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Q: What can I bring when I come there, and what not?

A:
Bel
ow i
saconsol
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dat
edl
i
stoft
hi
ngst
obr
i
ng.Remembert
omai
nt
ai
nyourbaggagewi
t
hi
nt
hewei
ghtl
i
mi
t
sas
r
equi
r
ed by t
he ai
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l
i
nesyou t
r
avel
.Ot
her
wi
se you may have t
o pay huge sum af
t
eryou ar
r
i
ve her
e(
att
he
por
tofent
r
y)
.Usual
l
y,t
hel
i
mi
ti
s23kg(
50poundst
obeexact
)each,i
nt
wosui
t
cases,and8kgi
nacabi
n
bag.(
Ther
e ar
ef
i
xed st
andar
ds f
ort
he si
ze oft
hi
s bag t
oo!
)I
ti
s al
ways r
ecommended t
hatyou shoul
d
check wi
t
ht
he ai
r
l
i
ne aut
hor
i
t
i
es t
o know aboutpar
t
i
cul
arl
uggage l
i
mi
t
at
i
ons,si
nce t
hese ar
ef
r
equent
l
y
changedbysever
alr
egul
at
i
ons.
Rememberal
ways:BE CAREFUL wi
t
h ALL yourdocument
s al
lt
hr
ough yourt
r
avel
.The f
ol
l
owi
ng document
s
ar
equi
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ei
mpor
t
antf
orapeacef
ulst
ayi
nt
heU.
S.
A:
Or
i
gi
nalFor
mI
-20.
Or
i
gi
nalPasspor
twi
t
hval
i
dF-1Vi
sa.
Or
i
gi
nalFor
mI
-94(
Donoteverr
emovei
t
,i
ti
sst
apl
edt
oyourpasspor
t
!Thi
sdocumenti
smor
ei
mpor
t
ant
t
hant
hepasspor
ti
t
sel
f
!
)
.
Demanddr
af
t
s,Tr
avel
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sChecks,andcur
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Anyseal
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st
hatt
heUS Consul
at
egaveyou.
Ot
heri
mpor
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antdocument
s,suchaspr
evi
ousacademi
cr
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ds.
Vacci
nat
i
onCer
t
i
f
i
cat
e.
Let
t
erofadmi
ssi
on/
f
i
nanci
alai
d(
i
fappl
i
cabl
e)
.
Youmustkeept
hem wi
t
h youatal
lt
i
mesdur
i
ngt
hef
l
i
ght
.Al
so,makecopi
esoft
her
el
evantdocument
sand
keep one setathome.Car
r
y one setand t
he or
i
gi
nal
s wi
t
h you al
ong wi
t
h essent
i
al
si
ncl
udi
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rof
cl
ot
hesi
nyourcar
r
y-bagi
ncaset
hel
uggagei
sdel
ayedatt
heai
r
por
t
.
Q: I plan to get my mobile phone from India. Is that advisable?
A:
Do notpl
an t
obr
i
ng yourmobi
l
e phonesher
e!Pl
easebe i
nf
or
medt
hatnotal
lmobi
l
ephonesf
r
om I
ndi
a wor
k
her
e si
nce t
he oper
at
i
ng f
r
equency mi
ght not be suppor
t
ed! Al
so,i
nt
he USA,pr
epai
d mobi
l
ei
sa l
ot
expensi
ve,and l
i
mi
t
ed,opt
i
on,whi
l
e post
-pai
d pl
ans ar
e gener
al
l
y avai
l
abl
e wi
t
h decentand st
at
e-of
-t
hear
tphonesf
orl
ow costorf
orf
r
ee!I
nanycase,get
t
i
ngamobi
l
ei
nI
ndi
ai
snotr
ecommended.
To be el
i
gi
bl
ef
ora post
-pai
d mobi
l
e connect
i
on whi
ch does not need a deposi
t
,you wi
l
lneed t
o have
suf
f
i
ci
entcr
edi
thi
st
or
y.You can geta mobi
l
e phone on a seni
or

s ora r
el
at
i
ve
s Soci
alSecur
i
t
y Number
(
SSN)and l
at
ert
r
ansf
ert
he phonewhen youbui
l
dyourowncr
edi
t
.Anot
heropt
i
onwoul
d bet
ogetacr
edi
t
car
d assoonaspossi
bl
e and do al
lyourpur
chaseson i
tf
oronemont
h.Af
t
eryou pay yourf
i
r
stmont
h bi
l
l
,
you shoul
d be abl
et
o geta mobi
l
e(
wi
t
houtany deposi
t
)on yourown SSN.You can checkwhet
heryou
needadeposi
tbyt
r
yi
ngt
oor
deraphoneonl
i
neby f
i
l
l
i
ngoutal
lt
her
equi
r
ed det
ai
l
s.I
twi
l
li
nf
or
m youi
fyou
needt
opayadeposi
t
.I
fyouror
deri
saccept
ed,t
henyoudonotneedadeposi
t
.
Q: My travel agent mentions port of entry all the time. What is it anyway?
A:
The f
i
r
stpl
aceyou l
and ati
nyourdest
i
nat
i
on count
r
yi
scal
l
ed t
he
por
tofent
r
y
.Her
e,you checkoutal
l
yourbaggage.(
You woul
dnotneedt
o checkyourbagsanywher
e bef
or
et
he por
tofent
r
y,once youboar
d
an out
bound f
l
i
ght f
r
om I
ndi
a.Yourbaggage f
ol
l
ows you wi
t
hout youri
nt
er
vent
i
on,onl
yt
i
l
lt
he por
t of
ent
r
y.
)Even i
fyourbagsar
e checked unt
i
la l
at
erdest
i
nat
i
on,yourbagsmustbe cl
ai
med i
n yourpor
tof
ent
r
y wi
t
houtf
ai
l
.Youwoul
df
ace t
heDepar
t
mentofHomel
and Secur
i
t
y/
I
mmi
gr
at
i
on/
Cust
omsaut
hor
i
t
i
esat
t
he por
tofent
r
y.You woul
d need t
o go t
hr
ough some maj
orf
or
mal
i
t
i
es her
e,l
i
ke t
he cust
oms check of
baggage,get
t
i
ng t
he For
mI
-20 st
amped,get
t
i
ng f
i
nger
pr
i
nt
ed,et
c.You wi
l
lr
ecei
ve i
nst
r
uct
i
onsr
egar
di
ng
ot
herf
or
mal
i
t
i
eswhi
l
ei
nt
hepl
anebef
or
eyour
eacht
he por
tofent
r
y.(
Li
st
enat
t
ent
i
vel
y!And,i
fyoudonot
r
ecei
ve anyi
nst
r
uct
i
onson how t
of
i
l
lt
he f
or
ms,askco-passenger
sand/
ort
hef
l
i
ghtat
t
endant
s.
)You may
have t
o wai
tatt
he por
tofent
r
yf
ora f
ew hour
sf
oryourconnect
i
ng f
l
i
ghtt
o yourdest
i
nat
i
on.See t
hat
t
her
ei
sa mi
ni
mum gap of4-5 hour
sbef
or
e yourconnect
i
ng f
l
i
ghtoutoft
he por
tofent
r
y,t
o be on saf
er
si
de.For
mal
i
t
i
esatt
he por
tofent
r
y consume mor
et
i
me t
han nor
mal
,wi
t
h many st
udent
sl
andi
ng ar
ound
t
hi
st
i
me oft
he year
.Hence,pl
an pr
oper
l
yr
at
hert
han mi
ss yourconnect
i
ng f
l
i
ghtand cause t
r
oubl
e and
t
ensi
ont
oyour
sel
fandot
her
s.Remembert
ocar
r
yyourbaggageal
lbyyour
sel
f(
notl
i
t
er
al
l
y,ofcour
se)f
r
om
yourpor
tofent
r
yt
oyourf
i
naldest
i
nat
i
on.Youmay havet
ospend$1t
o$3 f
oracar
t
/
t
r
ol
l
ey(
Smar
t
-Car
t
e,
i
ti
susual
l
ybr
andedas)att
hepor
tofent
r
yhave$1cur
r
encynot
eshandy.
Q: What is this Immigration Clearance at the port of entry?
A:
The f
i
r
stt
hi
ng you need t
o go t
hr
ough att
he por
tofent
r
y,af
t
erl
andi
ng,i
st
he i
mmi
gr
at
i
on and cust
oms
cl
ear
ance,af
t
erwhi
ch you mayboar
d adomest
i
cf
l
i
ghtt
or
each yourf
i
naldest
i
nat
i
on.Bef
or
eget
t
i
ng down
atyourpor
tofent
r
y,whi
l
e you ar
e st
i
l
li
nt
he pl
ane,you wi
l
lbe gi
ven t
wo f
or
mst
of
i
l
lup For
mI
-94 (
a
l
ong,whi
t
ef
or
m)andacust
omsdecl
ar
at
i
on f
or
m.Pl
easekeept
heFor
mI
-94documentver
ysaf
e.I
ti
smor
e
i
mpor
t
antt
han yourpasspor
t
,and you ar
er
equi
r
ed t
o keep i
tsaf
e as l
ong as you ar
ei
nt
he U.
S.
A.On
al
i
ght
i
ngf
r
om t
hepl
ane,youmayaskpeopl
eorf
ol
l
ow si
gnst
ogett
ot
heI
mmi
gr
at
i
onCl
ear
ance.Keephandy
yourpasspor
t
,and t
hecust
omscl
ear
ancef
or
m andt
heFor
mI
-94 t
hatyouf
i
l
l
edi
nsi
de t
hepl
ane.Gener
al
l
y,
you do not have t
o decl
ar
e anyt
hi
ng.(
Thati
s,you wr
i
t
et
hatyou ar
e get
t
i
ng dut
i
abl
e goods of
zer
o
val
ue;ofcour
se,i
fyou ar
e get
t
i
ng any dut
i
abl
e goods,decl
ar
e,and i
fyou ar
e notsur
e,ask someone.
)
Once you hand overt
he cust
oms cl
ear
ance f
or
m bef
or
er
eachi
ng t
he count
erf
orI
mmi
gr
at
i
on Cl
ear
ance,
keep yourFor
mI
-20handy,al
ong wi
t
hyourFor
mI
-94 and t
hepasspor
t
.Ther
ecan be al
ong queueatt
he
I
mmi
gr
at
i
on Cl
ear
ance count
er
.I
fyou do nothave a l
otoft
i
me f
oryournextf
l
i
ght
,r
equestt
he peopl
ei
n
t
he queue ort
he Depar
t
mentofHomel
and Secur
i
t
y st
af
fatt
he queues you may be abl
et
o bypasst
he
queue.(
I
fyouar
eagr
oup ofpeopl
e,i
ti
s,ofcour
se,notf
ai
rt
oaskt
ol
ett
he whol
egr
oupbypass!
)Att
he
count
er
,pr
esent yourpasspor
t
,For
m I
-20, and For
m I
-94.Bot
ht
he For
ms shal
lbe dul
y st
amped and
r
et
ur
ned t
o you.Onl
yone par
toft
he For
mI
-94 wi
l
lber
et
ur
ned,and t
hi
si
st
he par
toft
he For
mt
hatyou
need t
o car
ef
ul
l
y keep wi
t
h you unt
i
lyou l
eave U.
S.
A!You mi
ght be asked some quest
i
ons about what
t
hi
ngs you ar
e br
i
ngi
ng,et
c.Do notl
i
e.Gi
ve f
act
uali
nf
or
mat
i
on t
ot
he I
mmi
gr
at
i
on Of
f
i
cer
.Remembert
o
i
dent
i
f
y,col
l
ect
,andcheckoutyourbaggageatt
hepor
tofent
r
y.
Youmi
ghtessent
i
al
l
yneedyourPasspor
t
,Admi
ssi
onLet
t
er
,For
mI
-20,For
mI
-94 (
af
t
eryour
ecei
ve i
t
)
,and
Vacci
nat
i
on Cer
t
i
f
i
cat
e(
i
ssued by yourdoct
or
)when you di
sembar
k att
he por
tofent
r
y.Keep t
hem al
l
handy,on yourper
son.I
ti
ssaf
et
o car
r
y by your
sel
fyourcash and monet
ar
yi
nst
r
ument
s(
dr
af
t
s,checks,
et
c.
)
.
Q: Now, how do I make a phone call?! Is there someplace in the airport that I can call from?
A:
Al
lai
r
por
t
shave publ
i
ct
el
ephones atvar
i
ous l
ocat
i
ons.You woul
d need money i
n smal
lchange (
coi
ns)t
o
make a phone cal
l
.I
fyou have cur
r
ency not
es,you can pr
obabl
y getsome change i
n any st
or
ei
nt
he

