The Home Office has deployed staff to migrant camps in Dunkirk.
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Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Thursday, 12 September 2019
What you'll need to do to visit the UK after the UK leaves the EU, including whether you'll need to apply for a visa.
Monday, 09 September 2019
Hauliers and commercial drivers will need the correct documentation to travel to, from or through the EU if the UK leaves without a deal.
Friday, 30 August 2019
Submit a general aviation report (GAR) online if you are a pilot or carrier of a general aviation aircraft intending to travel to or from the UK.
Friday, 30 August 2019
Home Secretary Priti Patel met French Interior Minister to discuss illegal Channel crossings.
Friday, 30 August 2019
Home Secretary Priti Patel met French Interior Minister to discuss illegal Channel crossings.
Thursday, 22 August 2019
Data on Independent Office for Police Conduct activities.
Wednesday, 07 August 2019
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Home Secretary and Transport Secretary visit port to see Brexit preparations.
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Border Force has seized thousands of products containing endangered plant and animal species as part of an international operation targeting wildlife criminals.
Tuesday, 09 July 2019
A man who organised cross-Channel people smuggling attempts has been jailed for 3 years and 4 months on 8 July.
Friday, 05 July 2019
More than one million additional visitors have used the digital border process to enter the UK.
Saturday, 15 June 2019
Officers advise young Brits travelling to the Balearic Islands to ensure they have official contracts before undertaking PR work for bars and clubs.
Monday, 20 May 2019
Eligible travellers from 7 non-EU countries can now use ePassport gates to enter the UK quickly and securely in changes being made to the border.
Thursday, 14 March 2019
From June, millions more people will be able to use ePassport gates as they arrive in the UK, the Chancellor confirmed in yesterday’s Spring Statement.
Thursday, 24 January 2019
The Home Secretary and his French counterpart have agreed a new joint action plan to strengthen efforts against migrant activity in the English Channel.
Thursday, 10 January 2019
A man who tried to smuggle 19 rare and endangered bird eggs into the UK strapped to his body has today, 10 January, been jailed for 3 years and 1 month.
Monday, 07 January 2019
The Home Secretary Sajid Javid's statement to Parliament about migrant crossings.
Monday, 07 January 2019
The Home Secretary Sajid Javid's statement to Parliament about migrant crossings.
Thursday, 03 January 2019
A Royal Navy ship has been deployed to the English Channel as part of the UK’s response to the recent increase in migrant crossings.
Wednesday, 02 January 2019
Home Secretary Sajid Javid visited Dover to meet those involved in the effort tackle attempts by migrants to cross the Channel in small boats.
Monday, 31 December 2018
Sajid Javid announces further action to tackle Channel crossings
Monday, 03 December 2018
Announcement follows initial extension of countries confirmed in the Budget.
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
New centre agreed under Sandhurst Treaty becomes operational.
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Millions more people will be able to use ePassport gates as they arrive in the UK, under plans announced in the Budget on 29 October 2018.
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Four Border Force officers have been honoured for saving the lives of 63 people during two incidents in the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea.
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
An attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at Gatwick Airport.
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
An attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK hidden in handbags and a suitcase has been prevented by Border Force officers at Gatwick Airport.
Tuesday, 05 December 2017
A people smuggler who hid 5 Vietnamese teenagers inside a tent erected in the rear of his car has been jailed for 4 years and 3 months.
Friday, 24 November 2017
A human trafficker has had her jail term extended after she was caught by Border Force trying to sneak back into the country using her sister’s passport.
Friday, 24 November 2017
A man from Slough who attempted to smuggle 16 illegal migrants – including 5 children - into the UK has been jailed for a total of 5 and a half years.
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Border Force officers at Dover’s Eastern Docks have prevented an attempt to smuggle approximately 20 kilos of cocaine into the UK.
Thursday, 12 October 2017
A man from Hoddesdon who attempted to smuggle an Albanian man into the UK was jailed yesterday (11 October) for a total of 2 and a half years.
Monday, 18 September 2017
Gang who tried to smuggle Albanian nationals into the UK through the Channel Tunnel have today (18 September) been jailed for a combined total of more than 21 years.
Monday, 11 September 2017
A couple from Gillingham have today (Monday 11 September) been jailed for more than 7 years after attempting to smuggle 12 Vietnamese nationals hidden in tyres into the UK.
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Paul Lincoln has been appointed as the new Director-General of Border Force, the Home Office announced today.
Thursday, 11 February 2016
An attempt to smuggle more than 2.5 million cigarettes into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at the Port of Purfleet.
Tuesday, 01 December 2015
Border Force officers are warning festive shoppers against buying counterfeit goods this Christmas after seizing thousands of fakes at the UK’s ports, airports and postal hubs.
Monday, 26 October 2015
An attempt to smuggle more than a million cigarettes into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at Hull docks.
Thursday, 24 September 2015
More than a tonne of cannabis was seized by Border Force officers at London Gateway.
Thursday, 03 September 2015
Cocaine with a potential street value of £6 million has been seized by Border Force officers at the Port of Tilbury.
Friday, 19 June 2015
An international law enforcement operation tackling the illegal trade in endangered species has seen more than 300 seizures of animals, plants and derivative products in the UK and hundreds more worldwide.
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Cannabis with an estimated street value of £625,000 has been seized by Border Force officers at the Port of Tilbury.
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
A lorry driver has been jailed for 12 years after attempting to smuggle 30 kilos of cocaine into the UK.
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
A large number of rare geckos which had been imported from Tanzania have been seized by Border Force at Heathrow.
Thursday, 19 March 2015
An attempt to smuggle nearly three million cigarettes into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at Harwich.
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