Landing card is the arrival card form that non-EEA citizens must enter when they enter the UK. The traveler must show the completed form at the British Border Agency's immigration office at the time of admission. This form is usually supplied by airlines, trains or ferries.
In the UK, the landing card system is governed by the Immigration Act of 1971, Schedule 2 paragraph 5, which states;
The Secretary of State decides, by issuing the Statutory Instrument, whose citizenship must complete the landing card. Currently all EU citizens, and those from Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, are excluded. Failure to complete the landing card is currently required is a crime punishable by a fine of six months or imprisonment.
In August 2017, the UK Home Office announced that the landing cards will be completely removed as part of the digital border transformation and modernization. It is estimated that this change will take effect in the fall.
Video Landing card
Information on card
Usually the requested information on the card includes:
- Full name (surname and first name)
- Gender
- Date and place of birth
- Citizenship
- Jobs
- Passport number, place of issue and expiration date
- Flight number or name of airplane, ship or vehicle
- Length of stay
- Last departure port
- UK contact address
Tourists are required to sign, and declare that information is true, correct, and complete.
Maps Landing card
See also
- The Immigration Act of 1971
- Visa policy of the United Kingdom
- Arrival card, similar form in other countries
- Customs statement
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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