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por
toratcount
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hatsel
lf
or
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r
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so have wal
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ook ar
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andt
hatyouwoul
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emoney (
see above)i
fyou cal
l
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ends/
f
ami
l
y
i
nt
he U.
S.
A,you mayaskt
hem t
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orcal
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or
mat
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ng t
hesame t
o pl
ace a cal
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List of things to be brought:

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ami
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Remove t
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cul
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or
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ocks,shaver
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or
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odoi
tatt
heai
r
por
t
.
Where to put stuff:
Al
lyouror
i
gi
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smustbei
nyourcar
r
y-onl
uggagei
nahar
moni
um f
ol
der
.
Phot
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Expect
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uf
fi
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osur
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eanyt
hi
ngel
se.
t
hesear
et
hemosti
mpor
t
antandal
sover
yexpensi
veher
e.
Don'
tcompr
omi
sebyl
eavi
ngyourbooksbehi
nd.
.
Mostst
udent
sher
epr
ef
ert
obor
r
ow booksf
r
om t
hei
rschool
/
depar
t
mentl
i
br
ar
yi
nor
dert
ocutdownon
cost
s.I
nt
heUS,manyuni
ver
si
t
i
esal
sohavet
i
e-upswi
t
hot
herschool
s,andyoucanbor
r
ow booksf
r
om
ot
heruni
ver
si
t
i
est
hr
ought
hsisyst
em.Thi
si
scal
l
edasanI
nt
er
-Li
br
ar
yLoani
nmostpl
aces.
Evenso,i
fyouf
eelt
heneedt
obuyabookf
orsomer
eason,andar
est
ayi
ngwi
t
hpeopl
ef
r
om t
hesame
cour
se/
pr
ogr
am,buyabooki
ncommon.Notr
ecommended,butcanbedonet
osaveuponcost
s.Thatway,
i
ft
her
ear
e4booksyouneed,eachofyoucanget1or2oft
hem anddi
st
r
i
but
et
hebookl
oad.
1) Kitchen & Food
I
nmostcases,mot
her
swoul
dbet
hebestj
udgesf
ort
hi
ssect
i
on,f
or
t
unat
ef
orus.
a) Pressure cooker (3litres/5litres): I
fyou have deci
ded about yourr
oommat
es i
n advance,pl
an t
o getONLY ONE OR TWO (
t
wo bei
ng t
he
maxi
mum)pr
essur
e cooker
sf
ort
he apar
t
ment
.Al
mostal
lst
udent
st
end t
obuyan el
ect
r
i
cr
i
cecookeri
nt
he
U.
S.
A.soonaf
t
ert
hey l
and;i
ti
snotver
yexpensi
ve,andi
tpr
ovest
obea goodandr
easonabl
ei
nvest
ment
.
A pr
essur
e pan/
cookerwhi
ch can accommodat
e an i
dl
y st
and mi
ghtbe an i
dealchoi
ce f
orst
udent
s who
mi
ght want t
o make i
dl
i
es. Do not f
or
get t
o get 2-3 spar
e gasket
s and/
or saf
et
y val
ves or ot
her
wear
abl
e/
r
epl
aceabl
epar
t
st
hatsui
tt
hepr
essur
ecookeryoumaybr
i
ng.
b) Utensils:
You can buy a good set ofst
eel
/
nonst
i
ck ut
ensi
l
s(
t
hat can be used f
orcooki
ng) i
nt
he U.
S.
A.f
ora
r
easonabl
epr
i
ce.I
fyou pr
ef
ert
o getsome ut
ensi
l
sf
r
om I
ndi
a anyway,getatl
eastsomevessel
sofvar
i
ous
si
zest
o st
or
eand t
ocookf
ood(
1 smal
l
/
medi
um kadhai
)
,and(
meal
s)pl
at
es(
Mel
ani
n mi
cr
owavabl
eeat
i
ng
pl
at
es,i
mpor
t
ant-can buy her
e al
so)and t
umbl
er
s.You may al
so getatl
east
,butnotmor
et
han,a f
ew
spoons(
2-3 smal
lsi
ze,2 bi
gspoons/
ser
vi
ngspoons)
,2wooden st
i
r
r
er
s,1ser
vi
ng l
adl
e,1st
r
ai
nerspoonf
or
deep f
r
yi
ng,pl
ast
i
c soup bowl
s,cof
f
ee mugs and some f
or
ks.I
fspace/
wei
ghti
s a const
r
ai
nt
,r
educe t
he
numberofut
ensi
l
syoucar
r
yyoumaybuyt
hem af
t
erset
t
l
i
ngi
n.
Avoi
d get
t
i
ng st
eelut
ensi
l
s si
nce t
hey ar
e pai
nf
ult
o cl
ean,mostst
udent
s her
e use non-st
i
ckpans whi
ch
costabout$20her
e.Nonst
i
ckut
ensi
l
scanbepur
chasedf
r
om WALMART st
or
eatanomi
nalpr
i
ceof10-20$.
I
twoul
d be a good i
dea t
o geti
nt
ouch wi
t
h yourf
ut
ur
er
oommat
esand deci
de upon t
he ut
ensi
l
s.Al
most
ever
yt
hi
ngel
sei
savai
l
abl
eandi
twoul
dbeasheerwast
eofspacepacki
ngi
nt
oomanyut
ensi
l
s.
c) Raw materials for cooking (
askyourmot
herorwhoevermi
ghtcook)
:
(
Pl
easenot
e:Wheni
ti
ssai
d
asperpr
ef
er
ence
,i
tmeanst
hatt
hei
t
emsenl
i
st
edar
eunavai
l
abl
eexcepti
n
I
ndi
anst
or
es;seet
henot
eabove.
)

