Port of entry
Translation- Port of entry
A port of entry is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has a staff of persons who check
passports andvisas and inspect luggage to assure thatcontraband is not imported.International airport s are usually ports of entry, as are road and rail crossings on a landborder . Seaports can be used ports of entry only if a dedicatedcustoms presence is posted there. The choice of whether to become a port of entry is up to the civil authority controlling the port; In the USA, for example,Los Angeles andSan Diego are ports of entry whereas Newport Beach is not.At some Ports of Entry, immigration procedures are carried out by the armed forces rather than specific inmmigration officers. However customs is still carried out by customs officers.
On some borders the concept of a port of entry does not exist. Travellers may cross the border wherever and whenever convenient. In some cases this may be restricted to citizens of specific countries and to travellers who are not carrying goods over the customs limits; other travellers may only cross the border at designated border crossing during its opening times.
ee also
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Airport of entry
*Border
*Border checkpoint
*Border control
*Customs
*Schengen Agreement
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