noun phrase · neutral

passport control

UK/ˈpɑːspɔːt kənˈtrəʊl/US/ˈpæspɔːrt kənˈtroʊl/PAS·sport con·TROL

Band 6-7speakingtask2

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

passport nouncontrol noun / verb

Common mistakes

go to the customsgo through passport control

passport officepassport control

I waited at passport controlI waited at the passport control

Say it for a higher band

5customs6immigration office7+passport control

Synonyms

immigration control

Easily confused

customs

I had to declare the alcohol at customs.

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