i
)Donotbr
i
ngr
i
ce,noteveni
nsmal
lquant
i
t
i
es.
i
i
)Sambar
/
Rasam powdermaybebr
oughtasperpr
ef
er
ence,quant
i
t
i
es~1kgeach.
i
i
i
)Tamar
i
nd(
1-2kg,pr
ef
er
abl
yseedl
ess)and/
ort
amar
i
ndpast
emi
ghtbenecessar
y.
i
v) Hal
di
/
Tur
mer
i
c(
250 gms)
, hi
ng/
asaf
et
i
da (
20-30 gms)
, et
c.mi
ght be necessar
yf
or at l
east a f
ew
st
udent
s.
v)Must
ar
d seeds(
r
aee)
,cumi
n seeds (
j
eer
a)
,et
c.
,woul
d be among t
he necessar
y commodi
t
i
es f
ora f
ew

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sect
i
onsofst
udent
s.Ar
ound0.
5-1kgofeachshoul
dmeetamoder
at
er
equi
r
ement
.
vi
)Dr
i
ed cur
r
yl
eavesmi
ghtbea good choi
ce f
orsome;t
hey do nott
ake upmuch space orwei
ght
.I
fyou
ar
ebr
i
ngi
ng t
hi
s,make sur
et
hel
eavesar
et
hor
oughl
y dr
ybef
or
eyou packt
hem,asevenl
i
t
t
l
e wet
nesscan
at
t
r
actf
ungus.(
Cor
i
andercanbeboughtl
ocal
l
y!
)
vi
i
)Somest
udent
smayal
sowantt
ogetcor
i
anderandcumi
npowder
(
s)(
avai
l
abl
easami
xt
ur
eofbot
ht
oo)
,
quant
i
t
i
es~1kg,andcar
damom (
el
ai
chi
)
,cl
oves,papads(
2-3packet
s)
,et
c.
vi
i
i
)Getal
lt
he pi
ckl
es (
i
fyou br
i
ng t
hi
s,make sur
et
hatt
he packi
ng i
s good and l
eak-pr
oof
)
,chut
neys,or
edi
bl
e powder
s and 5-6 packet
s ofmasal
as (
Gar
am Masal
a,MeatMasal
as,whol
e spi
ces orKhar
a Masal
a,
Chol
e Masal
a -r
ecommended,because chol
ei
scheapl
y avai
l
abl
e her
e and i
s cooked f
r
equent
l
y,Pav Bhaj
i
Masal
a-r
ecommended,becausef
astt
ocook)asyoucan.(
Ther
ei
sal
waysar
i
skoft
heyget
t
i
ngl
ef
toutat
t
he por
tofent
r
y orsomewher
ei
nt
he t
r
ansi
tbecause ofr
est
r
i
ct
i
ons on t
he t
ype ofl
uggage you br
i
ng i
n,
butt
hati
sr
eal
l
yver
yr
ar
eyoudonotneedt
odecl
ar
eanyf
oodi
t
emssuchast
hese.
)
i
x)Getr
ava/
suj
i
/
poha and smal
lpacket
s ofsal
t
,sugarand r
ed chi
l
l
ipowder
,si
nce t
hey ar
e ver
y usef
uli
n
t
hebegi
nni
ng.
x) Do not get noodl
es.St
udent
sf
ol
l
owi
ng veget
ar
i
an di
et mi
ght pr
ef
ert
o car
r
ya f
ew packs ofmasal
a
(
"
Tast
emaker
"as r
ef
er
r
ed t
o by Maggi
)t
hough,asveget
abl
e noodl
es ar
e notcommon her
e(
Maggi
or
TopRamen noodl
escanbeboughtf
r
om I
ndi
anst
or
es)
,butt
hemasal
a canbeaddedt
o anyl
ocal
l
ybought
noodl
es.
d) Miscellaneous:
Gr
at
er
,a smal
lchoppi
ng boar
d,a pai
rofki
t
chen t
ongs,si
eve (
f
orat
t
a/
f
l
our
)
,t
ea/
cof
f
ee f
i
l
t
er(
per
sonal
choi
ce)
,andkni
ves(
goodonescanbe boughther
e asa set
,esp.i
fyou al
souse kni
vesf
ornon-veget
ar
i
an
f
ood)canbeconsi
der
edasopt
i
onalst
uf
fyoumi
ghtwantt
oget
.A peel
ercanpr
ovet
obeusef
ulanyway.
e)Make sur
e you do not car
r
y any kni
ves orpeel
eri
n yourcabi
n baggage!Do not br
i
ng any el
ect
r
i
cal
appl
i
ances,ast
heydonotf
i
ti
nt
heel
ect
r
i
csocket
sher
eanddonotwor
kat110V.
f) You mi
ghtneed deep f
r
y pans orf
l
atpans f
oryouruse i
nt
he ki
t
chen.(
Nonst
i
ck cookwar
ei
st
he best
choi
ce!
) Remembert
hat al
lyourcookwar
e shoul
d be usef
ult
o cook f
or 4 per
sons at a t
i
me, wi
t
hout
ment
i
oni
ng any
guest
s
.You may buy one af
t
eryou l
and her
e,i
fyou cannotaccommodat
e one i
n your
baggage.
g) Sweets & Savories:
Remembert
hatyou cannotr
eal
l
y st
or
e such f
astf
oodf
orl
ong,notbecause oft
he weat
hercondi
t
i
onsbut
because oft
he t
empt
at
i
on t
o eatt
hem of
f
.Ofcour
se,st
udent
s mi
ghtst
i
l
lwant t
o getsome,and mor
e
commonl
ypar
ent
smi
ghtwantt
osendsome!Keept
hem comi
ng,youwoul
df
i
ndmanyt
hankf
ulsoul
st
oo.But
save yourl
uggage spacef
orsomet
hi
ngmor
el
ast
i
ng,say,pi
ckl
es.And,al
sobe i
nf
or
medt
hatsweet
sorany
f
oodst
uf
fmaybedi
sal
l
owedanywher
eont
het
r
ansi
twhenyourbagsar
escr
ut
i
ni
zed.
h) Bringing a cookbook will be of help.
i
)Mostoft
hespi
cesandl
ent
i
l
s(
dal
)t
hatweusei
nI
ndi
aar
eavai
l
abl
eher
eatt
heI
ndi
angr
ocer
yst
or
es.
j
)I
twoul
dbeagoodi
deat
obr
i
ngwi
t
hyousomer
eadymi
xes(
eg.I
dl
i
,dhokl
as,gul
abj
amun)
.
k)Don'
tgoover
boar
di
nst
uf
f
i
ngyourbagswi
t
hf
oodi
t
ems.

