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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has today set out the first steps to establishing a new UK Border Security Command (BSC).
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Your identity document (for example your passport or identity card) will…
Check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK. You’re a British citizen…
You’ll need to show your identity document, such as your passport or…
You must co-operate if you’re stopped and asked about your baggage. If you…
Passing through a UK airport while on the way to another country is called…
Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office. We secure the UK border by carrying out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the UK.
Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office. We secure the UK border by carrying out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the UK. Border Force is part of the Home Office .
New fines of up to £10,000 for international general aviation flights that do not submit advance passenger information online up to two hours before departure.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
Part of the Home Office, we carry out immigration and customs checks at ports (sea, rail and air) across the country.
The Border Target Operating Model sets out new controls to better protect the UK against security and biosecurity threats and create a world-class border system for trade in goods.
Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey
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