noun phrase · neutral
passport control
UK/ˈpɑːspɔːt kənˈtrəʊl/US/ˈpæspɔːrt kənˈtroʊl/PAS·sport con·TROL
The place where passports and identity documents are checked at an airport or border.
Examples
“We queued at passport control for nearly an hour.”
“Make sure your passport is valid before you reach passport control.”
“Passport control was quick, so we had time to grab coffee before the flight.”
Band 8 sentence
“After a long-haul flight, passport control was surprisingly efficient, so I caught the shuttle without delay.”
Collocations
- go through passport control
- wait at passport control
Word family
Common mistakes
go to the customs→go through passport control
passport office→passport control
I waited at passport control→I waited at the passport control
Say it for a higher band
5customs→6immigration office→7+passport control
Synonyms
immigration control
Easily confused
customs
“I had to declare the alcohol at customs.”
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