2) General Wear:
a)
Getmor
ecasualdr
esses,l
i
keT-shi
r
t
s,j
eans,car
gos,khaki
s,et
c.(
Regul
arf
i
ti
st
hebestf
orguys.Avoi
d
t
i
ght
-f
i
t
s/
bel
l
-bot
t
omsi
fyoudonotwantt
ost
andoutf
r
om ot
her
s!
)
.10-15T-shi
r
t
s/
casualshi
r
t
s,and5-8
t
r
ouser
s/
j
eansar
eami
ni
mum suggest
edl
ot
.
b)St
udent
st
endt
obuymor
eappar
ell
ocal
l
yovert
i
me,f
ornomi
nalexpenseatcl
ear
ancesal
esand/
or
di
scount
edpr
i
ces.
c)For
mal
sar
er
ar
el
ywor
n!Pl
anonbr
i
ngi
ngf
ul
lsl
eevedandhal
fsl
eevedf
or
malshi
r
t
sdependi
ngonyour
per
sonalchoi
ce.Youneednotgetmor
et
hanaf
ew pai
r
soft
r
ouser
s.A suggest
edmaxi
mum i
s5pai
r
s.
d)Get1-2t
i
es;abl
azer
/
sui
ti
sopt
i
onal
.(
Ei
t
herabl
azerorasui
ti
sr
ecommended.
)I
fyouar
eget
t
i
nga
bl
azer
,getamat
chi
ngt
i
eandsui
t
abl
ef
or
malt
r
ouser
st
hatcangowi
t
ht
hebl
azer
.I
fyouar
eget
t
i
ngasui
t
,
getamat
chi
ngt
i
e.Takecar
et
hatyourf
or
malshoeswoul
dl
ookf
i
newi
t
ht
her
estoft
hef
or
malat
t
i
r
e.A
busi
ness-st
yl
ebl
acksui
ti
sr
ecommended,i
fyouar
econsi
der
i
ngbr
i
ngi
ngone.
e)Shoepol
i
shandshoepol
i
shi
ngbr
ushf
orf
or
malshoes.
3) Seasonal Wear:
a)A l
eat
herj
acketi
snotsuggest
ed f
orpr
ot
ect
i
on f
r
om weat
her
.Geta st
uf
f
ed j
acket
,butwi
t
houtf
uron
t
heout
si
de (
r
at
her
,t
he"
i
nner
"out
si
de)
!(
Thesemi
ghtbeboughtf
r
om Nepal
i
/
Ti
bet
ansel
l
er
sby t
her
oadsi
de
i
n bi
ggerci
t
i
es,oreven i
nshowr
ooms,ofcour
se!
)Thebot
t
om l
i
ne i
s
getsomet
hi
ng t
o ser
ve f
orbot
h col
d

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and r
ai
ncause her
ei
tr
ai
ns and becomes col
d.Notmuch snowf
al
l(
unl
i
ke a not
-ver
y expensi
ve l
eat
her
j
acket ora f
ur
-cover
ed j
acket
.Gent
s do not wearf
urcoat
s anyway,par
t
i
cul
ar
l
yi
nt
hese par
t
s oft
he
count
r
y!Furt
endst
ogetdampi
n wi
nt
er
/
r
ai
nycl
i
mat
e.
)Weart
hej
acketi
nt
hef
l
i
ghti
tnotonl
yi
ncr
eases
yourl
uggage car
r
yi
ng space butal
so mi
ghtbe necessar
yf
orsomewhatl
ow t
emper
at
ur
es you woul
df
eel
i
nsi
det
hef
l
i
ght
!
b)(
Speci
al
i
zed)Ther
malweari
s NOT necessar
y.Geta sweat
erort
wo.Geta monkey cap t
hatcover
sa
maj
or
i
t
y oft
he f
ace i
ti
sdef
i
ni
t
el
yar
equi
r
ementon some col
d wi
ndy wi
nt
erni
ght
s.Geta pai
rofgl
oves
t
oo;youmaywantt
hem t
omat
chwi
t
hyourj
acket(
NOT wool
en-Youcanbuyt
hem her
ef
orappr
ox.$5)
.
c)Wi
ndcheat
er
s may notbe necessar
y,especi
al
l
y because r
ai
n/
wi
nd i
s gener
al
l
y col
d and t
hese can be
subst
i
t
ut
edwi
t
ht
hej
acketyouwoul
dbr
i
ng.
4) Miscellany:
a) Get atl
east 1-2 pai
r
s oft
r
adi
t
i
onal(
I
ndi
an) dr
ess.Remembert
hatt
her
e woul
d be mor
et
han a f
ew
occasi
onsa yearwher
e you mi
ghthave t
or
epr
esentyourcul
t
ur
e.And you mi
ghtpr
ef
ernott
or
epeatt
he
sameat
t
i
r
eonal
lsuchoccasi
ons.
5) Mostst
udent
sdo t
hei
rl
aundr
y oncei
n af
or
t
ni
ght
,oreven l
essf
r
equent
l
y!Appl
yt
hi
sest
i
mat
et
o al
lt
he
gar
ment
syoubr
i
ng,i
ncl
udi
ngmi
scel
l
aneousi
t
emsl
i
kesocks,ker
chi
ef
s,under
gar
ment
s,et
c.
a)Geta pai
roff
or
mall
eat
hershoes (
bl
ack,pr
ef
er
abl
y,butchoose t
he col
oraccor
di
ng t
ot
he shades of
f
or
mal
s and/
or bl
azer
/
sui
t you woul
d get
; we r
ecommend t
hat you br
i
ng i
tf
r
om I
ndi
a, t
hey mi
ght be
expensi
ve her
e)and/
orasemi
-f
or
malpai
rofshoest
hatcan ser
vedualpur
pose.Apar
tf
r
om t
hat
,geta pai
r
ofsneaker
s/
spor
tshoesf
orr
egul
aruse.Spr
i
ntshoes,canvasshoes,orot
herspeci
alpur
poseshoesmaybe
boughther
easperper
sonalpr
ef
er
ence.Wesuggestyouget1-2set
sofsl
i
pper
s/
sandal
st
obewor
nonyour
et
hni
cdr
ess,and1-2set
sofr
egul
arsl
i
pper
s.
b)Get2-3bel
t
st
hatmi
ghtbe necessar
yf
oral
lyourpant
s/
t
r
ouser
s-br
oadonesf
orj
eans,nar
r
ow onesf
or
f
or
mal
s,bl
ack,br
own,et
c.as perpr
ef
er
ence.Of
f
er
i
ng a compar
i
son,good l
eat
herbel
t
si
n U.
S.cost a
mi
ni
mum of$10each!

6) Assorted Hobbies:
a)Donotnegl
ectyourhobbi
es;youwoul
dr
egr
etl
at
erwhen youf
eelbor
ed,andt
hati
sgoi
ngt
ohappent
oo
of
t
en,par
t
i
cul
ar
l
ywhent
heschooli
snoti
nsessi
on!
b)Getany por
t
abl
e(
l
i
t
er
al
l
y as i
n
abl
et
o be car
r
i
ed
)spor
t
s/
games-r
el
at
ed i
t
ems l
i
ke chess boar
d and
coi
ns(
Chessboar
dsandcoi
nsmayal
sobe boughti
nt
he U.
S.
)
,swi
mshor
t
s/
swi
msui
t
sand swi
mmi
nggoggl
es
(
absol
ut
el
y essent
i
ali
fyou want t
o swi
m chl
or
i
ne i
nt
he pooli
si
n hi
ghercont
entt
han i
nI
ndi
a) and
swi
mmi
ngcap,t
abl
e-t
enni
s/
t
enni
sr
acquet
s,et
c.
c)Forot
herhobbi
es l
i
ke pai
nt
i
ng ormusi
c,br
i
ng st
uf
ft
hatyou cannotgether
e easi
l
y ori
nexpensi
vel
y,
whi
ch i
ncl
udest
hel
i
kesofpai
nt
br
ush set
,pai
nt
s,mi
xi
ng t
empl
at
e,char
t
s(
yes,i
fyou can r
ol
lt
hem up i
na
car
r
yi
ng case!
)
,et
c.(
You can buy penci
l
sand er
aser
sher
e,ofcour
se!
)orf
l
ut
e(
a setoff
l
ut
es,r
at
her
whi
chf
l
ut
i
stwoul
dcar
r
yonl
yonef
l
ut
e?)
,asmal
lvi
ol
i
n,et
c.Col
l
ect
or
sofst
amps,coi
ns,cur
r
encynot
esand
t
he l
i
kesmay wantt
odi
spl
ay some I
ndi
an st
uf
ft
of
or
ei
gn f
r
i
endsyou mi
ghtsoonmake her
e.You may al
so
putt
hecol
l
ect
i
on t
o di
spl
ayon mor
et
hanone occasi
on ayear
,when t
her
ear
ei
nt
er
nat
i
onalevent
son t
he
campus.
d)I
fyou have any cer
t
i
f
i
cat
esper
t
ai
ni
ng t
o yourhobbi
es,atl
eastgeta f
ew pr
omi
nentones;somet
i
mes,
t
heymi
ghtf
et
chyousomeki
ndoff
undi
ngi
nr
emot
epl
acessuchast
heSchoolofAr
t
.
7.Stationery:

