Arrival Card
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An arrival card is a legal document used by a country's immigration authorities to provide passenger identification and a record of a person’s entry to a country.
It also provides information on health and character requirements for non-citizens entering a particular country. Some countries like the United States and Singapore attach this card to a departure card
where the latter is retained in the alien's passport until his eventual departure. The arrival card can also be combined with items found in a customs declaration card which some countries require incoming passengers to fill-out separately.
An arrival card may also be known as an incoming passenger card, landing card and disembarkation card.
Travelers are generally required to sign, date, and declare the information is true, correct, and complete.
Passengers on international flights are often required to complete the cards and are often required to present the cards and their passports at immigration checkpoints. Some countries, most notably those in the Schengen Zone
don't require aliens to complete this card.
It also provides information on health and character requirements for non-citizens entering a particular country. Some countries like the United States and Singapore attach this card to a departure card
Departure Card
A departure card, also known as an outgoing passenger card and embarkation card, is a legal document used by a country's immigration authorities to provide passenger identification and an effective record of a person’s entry to and departure from a country...
where the latter is retained in the alien's passport until his eventual departure. The arrival card can also be combined with items found in a customs declaration card which some countries require incoming passengers to fill-out separately.
An arrival card may also be known as an incoming passenger card, landing card and disembarkation card.
Information on the card itself
The information requested varies by country. Typically the information requested on the departure card includes- Full name
- Nationality
- Date of Birth
- Passport number, place of issuance and expiry date
- Flight number or name of aircraft, ship or vehicle
- Purpose of trip: vacation, education/study, visiting relatives/families, business, diplomatic
- Duration of stay
- Destination (next stop of disembarkation)
- Address in country
- Information on items being bought into the country which may be of interest to customs and quarantine authorities
Travelers are generally required to sign, date, and declare the information is true, correct, and complete.
Passengers on international flights are often required to complete the cards and are often required to present the cards and their passports at immigration checkpoints. Some countries, most notably those in the Schengen Zone
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area comprises the territories of twenty-five European countries that have implemented the Schengen Agreement signed in the town of Schengen, Luxembourg, in 1985...
don't require aliens to complete this card.
See also
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- Boarding passBoarding passA boarding pass is a document provided by an airline during check-in, giving a passenger permission to board the airplane for a particular flight. As a minimum, it identifies the passenger, the flight number, and the date and scheduled time for departure...
- Departure cardDeparture CardA departure card, also known as an outgoing passenger card and embarkation card, is a legal document used by a country's immigration authorities to provide passenger identification and an effective record of a person’s entry to and departure from a country...
- PassportPassportA passport is a document, issued by a national government, which certifies, for the purpose of international travel, the identity and nationality of its holder. The elements of identity are name, date of birth, sex, and place of birth....
- VisaVisa (document)A visa is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...
- Landing cardLanding CardA landing card is a form that non-EEA citizens are required to complete on entry to the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. The traveller must present the completed form at the immigration desk at the point of entry...