Risk and Liaison Overseas Network: charges for carriers
This section contains information about charges and is relevant to all carriers (especially the owners, agents and operators of ships and aircraft) operating international services to the United Kingdom.
Under Section 40 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, carriers are liable to charges if they carry a passenger to the United Kingdom who is not properly documented (we call this an 'inadequately documented arrival'). The current charge for each inadequately documented arrival is £2,000. The carriers liaison section of the UK Border Agency (part of the Risk and Liaison Overseas Network) is responsible for administering charges under Section 40.
This section gives details of what we mean by an inadequately documented arrival. It also explains our charging regime and gives practical advice on how to object to these charges. You will also find useful information on how we can help you to limit the number of inadequately documented arrivals you carry on your services, and details of a scheme that recognises the work you do to try to prevent such arrivals.
Charging procedures and how you can object to charges
This section describes how we charge carriers for bringing inadequately documented passengers to the United Kingdom, and how you can object to these charges.
How we can help you to reduce your charges
This page explains how we can help careful carriers to reduce the number of charges they incur, through the Approved Gate Check (AGC) status programme.
How the Risk and Liaison Overseas Network can help you
This page explains the services that the Risk and Liaison Overseas Network can provide to help you detect inadequately documented passengers, so reducing the potential charges we may levy against you.
United Kingdom visa requirements
This page gives information about United Kingdom visa requirements, for use by carriers who need to check that a passenger’s visa is valid.
Keeping you up to date
This page will contain details of any changes to our policies that may affect you.
Contact the Carriers Liaison Section
This page explains how you can contact the Carriers Liaison Section.