a) GetReynol
ds pens orany pens (
i
n bul
k quant
i
t
i
es,and r
emembert
o pr
eser
ve t
hem!
)t
hatyou mi
ght
pr
ef
ert
o use.(
Reynol
dsmi
ghtbe cal
l
ed"
Thepen t
hatt
hewor
l
d pr
ef
er
s"buti
snotseenmuchi
nt
heU.
S.
A,
unf
or
t
unat
el
y!
)I
fBi
C orPaper
Mat
e ar
e yourchoi
ces,you woul
d,ofcour
se,notneed t
o getany,ast
hey
ar
eU.
S-basedbr
ands!
b)The punchi
ng used f
orpaper
s(
f
orf
i
l
i
ng)i
sof3 hol
es her
e unl
i
ke 2-hol
e punchi
ng i
nI
ndi
a.Thus,avoi
d
get
t
i
ng f
i
l
es and punches,and you can buy t
he cor
r
espondi
ng t
hi
ngs her
e!Ofcour
se,you may getzi
pper
f
ol
der
si
nwhi
chyoudonotnecessar
i
l
ypunchandf
i
l
eyourdocument
s!
c)St
apl
er
,st
apl
es,gl
uest
i
ck,adhesi
vet
ape,bonded/
cl
ut
ch penci
l
s,l
eadbox(
0.
5mm)
,er
aser
s,st
eelr
ul
er
,
et
c.maybecar
r
i
edormaybeboughther
ef
oracompar
abl
epr
i
ce.
d)Not
ebookswoul
dnotbenecessar
yt
obebr
oughtf
r
om t
her
e,unl
essyoupr
ef
erf
orsomer
eason;t
heyar
e
r
easonabl
ypr
i
ced her
e.Pl
ai
n paper
sf
orf
ai
r
/
r
oughwor
kar
eabsol
ut
el
y unnecessar
y.You woul
dgett
hem f
or

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compar
abl
epr
i
cesher
e.
Toiletry:
a)Geta mug f
oruse i
nt
hebat
hr
oom.You maynotneeda bucketanyway,and i
fneedbe,you maybuy a
pai
lher
e.
b)Getsoapboxes.Soapboxesar
enotver
yuncommoni
nt
hest
or
esher
e,butt
hesoapboxesi
nt
heU.
S.
A.do
notgener
al
l
yhavedr
ai
nout
l
et
sf
orr
emnantwat
eraf
t
eruse!
c)Tongue cl
eaner
s may be cl
assi
f
i
ed among t
hi
ngs t
hatar
e notavai
l
abl
ei
nt
he U.
S.
A.Getabouta hal
fa
dozen t
o dozen t
ongue cl
eaner
s,dependi
ng on t
he t
ype/
mat
er
i
aloft
ongue cl
eaner
syou pr
ef
ert
o use.Do
notcar
r
y met
alt
ongue cl
eaner
si
nt
he cabi
n baggage i
fi
ti
sshar
p,i
tcan be consi
der
ed asa
secur
i
t
y
t
hr
eat

!(
Yes,t
her
ewer
esuchcasesi
nt
hepast
!
)
d) Tal
cum powder
s and hai
roi
l
s ar
e among t
he r
ar
e commodi
t
i
es her
e,unf
or
t
unat
ef
orsome!Get your
choi
cest ones, even i
fi
ti
st
he seemi
ngl
y"
most common" Par
achut
e Coconut Oi
lor Deni
m Tal
c.(
Wel
l
,
act
ual
l
y,you woul
d notgetcoconutoi
lf
oryourhai
ranywher
et
han i
n an I
ndi
an st
or
e,t
hough somet
hi
ng
si
mi
l
armi
ghtappearwi
t
hast
r
ongodori
nl
ocalst
or
es!
)
e)One can buy one
s bat
h soaps,shampoos/
condi
t
i
oner
s,t
oot
hpast
es,t
oot
hbr
ushes,shavi
ng f
oam (
ora
shavi
ng gel
/
cr
eam)
,r
azor
/
car
t
r
i
dges,nai
lcut
t
er(
don
tf
or
gett
hi
s!
)
,t
al
cum powder
,deodor
ant
s/
per
f
umes,
et
c.her
eort
her
e.The cost
sar
enotver
ydi
f
f
er
ent(
Thoughi
nmostcases,pr
i
cesf
oral
lt
hesemi
ghtbej
ust
a bi
tcheaperi
nI
ndi
a eveni
ff
orU.
S-based br
ands!
)
.I
fyouhave beenl
oyalt
opar
t
i
cul
arbr
ands,you mi
ght
wantt
o car
r
yaf
ew number
sofeachoft
hosef
ori
ni
t
i
aluse.Youmaynoteverneedadet
er
gentcakewhi
l
e
you ar
e her
e,t
hough you mi
ghtwant t
o car
r
y one.Do notcar
r
y det
er
gent powder
;l
i
qui
d det
er
gent i
s
cheaperher
e!
8.Miscellany:
a)Getatl
east2-3 pai
r
s ofpr
escr
i
pt
i
on spect
acl
es i
fyou use t
hem;asa compar
i
son,pr
escr
i
pt
i
on gl
asses
costabout$100perpai
ri
nt
heU.
S.
A.
!
b)Getanypor
t
abl
e(
l
i
t
er
al
l
yt
aken)r
el
i
cs/
memoi
r
st
hatmi
ghtr
epr
esentyourcul
t
ur
e,whi
chcanbeusef
ulf
or
di
spl
ayonr
el
evantoccasi
ons.Asment
i
onedabove,st
ampsand/
orcur
r
encycanbea par
toft
heset
oo.The
i
t
emscan bespeci
f
i
ct
o ar
emot
epl
ace i
nI
ndi
aort
oar
emot
e cul
t
ur
e,oreven commoncul
t
ur
eorpl
ace,of
cour
se!Al
mostanyt
hi
ng i
swel
come,butdo pl
ant
ogetsomet
hi
ng atal
l
.St
at
uet
t
esofgodsandgoddesses,
phot
ogr
aphsofi
nt
er
est
i
ngpl
acest
ovi
si
t
,handi
cr
af
t
s,et
c.mayal
sobebr
oughtf
ort
hi
spur
pose.
c)Getgener
almedi
cat
i
on t
hatcan ser
ve as a makeshi
f
tf
i
r
st
-ai
d ki
t
.The bestgui
de woul
d be a medi
cal
shop at
t
endantora gener
alphysi
ci
an (
ora f
ami
l
y doct
or
,ofcour
se)
.A sampl
el
i
stofmedi
cat
i
on t
hatyou
mi
ghtf
i
ndusef
uli
spr
esent
edher
e:
Cr
oci
n/
Di
spr
i
n/
Er
yt
hr
oci
n/
Spor
adi
x/
Cosovi
l
/
Febr
exPl
us(
f
ever
,and r
el
at
ed ai
l
ment
ssuch ascough,col
d,and
body-/
head-aches)
, Bar
al
gam (
abdomi
nal col
i
c pai
n/
backaches)
, Avomi
n (
ai
r si
ckness)
, Avi
l(
gener
al
al
l
er
gi
es)
, El
dopar (
t
o pr
event l
oose mot
i
ons)
, Zandu Bal
m/
Amr
ut
anj
an (
body-/
head-ache)
, Sof
r
amyci
n
(
super
f
i
ci
alwounds)
,Lot
omi
l
/
Di
gene/
Eno (
di
gest
i
on/
gast
r
i
ct
r
oubl
e)
,Band Ai
ds,nasali
nhal
er(
Vi
cks)
,pai
n
r
el
i
ef spr
ay, ant
i
sept
i
cl
ot
i
on (
Det
t
ol
)
, pai
nki
l
l
er t
abl
et
s(
Combi
f
l
am/
Br
uf
en)
, bur
n oi
nt
ment (
Bur
nol
)
, Bcompl
ext
abl
et
sandmoi
st
ur
i
zi
ngl
ot
i
on(
Vasel
i
ne/
col
dcr
eam -hi
ghl
yr
ecommendedf
orwi
nt
er
s)
.
d)
I
nt
er
nat
i
onalcr
edi
t car
ds mi
ght be car
r
i
ed as a f
i
nanci
albackup,butmi
ght not be usef
ulf
oral
lyour
pur
chases and payment
s.Amer
i
can Expr
ess car
d cannotbe used t
o pay f
ees,t
hough i
tcan be used f
or
ot
herpur
chasesand expendi
t
ur
e.Pl
ease not
et
hata Vi
sa El
ect
r
on car
d(
such as
Vi
swa Yat
r
af
r
om St
at
e
BankofI
ndi
a)i
snotr
egul
ar
l
yusabl
e her
e,si
nce t
her
ei
sa pay-per
-uset
r
ansact
i
on f
eef
ort
hesame.Some
may st
i
l
lsee t
he car
d as a saf
erway ofcar
r
yi
ng money;you may use i
tonl
y once t
ot
r
ansf
eral
lt
he
moneyi
nt
oyourl
ocalbankaccountt
hatyouopenher
e.
e) Do not br
i
ng any el
ect
r
i
calappl
i
ances because t
he appl
i
ances her
er
un wi
t
h a di
f
f
er
ent el
ect
r
i
c
socket
/
pl
ugandat110V @ 60Hz.
f
)You may getasmany audi
o/
vi
deo CDs (
ofI
ndi
an movi
esormusi
c)f
oryouruse.Thi
si
ncl
udes mp3 CDs
t
hatyoumi
ghthavebur
ntonbl
ankCDs.Copyr
i
ght
edornot
,CDsar
enotgener
al
l
yquest
i
onedabout(
byt
he
U.
S.Cust
oms)
.However
,do notdecl
ar
et
hem unasked,and be i
nf
or
med t
hatyou may have t
of
or
ego t
he
col
l
ect
i
on i
fquest
i
oned (
You may t
r
yt
o convi
nce t
hem t
hati
sj
usta col
l
ect
i
on ofal
lyour
l
egal
l
y owned
musi
c/
sof
t
war
e.
)Audi
ocasset
t
esar
eokay,butvi
deocasset
t
eshavea di
f
f
er
entf
or
mati
nt
heU.
S.
A,asyou
mayal
r
eadyknow.
g)Geta headset(
headphone,pr
ef
er
abl
y st
er
eo,wi
t
h mi
cr
ophone)f
orvoi
ce chatwi
t
h par
ent
s and f
r
i
ends
backhome orj
ustt
ol
i
st
en t
o songs(
even i
fyou do notpl
an t
o voi
ce chat
,getone wi
t
h a mi
cr
ophone)
.
Of
f
er
i
ngacompar
i
son,asi
mi
l
arappl
i
ancemaybeboughther
ef
orpr
i
ces$12andup.
h)Get2wal
l
et
st
hathaveenoughpocket
st
ohol
dcr
edi
tcar
dst
hatyouhavet
ocar
r
yi
nf
ut
ur
e.
i
)Geta col
l
ege bag t
o sui
tyourdai
l
y needs.Remembert
hatt
he bag mi
ghthave t
o accommodat
e bul
ky

