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Check in baggage:
- Tie a satin ribbon or Draw something on bags for easy identification
- Carry 2 check in bags with similar stuff in both (try dividing equally) as your luggage may get misplaced and may reach you 4-5 days late. In that case, you would need something for survival
- Keep copies of passport, ticket, and your destination (details of where you will be staying) in all check in bags
- Trolley rentals outside the airport in Washington cost $1
Clothing:
Check out the weather (temperature, humidity, and precipitation) of the city at the following site before you travel:
Other information
- You can drive on Indian Driving License for the first 3 months.
- Car rentals are good for loitering around if they are reimbursable by your organization
- 2 hour driving lessons are also reimbursable in companies such as Microsoft
- Check out if cab bills can also be claimed
- You may be placed in a service apartment with a kitchenette, so you can reduce expenses if you can cook there as even masalas are very expensive to buy
- Read the travel policy of your company for more information on the reimbursable and non reimbursable items.
- As you don’t easily get change there, carry cash in denominations of 20, 10, 5, and 1
- Travelers’ cheques may be a little cumbersome as you may need to go to a bank/airport to get them converted, so it is advisable to carry cash.
- Masalas and other spices are very expensive there, so in case you need them there, it is advisable to carry them from here.
- Also, you don’t readily get tea outside office (more coffee), so if you are a tea fan, carry teabags from here. You can easily purchase some sugar and milk bottles from the stores there.
- In case you are planning to carry any gifts for your friends, you can include Tea bags, Indian spices, Indian chocolate, Pickles, Chutneys, mementoes. (This is just a suggestion.)
Food Items:
Please check out the following site:
Here is an extract of some useful sections from this site:
“You may bring bakery items and certain cheeses into the United States. The APHIS web site features a Travelers Tips section and Game and Hunting Trophies section that offers extensive information about bringing food and other products into the country. Many prepared foods are admissible. However, almost anything containing meat products, such as bouillon, soup mixes, etc., is not admissible. As a general rule, condiments, vinegars, oils, packaged spices, honey, coffee and tea are admissible. Because rice can often harbor insects, it is best to avoid bringing it into the United States.
Food that was made by an individual in his/her personal residence, or food purchased by an individual from a vendor that is sent by that individual as a personal gift (for non-business reasons) to someone in the United States is not subject to BTA requirements. However, food that is sent to an individual in the U.S. by a business is subject to special requirements of the Food and Drug Administration.
You may not import fresh, dried, or canned meats or meat products from most foreign countries into the United States. Also, you may not import food products that have been prepared with meat.
Medication
Rule of thumb: When you go abroad, take the medicines you will need, no more, no less.
Narcotics and certain other drugs with a high potential for abuse—Rohypnol, GHB, and Fen-Phen, to name a few — may not be brought into the United States, and there are severe penalties for trying to do so. If you need medicines that contain potentially addictive drugs or narcotics (e.g., some cough medicines, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, antidepressants, or stimulants), do the following:
- Declare all drugs, medicinals, and similar products to the appropriate CBP official.
- Carry such substances in their original containers.
- Carry only the quantity of such substances that a person with that condition (e.g., chronic pain) would normally carry for his/her personal use.
- Carry a prescription or written statement from your physician that the substances are being used under a doctor's supervision and that they are necessary for your physical well being while traveling.”
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