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Travel & Airport English vocabulary · Passport Control & Customs

Arrival card

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounCommon term

In travel & airport english, arrival card means: A short form some countries ask arriving visitors to fill in with their passport details, flight, address and reason for the visit.

In Turkish: giriş kartı, varış formu

How it is used

Also called a landing card, entry card or immigration form. It used to be handed out by cabin crew before landing, but many countries now use an online version that must be completed before arrival.

Example sentences

  1. The flight attendant handed out arrival cards an hour before landing.

  2. Did you fill in the arrival card online? The officer will ask for the QR code.

Common collocations

  • fill in an arrival card
  • landing card
  • entry card
  • complete the form online
  • immigrationAt an airport or border, the checkpoint where officers decide whether visitors may enter the country; in general, moving to live in another country.
  • passport controlThe point at a border, airport or port where officers check passengers' passports and visas before they enter or leave a country.
  • customsThe government service that checks goods people bring into a country and collects taxes on them; also the airport area where this happens.
  • visaOfficial permission from a country, usually a sticker in your passport or an electronic record, to enter, stay in or pass through it for a set purpose and time.

More terms: Passport Control & Customs

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