Advance Passenger Information System
The governments of various countries require British Airways to collect Advance Passenger Information for passengers prior to travel.
If your itinerary shows that your customers are travelling to one or more of these countries you will be asked to provide this information. We will only provide each country’s Customs and Immigration Authorities with the relevant information required by them, however some governments require airlines to provide them with direct access to airline passenger bookings (PNRs) which may contain other passenger data.
In order to ensure that your customers' check-in at the airport is as smooth as possible and to avoid any additional queues, you are strongly advised to provide this information for all passengers (excluding infants*) in each booking before the day of departure.
*=please see below for exceptions.
It is also important that the information is accurate so that your customers do not have any delay when they pass through Immigration on arrival in these countries.
Full details of the Industry Standard entries can be found here.
More country specific information:
USA
Laws in force in the USA require British Airways to collect the following information from all passengers travelling to and from the USA, prior to travel: - Passport information, including passport number, country which issued passport, given names (as they appear on passport), surname, gender, date of birth, and nationality.
From the 4th of October 2005 US legislation requires passengers to provide the following additional information: - Country of residence
- Alien Registration Number(Green Card) for those who have US residency.
- Destination address in the US for all passengers except US Citizens or residents.
United Kingdom
Laws in force in the UK require British Airways to collect the following information from all passengers travelling to and from Miami, Washington, Dubai, Bangkok, Johannesburg, Islamabad, and our destinations in Algeria (ALG and HME) and Morocco (CMN, FEZ, RAK) prior to travel: - Passport information including: passport number and expiry date, country which issued passport, given names (as they appear on passport), surname, gender, date of birth, and nationality
Canada
Laws already in force in Canada require British Airways to collect the following information from all passengers travelling to Canada, prior to travel: - Passport information including: passport number, country which issued passport, given names (as they appear on passport), surname, gender, date of birth, and nationality
Caribbean destinations: Barbados, Antigua, St Lucia, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago
Planned effective for customers travelling to and from above Caribbean locations from 21 February 2007
Laws in force in the Caribbean locations listed above require British Airways to collect the following information from all passengers prior to travel: - Passport information including: Passport number, country which issued passport, passport expiry date, given names (as they appear on the passport), last name, gender, date of birth, nationality
China
Laws in force in China require British Airways to collect the following information from all passengers travelling to and from China (excluding Hong Kong), prior to travel: - Passport information including passport: number, country which issued passport, given names (as they appear on passport), surname, gender, date of birth, and nationality
India
From 1 August 2008, all airlines, including British Airways, will be required to collect specific information from every passenger travelling to India. This information is compulsory and is required for the purposes of ensuring aviation safety and security.
Below is a list of the information required: - Full given name
- Surname
- Gender
- Nationality
- Date of birth
- Travel document number e.g. passport number
- Travel document expiry date
- Travel document country of issue
Staff at check-in desks will be able to collect API data but passengers are strongly advised to supply the information prior to arrival at the airport or at self-service Check-in Kiosks where available, providing passengers hold a machine readable passport.
Jamaica
BA are obliged to collect and send APIS data for all flights to/from Jamaica on behalf of the UK authorities. - Information to be provided is: passport number, country which issued passport, given names (as they appear on passport), surname, gender, date of birth, and nationality
- APIS must be collected for infants.
Japan
Effective for customers travelling to Japan from 1 February 2007
Laws in force in Japan require British Airways to collect the following information from all passengers prior to travel: - Passport information including: Passport number, given names (as they appear on the passport), last name, gender, date of birth, nationality
Kenya, Syria and Iran
BA are obliged to collect details for all flights to Kenya, Syria and Iran. The Advanced Passenger Information required is the customers passport data: - passport number, country which issued passport, given names (as they appear on passport), surname, gender, date of birth, and nationality
Data valid as of 24 October 2005. This information is subject to change and it is always recommended to check with the respective country's authorities for latest updates.
Mexico
Laws in force in Mexico require British Airways to collect the following information from all passengers travelling to and from Mexico, prior to travel: - Passport information including: passport number, country which issued passport, given names (as they appear on passport), surname, gender, date of birth, and nationality
Spain
From 13 June 2007, British Airways plans to meet the Advance Passenger Information (API) requirements of the Spanish authorities.
This is the first enforcement of its kind on European routes and means that all airlines, including British Airways, will be required to collect specific information from every passenger travelling to Spain. This information is compulsory and is required for the purposes of ensuring aviation safety and security.
Below is a list of the information required:
· Full given names
· Surname
· Nationality
· Date of birth
· Travel document number e.g. passport number.
UAE (Dubai only)
Laws in force in Dubai require British Airways to collect the following information from all passengers travelling to and from Dubai, prior to travel: - Passport information including: passport number, country which issued passport, given names (as they appear on passport), surname, gender, date of birth, and nationality
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