Do UK immigration officers have future flight information available during a landing interview?
I was wondering if border agents have access to any future flights already bought by the person in front of them seeking to enter the UK. I understand when entering the UK, say, as a tourist who doesn't need a visa, they will ask to see a return ticket. But is it just to check the person's honesty (the system knows the returning date) or are they genuinely in the dark regarding this sort of thing?
Another way to phrase this would be whether companies share every ticket purchase with governments / in this case specifically, the UK, associated with the buyer's passport or another piece of information that could identify him/her.
Best Answer
As first rule: never lie. Also a small lie can damage your reputation (trough systems) to many countries.
To answer your question: they have you. They are trained to see if you lie. They can ask further questions, and so to have better understanding if you lie. They know how people lie (for experience), but you do not know how they work (so your "original lie" often is not so original).
So if they have some suspect, they will ask you to wait in a room, where other officers will check further, often by phoning to airlines and hotels.
If a criminal will try to enter, probably he can lie better, but probably (this or next times) the system will flag him.
So, often they do not need quick proof, but they feel if one is telling the true. Do not worry, they know that many people are nervous because of the officer and travel, this do not count as feeling that a person lie.
Not all people have the return ticket, but it is supposed that people have a plan or an idea: I go to London, and then buy a train ticket to Paris, then ..., and some information on how such transport works (so not going completely blind and careless).
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The UK Government requires Advanced Passenger Information (API) for all passengers travelling internationally into and out of the UK.
API involves the capture of a passenger's biographic data and other flight details by the carrier prior to departure and the transmission of the details by electronic means to the Border Control Agencies in the destination country.
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/advance-passenger-information-you-travel
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