USE OF ADVANCED INFORMATION ON PERSONS CROSSING THE STATE BORDER AT AIR BORDER CROSSING POINTS

Abstract

Integrated border management is carried out in order to create and maintain a balance between ensuring an adequate level of border security and maintaining the openness of the state border for legitimate cross-border cooperation and for travelers. One of the ways to ensure such a balance is to use advanced information on persons crossing the state border.
In Ukraine, four options for border checks procedures execution at air border crossing points were tested. They were executed: at BCP on the territory of Ukraine (standard procedure); on the board of the aircraft during the flight; on the territory of a neighboring state; before the international flights arrival by means of checksng advanced information according to the lists of passengers. The last of the listed methods was determined to be the most effective one.
Information about passengers of the flight is collected in two formats: personal data of passengers and crew members and flight details of a specific international flight (API) and a record created by air carriers or their authorized representatives for each international flight booked by or on behalf of any passenger (PNR).
So, the implementation of border checks of advanced information according flight passenger lists ensures a high level of organization of interaction with subjects of integrated border management; simplification of border checks and customs procedure for passengers traveling by plane; contributes to reducing the time for conducting control operations, etc.