Check passenger documents
What air, rail and sea carriers must do to check passenger documents and avoid charges for passengers without appropriate travel documents.
These documents are for air, sea and rail carriers that want to know about:
- the passenger document checks they must make
- the visas their passengers need
- the charges they face for passengers without appropriate travel documents
- how to get help to reduce charges
- how to apply for approved gate check status and reduce charges
Passenger document checks and charges
Approved gate check status
To understand how you can reduce your charges for some passengers without adequate documents, read:
- ‘Apply for approved gate check status’
- ‘Approved gate check – carrier fact sheet’
- Application for approved gate check status
Updates to this page
Last updated 27 November 2024 + show all updates
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Removed the link to Passenger documents: help for carriers to reduce charges, as this information is no longer relevant for this collection.
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First published.