What does go to passport control mean in the airport?


What does go to passport control mean in the airport? passport control | Business English the place at an airport, port, or border of a country where an official checks your passport: It can take a while to go through passport control at the airport. (Definition of passport control from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)


Do you have to go through passport control within Europe?

The Schengen area comprises 27 European countries. There is normally no passport control on the borders between these countries. If you have a valid visa or residence permit in one of these countries, you can also visit the other Schengen countries.


Is there passport control between Germany and Spain?

The Schengen area comprises 27 European countries. There is normally no passport control on the borders between these countries. If you have a valid visa or residence permit in one of these countries, you can also visit the other Schengen countries.


Is passport control before or after flight?

In most cases, you'll go through customs and immigration after your flight first arrives in a new country, but there are exceptions. For example, some countries have mutual agreements intended to help speed travelers through the process, so you may go through customs and immigration before you board.


What does go to passport control mean?

passport control | Business English the place at an airport, port, or border of a country where an official checks your passport: It can take a while to go through passport control at the airport.


Do you get your luggage before passport control?

For the most part, it's passport control first..then you retrieve luggage (luggage claim)..then customs! Wouldn't worry much about someone grabbing your luggage..as mentioned, by the time you go through passport control, chances are you'll still be waiting for your luggage once you get to baggage claim!


How long does it take to get through passport control?

For the vast majority of passengers the immigration process only takes a few minutes, though lines can get long if many international flights arrive around the same time. Once you land, just follow the signs (and other passengers) to the immigration area.


Do you go through passport control within EU?

Schengen – ID-free travel zone It allows EU nationals and many non-EU nationals to travel freely without border checks. Since 1985, it's kept growing, and now covers almost all EU countries and a few non-EU countries (Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland).


Do you show your passport at the airport?

Typically, you'll only need to show your passport when checking in for a flight, but it's always a good idea to bring a driver's license or another form of ID just in case.


Do you just show your passport at the airport?

Typically, you'll only need to show your passport when checking in for a flight, but it's always a good idea to bring a driver's license or another form of ID just in case.


Can I enter a country with one passport and exit with another?

U.S. nationals, including U.S. dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. U.S. dual nationals may also be required by the country of their foreign nationality to use that country's passport to enter and leave that country.


Why won t my passport scan at the airport?

It might not be scanning because: you haven't aligned the NFC reader on your phone with your passport; or. your passport chip might not be working.


Do they check your visa at the airport?

At each U.S. port of entry, CBP officers review the passports, visas and other supporting documents of every foreign national arriving in the U.S.