How do I fill in advance passenger information?

What information do I need to provide?
  1. Full name, as shown on your passport or travel document.
  2. Gender.
  3. Date of birth.
  4. Nationality.
  5. Travel document type (e.g. passport).
  6. Travel document number.
  7. Travel document expiry date.
  8. Travel document country of issue.




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If the airline still offers check-in desks at the airport, you'll be able to supply API information when you arrive at the airport.

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Usually, they will ask you to provide these details when you book your flight or check in. Contact your airline if you have any questions about API requirements. Your information will be taken either at the time of booking or by an automated passport reader during check-in.

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Advance Passenger Information (API) involves the capture of a passenger's biographic data and other flight details by the carrier prior to departure and the transmission of the details by electronic means to the Border Control Agencies in the destination country.

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So long as your name in your booking — not your boarding pass — matches your ID, you should be okay. In case of uncertainty, promptly contact your airline's customer service to avoid any potential issues, advises Thai.

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When booking a ticket, you always use your first given name and last name as it appears on your passport or identity card. It often happens that people use their nickname, even though it does not appear on their passport.

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API data is basic information about passengers and crew members. It includes your name, date of birth, gender, citizenship, and travel document data (e.g. passport number). This information is available from the machine-readable zone of your passport.

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On any airline, you have 24 hours to cancel a reservation at no charge, according to federal regulations. Because of this rule, some airlines will allow passengers to make name corrections for free within that window—though they're not legally required to do so.

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Answer: As part of the TSA's Secure Flight Program, the names on airline tickets must match the name on passports. We recommend that you contact the airline you are traveling with to see if they can provide a solution for the name mismatch.

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Your passport will match the details on your supporting documentation per the government standards. But you don't need to use your middle name in full and can use its initial instead.

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