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Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
The Registered Traveller service can help you get through the UK border…
To apply for Registered Traveller membership, you must be 18 or older and…
You can use the service at the following airports: Birmingham Bristol…
Before you apply, check you’re eligible. Apply online for Registered…
It costs £50 to renew your Registered Traveller membership for another…
You can apply to add your children to your Registered Traveller membership…
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…
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
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 .
The Border Security Command provides strategic leadership across the border security system to disrupt the activity of organised crime groups which facilitate irregular migration including small boat crossings. BSC is part of the Home Office .
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.
British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey
Advice for avoiding delays at UK border control, including how to use ePassport gates.
How to set up a border control post to receive animals, animal products, plants, plant products and wood.
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