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bookst
hatyou may car
r
yf
r
om/
t
ol
i
br
ar
y oreven l
ar
ge quant
i
t
i
esofpr
i
nt
ed outpaper
ssomet
i
mes!Col
l
ege
bagscost$10-$20her
e.A wi
seri
deami
ghtbet
ogetal
apt
opbagi
nst
ead,so t
hati
tcanser
vet
hepur
pose
ofa col
l
egebag,andi
tcanhel
pyou car
r
yal
apt
opwhen youmi
ghtevent
ual
l
y buyone.Makesur
et
hatt
he
bagcanf
i
ta15.
4l
apt
op(
t
houghyoumi
ghtpr
ef
era14.
1l
apt
opanyway)
.
j
)Getyourphot
os.Ido notmean passpor
t
-si
zed phot
os t
hatyou mi
ghtsel
dom need whi
l
e you ar
e her
e
(
unt
i
lt
het
i
me you ar
e appl
yi
ngf
orj
obs)
.You mi
ghtwantt
o cher
i
sh t
hememor
i
esofhome andf
ami
l
y(
and
getnost
al
gi
c,somet
i
mes)
.
k)You may wantt
o gett
r
i
vi
alt
hi
ngsl
i
ke ext
r
a but
t
ons f
oryourcl
ot
hes,needl
es and t
hr
eads(
bl
ack/
gr
ay,
whi
t
e,br
own,et
c.
uni
ver
sal
col
or
s ar
e enough)
,saf
et
y pi
ns,nai
l
-cut
t
er
s,sci
ssor
s,mi
r
r
or(
a cl
assi
c
hangi
ng mi
r
r
or-a smal
lone,about8x4shoul
d do)
,et
c.Exceptt
he but
t
ons,mostot
hert
hi
ngscan be
boughtl
ocal
l
yt
oo.
l
)Getacoupl
e ofbedsheet
s/pi
l
l
ow cover
s.Getsl
i
pper
st
owearar
oundi
nt
hehouse.DON'
T getr
ugs/t
hi
ck
bl
anket
s.Yougetgoodbl
anket
s(
comf
or
t
er
s/r
aj
ai
s)her
ef
orr
easonabl
epr
i
ces.
m)DO NOT car
r
y hanger
s(
t
hey occupy a l
otofspace and anyway t
hey ar
e avai
l
abl
e her
ef
oral
mostno
cost
)
n)Whet
heryou pl
an t
ot
r
ansf
erornot
,getext
r
a set
soft
r
anscr
i
pt
s,l
et
t
er
sofr
ecommendat
i
on,et
c.t
hat
youmi
ghtneedi
fyouneedt
oappl
yt
oadi
f
f
er
entschool
.
o)Pl
easebr
i
ngal
lyouror
i
gi
nalcer
t
i
f
i
cat
esofyourBachel
or
sdegr
ee(
andabove)
.I
fyouhaveaconsol
i
dat
ed
mar
ks memor
andum,you may not need t
o br
i
ng i
ndi
vi
dualmar
ks memor
anda.Si
mi
l
ar
l
y,i
fyou have your
or
i
gi
naldegr
eecer
t
i
f
i
cat
e,youneed notbr
i
ngyourpr
ovi
si
onaldegr
ee cer
t
i
f
i
cat
e.Youwoul
d notr
eal
l
y need
t
hecer
t
i
f
i
cat
espr
i
ort
o yourBachel
or
sdegr
ee,butyoumay wantt
ocar
r
yt
hem anywayj
ustsot
hatyoudo
notf
or
getwher
eyouputt
hem i
nI
ndi
a.
p)Phot
ocopi
esofbooksi
spi
r
acy.Gett
hem atyourownr
i
sk.
q)Copyofaddr
essbook/
t
el
ephonebook/
di
ar
yandcont
actl
i
st
.
r
)Medi
calhi
st
or
yf
i
l
e.

10) Money:
a)Gett
r
avel
er
schecks(
t
r
avel
l
er
scheques,t
o sound mor
e"
I
ndi
an"
,orTCs)t
ot
al
i
ng t
o ar
ound $2000.A
suggest
edbr
eakdowni
sasshownbel
ow.
$1000x1= $1000
$500x1= $500
$100x4= $400
$50x1= $50
$20x1= $20
$10x3= $30
b) Get cur
r
ency of$500;you woul
d not need mor
et
han t
hi
s amount i
ni
t
i
al
l
y,bef
or
e you open a bank
account
.I
fyouwi
l
l
,youmay car
r
ysomemor
emoney i
nt
r
avel
er
schecks,whi
ch i
sasgoodascashmostof
t
het
i
me.
c)Tr
yt
o getas many $20'
s,$10'
s and $5'
s asyou can.They don'
tt
ake $100 bi
l
l
s atsome pl
aces.And
l
owerdenomi
nat
i
ons wi
l
lhel
p you conver
tt
hem t
o quar
t
er
s(
25 cent
s)
,di
mes (
10 cent
s)and ni
ckel
s(
5
cent
s)att
he ai
r
por
t
.I
twi
l
lal
so be easi
ert
o pay atyourt
r
ansi
tai
r
por
t(
London/
Par
i
s/
Fr
ankf
ur
t
)
,i
n case
youwantt
obuysomef
ood,orcal
lupyourpar
ent
susi
ngapay-phone.
d)Ther
e,appar
ent
l
y,i
s no pr
act
i
call
i
mi
tofany ki
nd on t
he amountt
hatcan be car
r
i
ed i
n var
i
ousf
or
ms,
exceptas cur
r
ency.However
,i
fyou ar
e car
r
yi
ng mor
et
han $10,
000 i
n al
lcur
r
ency and ot
her
monet
ar
y
i
nst
r
ument
s
,you ar
er
equi
r
ed t
o
decl
ar
ei
t when you l
and.Do notf
or
gett
o ask t
he f
l
i
ghtat
t
endant
s
and/
ort
he Depar
t
ment ofHomel
and Secur
i
t
y abouti
t
,i
fyou ar
e car
r
yi
ng amount
sl
ar
gert
han $10,
000.
Ther
ecoul
dbesi
mi
l
arr
equi
r
ement
ssetf
or
t
hbyt
heReser
veBankofI
ndi
a,i
nor
dert
o al
l
ow yout
ocar
r
yt
he
sameaskyourbankabouti
t
.
11.The Day of the Flight:
As i
ti
s goi
ng t
o be a l
ong f
l
i
ght
,wearsomet
hi
ng comf
or
t
abl
e - pr
ef
er
abl
y cot
t
on - a f
ul
l
-shi
r
t and
t
r
ouser
s.Wearyourshoesandaj
acket
.
Beatt
heai
r
por
tatl
east2hour
sbef
or
echeck-i
nt
i
me.
Rel
axdur
i
ngf
l
i
ght
,sl
eepasmuchaspossi
bl
e.
Forveget
ar
i
ans,wat
choutbef
or
eyou eat-f
oryou maygetnon-veget
ar
i
anf
ood eveni
fyouhad asked
f
orveget
ar
i
an.Al
waysaskaboutt
hef
oodbef
or
eeat
i
ng-i
fyouar
epar
t
i
cul
ar
.
I
tyou wantsomet
hi
ng veget
ar
i
anspeci
f
yt
hatyou want"
NoMeat
"
.Theymay notunder
st
and i
fyou say

