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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 .
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…
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
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
How to set up a border control post to receive animals, animal products, plants, plant products and wood.
Border control posts and charges for importing live animals, animal products, plants and plant products.
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.
The act will ensure that law enforcement and intelligence agencies have the powers they need to help keep the country safe from the threat posed by terrorism and hostile state activity.
UK Visas and Immigration now manages applications for people who want to visit, work, study or settle in the UK. Previously, this was part of UKBA (UK Border Agency) which closed in 2013.
Information about Sevington BCP and the 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.
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration monitors and reports on the efficiency and effectiveness of the immigration, asylum, nationality and customs functions carried out by the Home Secretary and by officials and others on their behalf. The Chief...
What to do if your ozone-depleting substances (ODS) exports are rejected at an EU border control post (BCP).
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Part 6 of the Immigration Act concerns border security.
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