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A landing card is an arrival card form that non-EEA citizens are required to complete on entry to the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. The traveler must present the completed form at the UK Border Agency immigration desk at the point of entry. The form is usually supplied by the airline, train or ferry company.
In the UK, the landing card system is governed by the Immigration Act 1971, schedule 2 paragraph 5, which states;
The Secretary of State decides, by issuing a Statutory Instrument, which nationalities must complete a landing card. Currently all EU nationals, and those from Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, are exempt. Failure to complete a landing card when this is required is a crime punishable by a fine or six months in prison.
Information on the card
Typically the information requested on the card includes:
Travelers are required to sign, and declare the information is true, correct, and complete.