Students who are going abroad to study MBBS are very keen to know about the procedure of immigration and airport clearance. As most of the students are travelling abroad for the very first time and their longway journey is the first hurdle in front of them.
Firstly , it is suggested that students should be calm and they should not panic in any situation while travelling.
Make sure that you carry your complete documents with you in your hand bag like
Step 1 - At first when you reach the airport, the guard will check your passport and your ticket at the main entrance ( Your passport should be valid and you must have the air ticket of the same day you went to the airport ) .
After complete verification, the guard will allow you to go inside the airport perimeter.
Step 2- You need to check the counter of your airline (Airline in which you have booked your ticket “ All the airlines have different counters for check-in ”) and there you need to check-in.
Once you reach your counter the first thing is your luggage weight . Make sure , you must carry up to the weight mentioned in the ticket or else you need to pay a huge amount for the extra weight you want to carry.
LUGGAGE and CABIN bags are two different bags . While getting your boarding pass you need to weigh your luggage bag and later for the cabin bag you need to check in once you will clear your immigration.
ONLINE CHECK IN | OFFLINE CHECK IN |
You can check in online from your home and can get boarding | You must be present inside airport and All the process will be done in offline mode |
When you are done with luggage weight then the counter person will provide you Boarding pass.
Students should keep in mind there is a slight difference in a few cases while getting your boarding pass.
BOARDING PASS AT ONCE | BOARDING PASS TWICE |
If you have a connecting flight , it might be possible that you will have only one boarding pass till your final destination. E.g If you are travelling from Delhi to Moscow ( Russia ) through a connecting flight . Then you will have a single boarding pass till your destination. | Some of the countries and airlines required Twice boarding pass. E.g If you are travelling from Delhi to Moscow ( Russia ) through a connecting flight and your halt is at Dubai (UAE). Then at first the airline will provide you with a boarding pass till Dubai and there you need to check in again with your luggage to board the connecting flight. |
Step 3 - You need to take your boarding pass and move forward towards IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. ( Airport boarding authority will allot a seat for you along with mentioning your final destination in the same )
Step 4 - It is the most typical stage for few students as the Immigration department is a little bit tough sometimes .
At Immigration the very first thing they will ask you to show your passport , visa and in few cases admission letter as well.
If they have any doubt on any students then a few questions related to your visa might be raised by the officers and if you give answers calmly and correctly then you can clear your immigration easily.
Once you will clear your immigration then they will put a stamp on your visa and ask you to move further.
Step 5- After immigration clearance you reach the check in counter ( this time for your cabin bag ). Make sure you have a cabin bag with weight mentioned in your ticket or else you have to throw your belonginnings .
After all the steps you will be at Duty - free from where you can easily take any item you want because these items will not be included in luggage weight.
Step 6- Here you need to sit for at least half an hour near the counter of your airline. You will hear an announcement that you can board your flight and you are ready to fly to your destination.
You must have your Passport , your ticket and admission letter in few cases.
No, if you have proper documents you can easily clear your immigration.
If you have proper documents it will hardly take 15 to 20 min for the complete process.