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A port of entry is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has a staff of persons who check passports and visas
Visa (document)

A visa is an indication that a person is authorized to enter the country which "issued" the visa, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry....
 and inspect luggage to assure that contraband
Contraband

The English word contraband, reported in English since 1529, from Medieval French contrebande "a smuggling," derived via Italian contrabbando from Latin contra "against" + Middle Latin bannum , denotes any item which, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed, sold et cetera....
 is not imported. International airport
International airport

An international airport is an airport typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle international flights to and from other countries....
s are usually ports of entry, as are road and rail crossings on a land border
Border

Borders define geography boundaries of political geography or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or Subnational entity. They may foster the setting up of buffer zones....
. Seaports
Port

||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|}A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. They are usually found at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake....
 can be used ports of entry only if a dedicated customs
Customs

Customs is an authority or Government agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding Duty and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country....
 presence is posted there. The choice of whether to become a port of entry is up to the civil authority controlling the port.






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A port of entry is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has a staff of persons who check passports and visas
Visa (document)

A visa is an indication that a person is authorized to enter the country which "issued" the visa, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry....
 and inspect luggage to assure that contraband
Contraband

The English word contraband, reported in English since 1529, from Medieval French contrebande "a smuggling," derived via Italian contrabbando from Latin contra "against" + Middle Latin bannum , denotes any item which, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed, sold et cetera....
 is not imported. International airport
International airport

An international airport is an airport typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle international flights to and from other countries....
s are usually ports of entry, as are road and rail crossings on a land border
Border

Borders define geography boundaries of political geography or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or Subnational entity. They may foster the setting up of buffer zones....
. Seaports
Port

||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|}A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. They are usually found at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake....
 can be used ports of entry only if a dedicated customs
Customs

Customs is an authority or Government agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding Duty and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country....
 presence is posted there. The choice of whether to become a port of entry is up to the civil authority controlling the port. In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, for example, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
 and San Diego are ports of entry whereas Newport Beach
Newport Beach, California

Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, United States south of downtown Santa Ana, California. As of 2008, the population was 84,554....
 is not.

At some Ports of Entry, immigration procedures are carried out by the armed forces rather than specific immigration officers. However customs is still carried out by customs officers.

On some borders the concept of a port of entry does not exist. Travellers may cross the border wherever and whenever convenient. In some cases this may be restricted to citizens of specific countries and to travellers who are not carrying goods over the customs limits; other travellers may only cross the border at designated border crossing
Border control

Border controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders.The control of the flow of many people, animals and goods across a border may be controlled by government Customs services....
 during its opening times.

See also


  • Airport of entry
    Airport of Entry

    An airport of entry is an airport that provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country....
  • Border
    Border

    Borders define geography boundaries of political geography or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or Subnational entity. They may foster the setting up of buffer zones....
  • Border checkpoint
    Border checkpoint

    A border checkpoint is, as its name suggests, a place on the List of land border lengths between two states where the travellers and / or goods are inspected....
  • Border control
    Border control

    Border controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders.The control of the flow of many people, animals and goods across a border may be controlled by government Customs services....
  • Customs
    Customs

    Customs is an authority or Government agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding Duty and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country....
  • Schengen Agreement
    Schengen Agreement

    File:SchengenAgreement map.svgThe Schengen Agreement is a treaty signed between five of the then ten member states of the European Community in 1985....