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"
Veget
ar
i
an"or"
Veggi
e"
.
Neverhesi
t
at
et
oaskquest
i
ons.Peopl
ear
ef
r
i
endl
yandhel
pf
ul
.
ButTr
ustNoOne.Bewar
yofst
r
anger
swhoappeart
obeext
r
af
r
i
endl
y.
Dr
i
nkl
otoff
l
ui
dst
ogetoverwi
t
ht
hej
etl
agassoonaspossi
bl
e.
Wal
kar
oundt
heai
sl
eever
yt
wohour
st
opr
eventl
egcr
ampsanddeep-vei
n-t
hr
ombosi
s.
Donotj
okei
r
r
esponsi
bl
yont
hef
l
i
ght
.
I
n case yourbaggage does not ar
r
i
ve when you l
anded,do not wast
et
oo much t
i
me hunt
i
ng f
ori
t
.
Ment
i
on i
tt
ot
he ai
r
l
i
ne r
epr
esent
at
i
ve and gi
ve t
hem a f
or
war
di
ng addr
esswi
t
h phone numberwher
e you
canber
eached.Theywi
l
lt
akecar
eofyourl
uggage.I
nanyevent
,donotmi
ssyourconnect
i
ngf
l
i
ght
.
I
n case yourf
l
i
ghtl
anded l
at
e,ort
he onwar
df
l
i
ghti
scancel
l
ed,i
ti
st
he r
esponsi
bi
l
i
t
y ofyourai
r
l
i
ne t
o
ar
r
angef
oranot
herf
l
i
ght
.I
ft
hedel
ayi
nvol
vesanover
ni
ghtst
ay,t
heai
r
l
i
newi
l
lpayf
oryourst
ayaswel
las
f
oryourmeal
s.
Note: Pl
easedon'
tpani
ci
fi
tsohappenst
hatyourf
l
i
ghtar
r
i
vesl
at
eandt
het
i
mef
ort
heconnect
i
ngf
l
i
ghti
s
t
oo near(
say,wi
t
hi
nt
he next10-15 mi
nut
es)f
oryou t
o make i
tdue t
oI
mmi
gr
at
i
on and Cust
omsdel
ays.
Si
mpl
yf
ol
l
ow t
he same act
i
onsout
l
i
ned above andgetyourai
r
l
i
net
o ar
r
ange t
hi
ngsf
oryou.Don'
tbe r
ude,
butbef
i
r
m whi
l
edeal
i
ngwi
t
ht
heai
r
l
i
ner
epr
esent
at
i
ves.
12.Things to be carried in cabin luggage:
Or
i
gi
nalI
-20,copy ofpasspor
t
,copy oft
i
cket
,f
i
nanci
aldocument
s(
CA cer
t
i
f
i
cat
e,Bank St
at
ement
s)
,
admi
ssi
onl
et
t
er
,af
f
i
davi
tofsponsor
,al
lcol
l
egeorschoolmar
ksheet
sandr
el
at
edcer
t
i
f
i
cat
es.
Or
i
gi
naldocument
sexcept(
passpor
t
,t
i
cket
s)(
seebel
ow)
.
A bookf
ori
n-f
l
i
ghtr
eadi
ng.
Por
t
abl
ehar
d-di
sk(
i
fr
equi
r
ed)
.
Addr
essbook/
phonebook.
Copi
esofyourphot
o(
passpor
tsi
ze)
.
Oncecompl
et
esetofcl
ot
hes,i
ncaseyouneedt
ochange.
Di
st
r
i
but
e yourmoney - keep a cer
t
ai
n amount i
n each pi
ece ofl
uggage,r
at
her t
han keepi
ng i
t al
l
t
oget
her
.I
n yourcabi
n baggage,keep cl
ot
hi
ng f
or2-3 days,j
usti
n case yourchecked-i
n baggage ar
r
i
ves
her
el
at
ert
hanyoudo.
Haveyournameand dest
i
nat
i
onand r
out
e andf
l
i
ghtanddat
ei
n al
lbags.Havet
hem pr
omi
nentand bol
d
enough sot
hatyoucan i
dent
i
f
yt
hem easi
l
yf
r
om anocean ofsi
mi
l
arones.Some guyseven putf
l
uor
escent
l
abel
s,r
i
bbons.
Donotgett
oomanycl
ot
heshanger
s(
youmi
ghtgetacoupl
ef
orst
ar
t
er
s,butt
heyar
eofadi
f
f
er
entsi
ze
her
e,andar
eavai
l
abl
ever
ycheap)
.
Donotover
l
oadyourbaggagewi
t
hbl
anknot
ebooks,f
i
l
ef
ol
der
set
c.
13.Things to be carried on your person (pouch):
Al
lyourmoney,change,t
r
avel
er
schecks,et
c.
Or
i
gi
nalpasspor
t
.
Or
i
gi
nalboar
di
ngpass.
Few Re1coi
nst
omakecal
l
sf
r
om t
heai
r
por
t
(
I
ndi
a)
.

AFTER YOU COME TO USA

Open a bank account. Ther

e ar
e pr
i
mar
i
l
yt
wo t
ypes ofaccount
,checki
ng (
l
i
ke cur
r
ent
)accountand
savi
ng account
.Most st
udent
s mai
nt
ai
n onl
y a si
ngl
e checki
ng account si
nce i
nt
er
est r
at
es on savi
ngs
accountar
er
eal
l
yl
ow i
nt
he US.You wi
l
lneed 2f
or
msofphot
oI
D(
passpor
tand vi
sa shoul
dbe f
i
ne)
.You
can r
equestast
udentf
r
ee checki
ng account(
f
r
ee i
mpl
yi
ng no mont
hl
yf
ee;yes,t
her
e ar
emont
hl
yf
eest
o
mai
nt
ai
n mostchecki
ng account
si
nt
he US)
.Al
so r
ecommended i
st
hatyou appl
yf
oran ATM car
d.The
saf
estand mostconveni
entway t
o pay t
ui
t
i
on f
eesi
s wi
r
et
r
ansf
er
.Fort
hi
s,you need a r
out
i
ng number
whi
ch i
spr
ovi
ded byyourbankatt
he t
i
me ofopeni
ngan account
.Once you open a bankaccounti
n a US
bank,youcanwi
r
et
r
ansf
ert
hemoneyt
ot
hi
saccountoryoucant
r
ansf
eri
tt
o UNCC di
r
ect
l
y.Youmayal
so
br
i
ngademand dr
af
thowevert
heymay t
akesever
aldayst
o bepr
ocessed.CheckyourBur
sarst
at
ementt
o
det
er
mi
net
heexactf
i
gur
e.
Deposi
tmostoft
heTr
avel
er
schecksandext
r
acashi
nt
oyourbankaccount
.
Payupyourf
eesi
nt
i
me(
St
udent
swi
t
hf
i
nanci
alai
dcani
gnor
et
hi
s)
.
Once yourper
manentaccommodat
i
on i
sdeci
ded,you can appl
yf
ora t
el
ephone connect
i
on and change
el
ect
r
i
ci
t
yandheat
i
ngt
oyourname(
f
r
om t
henameoft
hepr
evi
ousguy/
gi
r
lwhost
ayedi
nt
heapar
t
ment
)
.
Move i
nt
oyourapar
t
ment
,cont
actaphone companysuch asht
t
p:
/
/
www.
amer
i
t
ech.
com f
orl
ocalphone
connect
i
on.I
ti
sup t
o you t
o deci
de yourl
ong di
st
ance car
r
i
erf
ormaki
ng l
ong di
st
ance and i
nt
er
nat
i
onal
cal
l
s.Youmayt
el
lt
he oper
at
ort
henameofl
ongdi
st
ancephonecompanyyouwant
,att
het
i
meofappl
yi
ng
f
orl
ocalphone. However
,i
ti
s ver
y much advi
sabl
et
o ask yourseni
or
s whi
ch phone company i
s best
sui
t
abl
eandhow t
osi
gnupf
orl
ongdi
st
ancesavi
ngspl
an.
I
fyougetf
undi
ngaf
t
ercomi
ngher
e,youhavet
woopt
i
ons:
oRet
ur
nt
hedol
l
ardr
af
tbackt
oyourf
ol
ksi
n,or
oSubmi
tt
heDD t
ot
heuni
ver
si
t
yandgetar
ef
undofyourf
eesi
nUSD.

