Border Force

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  1. Entering the UK
  2. Registered Traveller service
  3. Bringing goods into the UK
  4. Bringing food, animals or plants into the UK
  5. Report an immigration crime

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Stack of passports

News story

Government expands use of ePassport gates to 7 more countries

Eligible travellers from 7 non-EU countries can now use ePassport gates to enter the UK quickly and securely in changes being made to the border.

A stack of passports.

News story

ePassport gates eligibility expansion confirmed for June

From June, millions more people will be able to use ePassport gates as they arrive in the UK, the Chancellor confirmed in yesterday’s Spring Statement.

Wildlife criminal jailed for rare bird eggs importation attempt

News story

Wildlife criminal jailed for rare bird eggs importation attempt

A man who tried to smuggle 19 rare and endangered bird eggs into the UK strapped to his body has today, 10 January, been jailed for 3 years and 1 month.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid

Statement to Parliament

Statement: migrant crossings

The Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s statement to Parliament about migrant crossings.

HMS Mersey

Press release

Navy vessel to be sent to the Channel

A Royal Navy ship has been deployed to the English Channel as part of the UK’s response to the recent increase in migrant crossings.

Register Traveller.

Campaign

Apply now for faster entry into the UK

Registered Traveller is a membership service which offers international travellers from over 40 countries a faster and more convenient entry at UK passport control.

Latest from Border Force

  1. Border Force transparency data: May 2019
    • Transparency
  2. Asylum transparency data: May 2019
    • Transparency
  3. Customer service operations data: May 2019
    • Transparency

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What Border Force does

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.

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  1. Entering the UK
  2. Bringing goods into the UK
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Borders, immigration and citizenship: privacy information notice
    • Guidance
  2. Visiting the UK after Brexit
    • Detailed guide
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News and communications

  1. Government expands use of ePassport gates to 7 more countries
    • News story
  2. ePassport gates eligibility expansion confirmed for June
    • News story
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Research and statistics

  1. Power to enter business premises without a search warrant
    • Independent report
  2. Emergency travel document process
    • Independent report
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. UK-France joint action plan on illegal migration across the Channel
    • Policy paper
  2. Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: multilateral and migration programme summaries 2018 to 2019
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Border Force transparency data: May 2019
    • Transparency
  2. Asylum transparency data: May 2019
    • Transparency
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Paul Lincoln
Paul Lincoln
Director General, Border Force
Emma Moore
Chief Operating Officer

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Border Force Complaints and Correspondence Team

Lunar House
11th floor Long Corridor
40 Wellesley Road
Croydon
CR9 2BY
United Kingdom

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0300 123 7000

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