immigration desk
Passport control point
An immigration desk is the checkpoint at an international border—typically in an airport, seaport, or land crossing—where officials examine travelers' passports and visas.
The term refers both to the physical counter and to the bureaucratic gatekeeping it represents: We waited in line for an hour at the immigration desk.
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- passport checkIdentity verification at borders
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- customs officerBorder control agent
- borderOuter edge or limit
border control · security checkpoint · checkpoint · visa · landing card · stamp · entry stamp · officer · arrival · arrival hall · queue · long lines · terminal · airport · control · identity · travel documents · documents
- airport arrivalspassport control, customs, baggage claim, arrivals hall, luggage carousel
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- terminal amenitiesbaggage claim, boarding gate, check-in counter, departure lounge, luggage carousel
- border crossingsborder checkpoint, border crossing, entry point, port of entry, customs house
- customscustoms, customs clearance, wedding custom, customs declaration, burial custom
entry point vs. interior/domestic space
immigration deskbaggage claim
Where travelers retrieve checked items
immigration, desk, immigrate, immigrant, immigrants, immigrating, immigrated, migrate, migrant