APIS enhances border security by providing officers with pre-arrival and departure manifest data on all passengers and crew members.
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eAPIS Online Transmission System -
03/26/2009 The Electronic Advance Passenger Information System (eAPIS) web portal enables users to create, manage, and submit APIS manifests.
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APIS Pre-Departure Certified Vendor List -
04/04/2011 CBP has developed a list of carriers or vendors that have completed testing to process interactive APIS Pre-Departure data and that have agreed to have their company included on the Certified Vendor List. This list will be periodically updated as additional carriers or vendors are added.
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UN/EDIFACT Implementation Guide -
01/03/2011 The guide includes UN/EDIFACT guidelines to comply with the APIS Pre-Departure Final Rule and the TSA Secure Flight Notice of Proposed Rule Making.
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APIS Pre-Departure Final Rule -
08/23/2007 The APIS Pre-Departure Final Rule amends the time within which APIS data must be transmitted to CBP for commercial air passengers arriving into and departing from the United States and specifies three options for transmitting the data. It also amends the time within which APIS data must be transmitted to CBP for commercial vessel carriers departing from the United States.
Register for APIS Pre-Departure Testing To assist carriers and system providers establish proper network systems and system development for the APIS Pre-Departure requirements, the APIS Pre-Departure registration form must be completed.
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APIS Pre-Departure FAQs -
02/29/2008 To assist carriers and system developers, CBP will periodically update a list of frequently asked questions related to the recently published APIS Pre-Departure Final Rule.
Reference Guide Module 2 -
11/02/2007 This Reference Guide is Module 2 of DHS Training Support for the APIS Pre-Departure Final Rule as referenced in the Consolidated User Guide. It highlights operational and technical changes that carriers and system developers may need to make in order to meet the APIS Pre-Departure regulations.
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CBP AIR and Vessel APIS Guides The CBP AIR APIS Guide can be used by all commercial air carriers as a reference tool detailing APIS data elements and the process by which CBP assesses APIS manifest submissions. Commercial vessel carriers can reference the CBP Vessel APIS Guide for details regarding vessel APIS data elements and the CBP APIS manifest submission process.
Tools for TSA Crew Reporting Provides guidance on the APIS gateway to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Crew Vetting Program (CVP) in order to provide Master Crew List (MCL) and Flight Crew Manifest (FCM) APIS transmissions for crew members and non-crew members, as required.
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UN/EDIFACT Implementation Overview -
11/29/2007 The guide includes the latest UN/EDIFACT guidelines that must be followed in order to comply with the TSA requirement for MCL and FCM additional crewmember and non-crewmember data elements.
Bus APIS The Bus APIS program is designed to facilitate travel and improve border security by providing for the voluntary submission of Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) manifest data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Bus carriers have the opportunity to submit trip and traveler information electronically to CBP for buses arriving in or departing from certain United States ports of entry.
Rail APIS The Rail APIS program is designed to facilitate travel and improve border security by providing for the voluntary submission of Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) manifest data to CBP. Rail carriers have the opportunity to submit trip and traveler information electronically for trains arriving in or departing from certain U.S. ports of entry.
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