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Apply for approved gate check status for travel carriers

Air, sea and rail carriers can apply for approved gate check status to reduce charges for passengers without adequate documents.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 1 September 2010
• Last updated: 28 March 2025
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  1. 28 March 2025

     The forms 'application for approved gate check status' and 'reapplication for approved gate check status following a suspension of operation' have been updated.

  2. 3 March 2022

     Updated 'Approved gate check status: a guide for carriers' document to clarify information on technical charge waivers.

  3. 1 December 2021

     Updated questions and added OpenDocument version of 'Application for approved gate check status'. Added new document, 'Reapplication for approved gate check status following suspension of operation'.

  4. 23 November 2021

     Updated 'Approved gate check status: a guide for carriers' with changes regarding: who is able to apply for AGC status, how long it takes to receive AGC accreditation, what happens if an AGC inspection is declined, what happens if AGC accreditation is granted or a route is suspended and if AGC can be lost. Also added HTML accessible version.

  5. 28 January 2014

     Updated to new versions of the application forms and the leaflet.

  6. 1 September 2010

     First published.

Documents

Application for approved gate check status

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Reapplication for approved gate check status following suspension of operation

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Approved gate check status: a guide for carriers (accessible version)

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Approved gate check status: a guide for carriers

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Details

Travel carriers can apply for approved gate check (AGC) status. AGC status means that they will not have to pay certain charges should they transport a passenger who does not hold adequate documents.

‘Approved gate check (AGC) status: a guide for carriers’ explains:

• what carriers need to do to get AGC status
• how to apply
• what to expect from a Home Office AGC inspection

To apply for new AGC status, or following the cancellation of AGC status on grounds of performance, fill in the ‘Application for approved gate status’.

To apply following the suspension of AGC status on the grounds of non-operation of a route, fill in the ‘Reapplication for approved gate status following suspension of operation’.

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