Professional English: Basic - Lesson 15

Professional English: Basic - Lesson 15

Filling an Immigration Form

Filling an Immigration Form

Hi! Do you like travelling? If you do, you probably know that you need some requirements to go to certain countries. Check the list of some requirements on the next slide and see if you understand all the words. If you don't, use an English-English dictionary to discover it.

Requirements

- Visa

- Passport

- Specific Vaccines

- Hotel Reservations

- Flight Reservations

- References

- Health Insurance

Filling an Immigration Form

Now, you are going to watch a video explaining how to fill the United States immigration form. Pay attention to it and, after the video, answer the questions.

Filling an Immigration Form

Great! Now that you know how to fill the form, check the questions on the next slides and see how much you remember.

Multiple Choice

Who needs to fill this form?

• Tourist

• Residents

• Everybody

Multiple Choice

What's the correct sequence when you write your name?

• Last Name + First Name + Middle Name (if you have one)

• First Name + Last Name + Middle Name (if you have one)

• First Name + Middle Name (if you have one) + Last name

Multiple Choice

What's the correct sequence for your birth date in the United States?

• Month + Day + Year

• Day + Month + Year

• Year + Day + Month

Multiple Choice

You want to stay in a hotel, but you don't have a hotel reservation. What do you write in the 'Address' part?

• You search for hotels on your cell phone, choose one, make an online reservation and write the address.

• You write nothing.

• You write 'I don't know'.

Multiple Choice

If you had a flight directly from you country to the United States, what do you write in the 'Countries visited on this trip prior to U.S. arrival'?

• You write the names of countries you visited in the past.

• You write nothing.

Multiple Choice

If you had contact with farm animals before you trip, you have to...

• Write the name of the animals.

• Just tick 'yes' on the form.

Multiple Choice

'Commercial Merchandise' are...

• Products you want to buy.

• Products you want to sell.

Multiple Choice

If you have presents for people in the United States, you have to:

• Write the total price of the presents.

• Tick 'yes' on item 15.

Up to you now:

Now, on a piece of paper, fill your form. Write only the answers on a piece of paper. If you don't have the answers, use you immagination. Check the questions on the next slides:

Filling Your Form (1)

1 Family Name: __________________

First (given): __________________

Middle: ___________________

2: Birth Date: Month:____ Day:____ Year:____

3: Number of Family members traveling with you: _____

4: (a) U.S. Street Address (hotel name/destination):

_____________________________________

(b) City:

_____________________________________

(c) State:

__________________________

5: Passport issued by (country): _________________

Filling Your Form (2)

6: Passport number: __________________

7: Country of Residence: _________________

8: Countries visited on this trip prior to U.S. arrival:

_________________________________________________

9: Airline/Flight No. or Vessel Name: _______________________

10:The primary purpose of this trip is business:

Yes( ) No( )

Filling Your Form (3)

11: I am (We are) bringing

(a) fruits, vegetables, plants, seeds, food, insects:

Yes( ) No( )

(b) meats, animals, animal/wildlife products:

Yes( ) No( )

(c) disease agents, cell cultures, snails:

Yes( ) No( )

(d) soil or have been on a farm/ranch/pasture:

Yes( ) No( )

12: I have (We have) been in close proximity of livestock: (such as touching or handling)

Yes( ) No( )

Filling Your Form (4)

13: I am (We are) carrying currency or monetary instruments over $10,000 U.S. or foreign equivalent: (see definition of monetary instruments on reverse)

Yes( ) No( )

14: I have (We have) commercial merchandise:

(articles for sale, samples used for soliciting orders, or goods that are not considered personal effects)

Yes( ) No( )

Filling Your Form (5)

15: RESIDENTS—the total value of all goods, including commercial merchandise I/we have purchased or acquired abroad, (including gifts for someone else but not items mailed to the U.S.) and am/are bringing to the U.S. is:

VISITORS—the total value of all articles that will remain in the U.S., including commercial merchandise is:

________________________________

Now, you are ready!

Now you know how to fill a form. If necessary, you can watch the video again to review the information. Cheers!!!