Preclearance

How it is used

Use for designated border-processing arrangements abroad; it is more than the airline checking a passport.

Example sentences

1. We completed preclearance before boarding the flight to the United States.

   The destination's inspection occurs at the departure end of the flight.

2. The airport advised passengers to allow time for preclearance as well as security.

   Border processing and security screening are distinct stages.

Common collocations

• complete preclearance
• preclearance facility

Related terms

• 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.

More terms: Passport Control & Customs

• passport
• visa
• immigration
• declare
• arrival card
• nothing to declare
• Schengen visa
• expiry date
• biosecurity inspection
• passenger manifest
• visa on arrival