Advanced Passenger Information

Advanced Passenger Information is also referred to as API or E-Borders.

The UK Home Office requires airlines to collect API from passengers before their date of travel on routes to and from the UK. Your airline is therefore legally required to collect and pass information concerning your travel documentation, date of birth and nationality to border control. It is therefore essential that you supply this information to your airline before your date of travel. Failure to do so could result in you being refused travel.

API information is required for the following airlines and can be submitted online:

Your airline reservation number is located on your ticket/s and you can submit API directly on your airline's website.

EasyJet
Wizz Air
Jet2 (summer flights only)
Thomson
Norwegian (summer flights only)
FlyBe

API information for the following flights will be collected at check-in for your flight:

Adria Airways
Croatia Airlines
Balkan Holidays Air (BH Air)
Montenegro Airlines
Enter Air (winter flights only)
Norwegian (winter flights only)
Jet2 Charter (winter flights only)
Bulgaria Air (winter flights only)

If you do not see your airline listed above please contact our Reservations team on 0207 543 5555.

The e-Borders Initiative

Every passenger will need a valid 10 year British passport. For travel to Bulgaria, Slovenia and Croatia for stays of up to 90 days in a 180 day period you do not require a visa. It is a customers responsibility to be in possession of a full 10 year valid passport with at least 3 months validity from the day you leave the destination and necessary visas. Balkan Holidays or your airline, may refuse you travel if you do not have the correct documents. From 1st October 2021 you cannot enter the UK on an EU ID card unless you fall into one of the categories that are exempt. Full details HERE

Please contact the embassy of your destination country for the latest and most up-to-date information or visit the offical page for your destination at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.

What is API?

Advance Passenger Information/API refers to specific passport information including:

• passport number
• passport issue date
• country which issued your passport
• passport expiry date
• given names (as they appear on the passport)
• last name
• gender
• date of birth
• nationality

How Can I Submit My API?

Every passenger will need a valid 10 year British passport. For travel to Bulgaria, Slovenia and Croatia for stays of up to 90 days in a 180 day period you do not require a visa. It is a customers responsibility to be in possession of a full 10 year valid passport with at least 3 months validity from the day you leave the destination and necessary visas. Balkan Holidays or your airline, may refuse you travel if you do not have the correct documents. From 1st October 2021 you cannot enter the UK on an EU ID card unless you fall into one of the categories that are exempt. Full details HERE

Please contact the embassy of your destination country for the latest and most up-to-date information or visit the offical page for your destination at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.

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