with the layover at SFO?  EVA Air has direct flights from Taipei to Seattle, so you could book MNL -> TPE -> SEA.  SEA would be your fiancee's POE.

 

thanks for the question.  there are about 3 airlines that I picked. eva air, korean and asiana that have reasonable airfare.  evair makes the cut for the least expensive one way airfare for October. 

Im open for suggestions.

 

FYI. we just got our case number. not yet in transit.  CFO seminar is done.

[GinoNiña 177]

3 hours ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

As @JeanneAdil just commented, she'll go through customs at her point of entry, which should be San Francisco.

 

So it is very important that there is enough time between the arrival and departure flights in order to avoid missing the flight to Seattle.

there are  several flights  from sfo to seattle through out the day. worst case  scenario, hopefully the airline would book her in the next available flight. Last resort  would be is, I fly there to meet her so  I can give her an assistance and get a hotel and try the next day.  

[IWander 583]

10 minutes ago, GinoNiña said:

there are  several flights  from sfo to seattle through out the day. worst case  scenario, hopefully the airline would book her in the next available flight. Last resort  would be is, I fly there to meet her so  I can give her an assistance and get a hotel and try the next day.  

Wait times to clear customs in SFO vary from 17 minutes to 90 minutes depending on time of day.  Since she is an arriving K1 she will likely be directed to secondary inspection which will significantly add time to her ability to get through the immigration process.  Then she must collect her baggage, clear customs, recheck her bags, change terminals, clear security again, find her gate.  Not a recipe for success in an hours time.  That's why i always try to have my last stop in my itinerary be my first stop in country and therefore my POE.

Edited July 28, 2023 by IWander

[GinoNiña 177]

20 minutes ago, IWander said:

Wait times to clear customs in SFO vary from 17 minutes to 90 minutes depending on time of day.  Since she is an arriving K1 she will likely be directed to secondary inspection which will significantly add time to her ability to get through the immigration process.  Then she must collect her baggage, clear customs, recheck her bags, change terminals, clear security again, find her gate.  Not a recipe for success in an hours time.  That's why i always try to have my last stop in my itinerary be my first stop in country and therefore my POE.

The good thing is she wont have a check in luggage, just a carry on so she will save time by not going to baggage claim. Im expecting her to clear the custom for up to 2 hrs. 

[JeanneAdil 6,246]

3 hours ago, GinoNiña said:

but what happens if her lay over is less than 1hr. she has a chance of missing her flight?

from time of plane landing (time of flight u see)  it takes 20 or more minutes to taxi in

then time to depart the plane 

then to reach the customs agent from long line and if that is ok with no extra questions,  she will be making a long walk from international terminal to her domestic flight

i always allow 3 hours

following is layout of SF airport

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=sf+airport+layout&rlz=1C1JPGB_enUS833US833&oq=sf+airport+layout&aqs=chrome..69i57.8653j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#imgrc=iQA2TZyolFm2vM&imgdii=U46UoR8Nhw5eLM

Edited July 28, 2023 by JeanneAdil

[top_secret 2,106]

 

5 hours ago, GinoNiña said:

thanks for the question.  there are about 3 airlines that I picked. eva air, korean and asiana that have reasonable airfare.  evair makes the cut for the least expensive one way airfare for October. 

Im open for suggestions.

 

Korean Air comes up $583 one-way MNL-ICN-SEA a bunch of dates in October.  In today's airfare market I don't think you could do to much better than that.   I would really try hard to avoid an unnecessary domestic connection just make things easy on your fiancée.  I'm sure it's stressful enough by itself.

[RO_AH 1,625]

11 hours ago, GinoNiña said:

The good thing is she wont have a check in luggage, just a carry on so she will save time by not going to baggage claim. Im expecting her to clear the custom for up to 2 hrs. 

She is moving her life to USA and doesn't even have a check on bag?? I went to get my wife and 2 children. We had 7 checked bags 50 lbs each and 4 carry on bags lol.