secondary inspection
Further border examination
Secondary inspection is the additional screening that occurs when travelers are flagged during initial customs or immigration processing.
Officers may question you further, search luggage, or verify documents: I got pulled into secondary inspection and missed my connecting flight.
The term extends to any follow-up examination after routine screening fails to clear someone.
- checkpointInspection station on route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- borderOuter edge or limit
- immigration officerEntry point official
- screeningEvaluative selection process
examination · body scan · pat-down · luggage · interrogation · detained · clearance · passport · random · random selection · flagged · red flag · pulled aside · security · swab · contraband · agent · queue
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
inspection depth/intensity
secondary inspectioninitial screening
secondary, second, secondarily, inspection, inspect, inspects, inspected, inspecting, inspector