The United State have the territory of 9,36 millions sq.km and spread from Hawaii to Alaska on 5000km and on 2000 km from Mexico to Canada. It is surrounded by two oceans in the West, which are cold in there, Pacific, and warm waters of Antlantic ocean in the East.

These climate condition influence on different regions of the country differently. As in the North it is snowy in winter, in Miami it is still beach season. San Francisco is called a city of everlasting spring – temperature of the air is about 15-20 Centigrades throughout the whole year. The capital – Washington, Columbia. The city is in the East of the country, it was founded in 1790.

There are everyday flights From Moscow (Sheremetyevo-2) to New York, performed by Aeroflot airlines, Delta airlines and the most of European companies making one fuel stop somewhere in Europ: Finnair, Air France, Lufthanza, British Airways. Usually it is a morning departure from Moscow and confortable docking within the transfer. Besides New York there are regular (2-3 days a week) flights to Miami, San Fracisco, Los Angeles and Chicago.

All airports in the USA are pretty large, and if the time between transfers is too long, we recommend forst of all to locate your departure termainal, and only after that taking a walk in surroundnings. Please be advised that in New York, for example, and Los Angeles, the distances between terminals are so long that there is a bus going between them. In Chicago it is a tram. If you get lost, don’t hesitate to come to any personnel of the airport, show him the ticket and he will definitely help you.

In order to be admitted to the USA you need to acquire a visa. Consulate fee is 100 USD, cost of single entry visa is 100 USD, one-year multiple entry visa – 195 USD, and three years multiple-entry visa – 495 USD. While onboard of the aircraft you will be given I-94 form, where you fill in your passport data, address of your place of stay, dates and goals of your visit. In case you have more than 10000 USD cash with you, it has to be declared as well.

In order to go through immigration control you have to show your foreign passport with visa, airplane ticket and (preferably) an invitation.

The employee of immigration service will attach to your passport отрывной the white coupon from an immigration card which should be kept up to the end of a trip: before departure the country it is withdrawn by customs service, and on it is defined, that you have left territory of the USA. To the United States import of food stuffs is forbidden, it is authorized to take only 1 litre of alcohol and 10 packs of cigarettes.

Time - Hour zones (a difference with Moscow): New York, Miami, Orlando - a minus of 8 hours, Chicago - a minus of 9 hours, California, Las Vegas - a minus of 11 hours, Hawaii - a minus 13 hours.

Thus the territory of the country is located in several time zones: midday to New York and Florida - 11 mornings in Chicago or Dallas, 10 hours per Denver both 9 in California and Las Vegas. In the USA the following designation of time of day - from 12 one o'clock in the morning up to midnight - a.m. (it is designated 3.00 a.m. - three one o'clock in the morning 12.00. a.m. - midnight, 11.00 a.m. - 11 o'clock in the morning), c 13.00 is accepted. Till 00.00 next day - p.m. (2.00. p.m. - 14.00. Or 11.00. p.m. - 23.00.).