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Leave a copy of these things behind:
Ther
ear
ecer
t
ai
nt
hi
ngst
hatyouneedt
okeepsaf
el
yathomeal
ongwi
t
hyourpar
ent
s.
Thesear
e:
Li
stofaddr
essesatwhi
chi
nf
or
mat
i
onaboutyoucanbeobt
ai
ned.
A copyofi
mpor
t
antdocument
s(passpor
t
,I
-20,t
r
anscr
i
pt
s,admi
ssi
onl
et
t
er
)
Thenumber
sofyourt
r
avel
er

schecksanddemanddr
af
t
.
A copyofal
lr
el
evantpar
t
sofMedi
calHi
st
or
yf
i
l
es.
Ar
r
anget
ocol
l
ect
/
r
edi
r
ectmai
lf
r
om yourr
oom/
host
el
.
Ar
r
anget
oappl
y/
col
l
ect
/
mai
lyourt
r
anscr
i
pt
s(
about10i
nnumberpr
ef
er
abl
e)
.
Yourt
ai
l
or
i
ngmeasur
ement
s.
Af
ew bl
anksi
gnedpaper
s-sot
hatyourpar
ent
scanbeaut
hor
i
zedt
ol
ookaf
t
eranyt
hi
ngonyourbehal
f
.
American Currency Terms:
Penny= 1cent
Ni
ckel= 5
cent
sDi
me= 10cent
s
Quar
t
er= 25cent
s
Hal
fDol
l
ar= 50cent
s
Si
l
verDol
l
ar= 100cent
s
Some Info About Banking Terms :
Q: What is credit history?
A: Yourcr
edi
thi
st
or
yi
st
he r
ecor
d ofhow you have pai
d bor
r
owed and r
epai
d debt
s.Thi
si
nf
or
mat
i
on i
s
obt
ai
ned f
r
om one ormor
e nat
i
onalcr
edi
tbur
eaus.Yourcr
edi
tr
epor
tmay i
ncl
ude i
nf
or
mat
i
on aboutyour
pr
evi
ouscr
edi
tper
f
or
mance,cur
r
entl
evelofi
ndebt
edness,l
engt
h ofcr
edi
thi
st
or
y,t
ypesofcr
edi
ti
n use,
pur
sui
tofnew cr
edi
t
,account
si
ncol
l
ect
i
on,def
aul
t
s,bankr
upt
ci
es,l
i
en,j
udgment
s,char
ge-of
f
s,andot
her
appl
i
cabl
ei
nf
or
mat
i
on.A cr
edi
t
wor
t
hy per
son i
s one who has a posi
t
i
ve cr
edi
t hi
st
or
y and meet
s ot
her
r
equi
r
ement
sasdet
er
mi
nedbyt
hel
endi
ngi
nst
i
t
ut
i
on.
Q: Why is credit history important?
A: Havi
nga goodcr
edi
thi
st
or
ywi
l
lbe acent
r
alpar
tofmaki
ng asuccessf
ulper
sonalandf
i
nanci
alf
ut
ur
ef
or
your
sel
fi
n US.Yourcr
edi
thi
st
or
y can hel
p open door
st
o you orkeep t
hem l
ocked.Peopl
e and busi
nesses
wi
l
luset
hi
sr
ecor
dofhow wel
lyou keptyourpr
evi
ouspaymentagr
eement
st
oj
udgewhet
hert
heycan r
i
sk
maki
ng a si
mi
l
aragr
eement wi
t
h you. Cel
lphone compani
es, l
andl
or
ds, l
ender
s,i
nsur
er
s, even possi
bl
e
empl
oyer
sof
t
en make deci
si
ons aboutyourf
ut
ur
e based on yourcr
edi
thi
st
or
y.I
ti
sa good i
dea t
o check
yourcr
edi
tr
epor
tf
r
equent
l
y.Exceptundercer
t
ai
n ci
r
cumst
ances,t
her
ei
sa smal
lchar
ge f
ort
hi
sser
vi
ce.
Thet
hr
ee pr
i
mar
ycr
edi
tbur
eausar
eEqui
f
ax,Exper
i
anand Tr
ansUni
on.Usecaut
i
on whenr
equest
i
ng acopy
ofyourcr
edi
tr
epor
t
.Nevergi
ve per
sonali
nf
or
mat
i
on t
o someone unl
essyou i
ni
t
i
at
ed t
he cont
act
,on t
he
t
el
ephone,bymai
loront
heweb.
Q: What goes into credit history?
A: Manyf
act
or
sar
econsi
der
edandputi
nt
oamat
hemat
i
calf
or
mul
a.Thesemayi
ncl
ude:
I
fyoupayyourbi
l
l
sandl
oansont
i
me
How muchmoneyyouowe
How l
ongyouraccount
shavebeenopen
Whatt
ypesofcr
edi
tyouuse
How of
t
enandhow r
ecent
l
yyouhaveappl
i
edf
orcr
edi
t
Col
l
ect
i
onnot
i
ceandj
udgment
s(
r
ecor
dsofnon-payment
s/di
sput
edpayment
s)

Establishing Credit History:

Opena bankaccount
.Opena bankaccountanduse i
tr
esponsi
bl
y.Thi
si
st
hef
i
r
stst
epi
n est
abl
i
shi
nga
f
i
nanci
alhi
st
or
y.Thi
swi
l
lnotappearon yourcr
edi
tr
epor
t
,butbankaccountnumber
sar
e of
t
en r
equest
ed
oncr
edi
tappl
i
cat
i
ons.
Putt
heut
i
l
i
t
i
esi
nyournameandpayt
heel
ect
r
i
c,gas,t
el
ephoneandcabl
eTV bi
l
l
sont
i
me.
Appl
yf
ora cr
edi
tcar
d.To avoi
dbei
ng deni
ed cr
edi
t
,appl
y onl
yf
ort
hose car
dswhoser
equi
r
ement
syou
ar
el
i
kel
yt
o meet
.Depar
t
mentst
or
eorgascr
edi
tcar
dsar
eusual
l
y easi
ert
oobt
ai
nt
han abank-i
ssuedcar
d
wi
t
haVi
saorMast
er
Car
dl
ogobecauset
hebal
ancesdonotgener
al
l
yr
evol
ve.
Bef
or
e appl
yi
ng,make sur
et
hecr
edi
t
orr
epor
t
saccountact
i
vi
t
yt
ot
hecr
edi
tbur
eaus.Ast
he pur
poseof
obt
ai
ni
ng t
hecar
di
st
o est
abl
i
shcr
edi
t
,you wantt
o choose a car
dt
hatwi
l
lhel
pyou do t
hat
.I
fyou want
t
ogetaVi
saorMast
er
Car
d,askatt
hebankorcr
edi
tuni
onatwhi
chyouhaveyouraccount
.
A secur
ed car
di
san opt
i
on.I
fyou have t
r
oubl
e qual
i
f
yi
ngf
ora cr
edi
tcar
d,you may optt
o appl
yf
ora
secur
ed car
d.These car
ds have cr
edi
tl
i
mi
t
s based on a r
equi
r
ed deposi
t made by you i
nt
o a savi
ngs
account
.Youuset
hecar
dj
ustasyouwoul
danyot
hercr
edi
tcar
d.

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DEPARTMENT AND GASOLI
NECREDI
T CARDS:Si
ncegasol
i
necr
edi
tcar
dsar
enotr
evol
vi
ng(
cannotcar
r
ya
bal
ance f
or
war
dmont
h-t
o-mont
h)
,of
t
ent
hey ar
eeasi
ert
o obt
ai
nt
han r
egul
arcr
edi
tcar
ds.Si
mi
l
ar
l
y,some
depar
t
mentst
or
esof
f
err
evol
vi
ng cr
edi
tf
ora speci
f
i
c pur
chaseand t
hi
si
ssomet
i
meseasi
ert
oest
abl
i
sh.I
t
i
sal
soagr
eatwayt
oest
abl
i
shcr
edi
t
.
CO-SI
GN:Oneway i
st
opi
ggy-backont
osomeone whoal
r
eady hasagood cr
edi
thi
st
or
y est
abl
i
shedand
i
swi
l
l
i
ng t
o co-si
gn.I
fyou ar
ef
or
t
unat
e enough t
o know ofsuch a per
son,you ar
e notonl
y wel
lon your
way t
o est
abl
i
shi
ng cr
edi
t
,butyou ar
e ver
yf
or
t
unat
ei
ndeed.Butbe awar
et
hatany def
aul
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