passport control

Frequency: 9.040.0 per million words

The place at an airport or border where passports are checked.

passportNOUN + NOUN

Categories:

control

Examples (10)

  • We had to wait for an hour at passport control because of the long queues.
  • Please have your travel documents ready before you reach passport control.
  • After clearing passport control, you can proceed to the baggage reclaim area.
  • The new biometric gates at passport control have significantly reduced waiting times.
  • She was stopped at passport control for further questioning.
  • They went through passport control quickly at the small regional airport.
  • Is there a separate line for EU citizens at passport control?
  • You must show your boarding pass along with your ID at passport control.
  • These sensors will cut the delays at passport control.
  • He realized he had lost his visa just as he approached passport control.