What Paperwork do you need to leave the USA?

Question

If you leave the States on an Airplane, do you also have to show your Passport to the US Border Patrol on the Airport, or do you only need to show it to the Border Patrol of the Country You enter?????

If so, let's say you fly from the USA to Spain but you got a layover in another US state first, will you have to show any kind of identifications when you enter the Airport from the plane for your layover, or will you only have to do that if you would want to leave the airport?

Answer 1

Typically when you board a flight to another country, the ticket agent will check to make sure you have a valid passport, containing a valid visa for the country you're flying to (if necessary -- if you're an American flying to Spain it is not). You will have to show this when you check in for your first flight, and won't need to show anything at a US stopover airport, unless you leave the airport and return -- but then you'll only need your standard ID to get through security.

Of course you will also need to have a valid passport/visa to return to the USA.

Answer 2

For immigration purposes, you don't need anything to leave the country. However, for TSA purposes, you have to identify yourself before you get on the plane, even for domestic flights.

Carriers might want some assurance that you have a right to be in the country you're going to. If you fly to Spain and Spain decides you don't have a right to be there, the carrier may have to pay for your flight back to where you started (USA). You can understand that the carrier may not let you board for Spain unless you have some document that says you'll not be refused entry into Spain. I believe US passport holders have visa waiver status, so a USA passport would be sufficient. If you have a Spanish passport, one presumes you have a right to enter Spain. If you have something else, like a Burmese or Uzbeki passport, they may want to look for an entry visa.

If you show your passport when you check-in on the first leg of your flight, you'll have your passport. Just don't lose it if you leave the airport on arrival at the subsequent US passport.

Answer 3

You are always asked to show your passport to the airline personnel when you check-in for any international flight, you will then be asked to show your passport and boarding pass before you go through the security check, quite often, but not always you are also asked to show your passport when you present your boarding pass to board the plane. If you're making a connection, depending on the airport, you may have to show your passport and boarding pass just to transfer from the arrivals area to the departure area, and will definitely have to show it if you leave or transfer to another terminal. In most other countries, unlike the US, you will need to clear immigration and show your passport when you are departing the country, and in every country you will have to show it when entering a country. Just keep your passport handy, you never know for sure when someone might ask to see it.

Answer 4

When you fly domestically (lets say New York to Los Angeles), you will only need your airline tickets and photo identification (if asked for by the airlines).
When you depart the USA you will need to present your passport to the airline representative at the gate but you will not see US Customs and Border Protection.
You will need to fill in an arrival card (which will be given to you by the flight attendants) when you arrive in Spain. You will need to present this arrival card and your passport to Spanish Customs and you maybe required to show evidence of outward travel (return or onward airline tickets).

Answer 5

you will not be able to board any international flight without showing your passport, nor will you get through customs every time you disembark from the plane at any country without showing it

usually in the states when ever you leave a plane weather on layover or not you have to clear customs

Answer 6

its your right to leave the country if desired, its not your right to enter it, so paper work at the other end