Arrival card

The information requested varies by country. Typically, the type of information requested on the arrival card includes: • Full name • Nationality • Date of birth • Passport number, place of issuance and expiration date • Flight number or name of aircraft, ship or vehicle • Purpose of trip: vacation, education/study, visiting relatives/families, business, diplomatic • Duration of stay • Destination (next stop of disembarkation) • Address in country • Information on items being bought into the country which may be of interest to customs and quarantine authorities Travellers are generally required to sign, date, and declare the information is true, correct, and complete. == Electronic arrival cards ==

Some countries which have retired physical arrival cards, switched to requiring passengers to submit their arrival cards electronically, for example China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, == United Kingdom ==

officers staff the UK border at Heathrow Terminal 5, where landing cards were turned in Non-EEA citizens were formerly required to complete a landing card on entry to the United Kingdom. The traveller was required to present the completed form at the Border Force desk at the point of entry. The form was usually supplied by the airline, train or ferry company. In the UK, the landing card system was governed by the Immigration Act 1971, schedule 2 paragraph 5, which states; In August 2017, the Home Office announced that landing cards would be completely scrapped as part of digital border transformation and modernisation. It was expected this change would come into effect by the autumn. Landing cards were abolished for all passengers effective 20 May 2019. Notably absent from the landing card was information on the purpose of the trip, destination, or any items brought into the country. Additional information requested from travellers was their occupation and the port of their last departure. ==See also==