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Check passenger documents

What air, rail and sea carriers must do to check passenger documents and avoid charges for passengers without appropriate travel documents.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 23 January 2014

These documents are for air, sea and rail carriers that want to know about:

• the passenger document checks they must make
• the visas their passengers need
• the charges they face for passengers without appropriate travel documents
• how to get help to reduce charges
• how to apply for approved gate check status and reduce charges

Passenger document checks and charges

• Document checks and charges for carriers
  • 4 January 2023
  • Guidance
• UK visa requirements: list for carriers
  • 22 February 2024
  • Guidance
• Passenger documents: when carriers are charged
  • 22 July 2007
  • Guidance
• Passenger documents: help for carriers to reduce charges
  • 1 January 2013
  • Guidance

Approved gate check status

To understand how you can reduce your charges for some passengers without adequate documents, read:

• ‘Apply for approved gate check status’
• ‘Approved gate check – carrier fact sheet’
• Application for approved gate check status

• Apply for approved gate check status for travel carriers
  • 3 March 2022
  • Form

Published 23 January 2014