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What is Advance Passenger Information (API)?

Last updated: 30 April, 2024

Many governments require us to collect information about who's flying into their country. This can include your:

  • Full name (as it appears on your passport)
  • Date of birth
  • Gender
  • Nationality
  • Passport number
  • Passport expiry date
  • The country that issued your passport
  • Your country of residence

When travelling to the US you’ll also need to provide:

  • The address of your first night’s stay
  • Alien Registration Number (Green Card) if you have US residency
  • Traveler Redress Number if you have one

If you're a US citizen and have a Global Entry number, you don't need to provide this as part of your API. When you arrive in the US, your Global Entry status will be recognised when you use the dedicated Immigration kiosk.

Some governments require us to provide them with information from flight bookings, which will contain additional passenger details to those listed above. All the information we collect is securely sent to the necessary government authorities.

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