Frequent Traveller to the UK Does Not Want to Fill Out Landing Cards, Be Interviewed
A US citizen has been visiting the UK 4 or 5 times a year for either personal or business reasons. He is tired of the same procedure of filling out a landing card and waiting in the queue for his landing interview. He doesn't want to do it any more. He says that the procedure is a meaningless drudgery in his case and may curtail his visits because of this.
Is there any way he can get relief?
Best Answer
I suppose this question could be put more succinctly as Does the United Kingdom have a known traveller programme, like ANZ SmartGate or the North American NEXUS/Global Entry? Indeed, they do: the Registered Traveller service.
Frequent visitors and some visa holders who are adult nationals of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the US can apply. According to the promotional video, users
- don't have to fill in landing cards
- may use faster European Economic Area (EEA) border queues
- may use ePassport gates at participating UK international ports if they have a biometric passport
Per the website, the express queues are avaialble at Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow, London City, Manchester and Stansted airports, and Brussels, Lille and Paris Eurostar terminals. The annual subscription is £70, though if your application is denied, £50 of that will be refunded.
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Does immigration know your travel history UK?
UK Visas and Immigration specifically asks for details of your travel history for the past 10 years. ECOs check for travel history in your passport and the countries you have listed in your UK visa application. They also pay attention to any previous visa refusals you have listed in your application.What is a frequent Traveller passport UK?
Jumbo passports, also known as eJumbos, have 48 pages compared with the 32 pages of a normal passport. They were introduced in 2007 by the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) to accommodate frequent travellers. They are designed for those who travel a lot and need more space than most for their various visa.What is eligible Traveller UK?
To apply for Registered Traveller membership, you must be 18 or older and have an eligible passport. You must also either: have a UK visa or entry clearance. have visited the UK at least 4 times in the last 24 months.What do they check at UK immigration?
Travelling with a UK biometric residence permit You'll have a biometric residence permit if your fingerprints were taken when you applied. Your fingerprints will be checked at border control - they'll be checked against the ones stored on your visa document.Registered Traveller
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