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class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">Immigration Headquarters, 61 Po Yap Road, <a href="/wiki/Tseung_Kwan_O" title="Tseung Kwan O">Tseung Kwan O</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Territories" title="New Territories">New Territories</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">6,569</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Minister responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 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Leung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Members_of_the_Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong">List of Members of the Legislative Council</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li>Political camps:</li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pro-Beijing_camp_(Hong_Kong)" title="Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)">Pro-Beijing camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro-democracy_camp_(Hong_Kong)" title="Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong)">Pro-democracy camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Localist_camp" title="Localist camp">Localist camp</a></li></ul></dd></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #8C0046;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content 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Instance</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/District_Court_(Hong_Kong)" title="District Court (Hong Kong)">District Court</a> </p> <ul><li>Chief District Judge: Justin Ko</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Magistrates%27_Court_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magistrates' Court (Hong Kong)">Magistrates' Court</a> </p> <ul><li>Chief Magistrate: So Wai-tak</li></ul> <p>Special courts and tribunals: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Coroner’s_Court" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Coroner’s Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Labour_Tribunal" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Labour Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lands_Tribunal_(Hong_Kong)" title="Lands Tribunal (Hong Kong)">Lands Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_Misconduct_Tribunal" title="Market Misconduct Tribunal">Market Misconduct Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Obscene_Articles_Tribunal" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Obscene Articles Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Small_Claims_Tribunal" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Small Claims Tribunal</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #8C0046;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Hong_Kong" title="Districts of Hong Kong">Districts</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/District_Officer_(Hong_Kong)" title="District Officer (Hong Kong)">District Officers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/District_Councils_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="District Councils of Hong Kong">District Councils</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_and_Western_District" title="Central and Western District">Central and Western</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_District,_Hong_Kong" title="Eastern District, Hong Kong">Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islands_District" title="Islands District">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kowloon_City_District" title="Kowloon City District">Kowloon City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwai_Tsing_District" title="Kwai Tsing District">Kwai Tsing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwun_Tong_District" title="Kwun Tong District">Kwun Tong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_District,_Hong_Kong" title="North District, Hong Kong">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sai_Kung_District" title="Sai Kung District">Sai Kung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sha_Tin_District" title="Sha Tin District">Sha Tin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sham_Shui_Po_District" title="Sham Shui Po District">Sham Shui Po</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_District,_Hong_Kong" title="Southern District, Hong Kong">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tai_Po_District" title="Tai Po District">Tai Po</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsuen_Wan_District" title="Tsuen Wan District">Tsuen Wan</a></li> 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href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Disciplined_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Disciplined Services">disciplined service</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Hong_Kong" title="Government of Hong Kong">Government of Hong Kong</a>, responsible for <a href="/wiki/Border_control" title="Border control">immigration control</a> of Hong Kong. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong" title="Handover of Hong Kong">handover of Hong Kong to China</a> in July 1997, Hong Kong's immigration system remained largely unchanged from its British predecessor model. Residents from <a href="/wiki/Mainland_China" title="Mainland China">mainland China</a> do not have the <a href="/wiki/Right_of_abode" title="Right of abode">right of abode</a> in Hong Kong, nor can they enter the territory freely, both before and after 1997. There are different regulations that apply to residents of <a href="/wiki/Macau" title="Macau">Macau</a>, another Special Administrative Region of China. In addition, <a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Hong_Kong" title="Visa policy of Hong Kong">visa-free entry</a> acceptance regulations into Hong Kong for passport holders of some 170 countries remain unchanged before and after 1997. </p><p>In a special arrangement, although Hong Kong's residents of Chinese descent are defined as citizens of the People's Republic of China, as stipulated by the Basic Law, Hong Kong's Immigration Department is responsible for issuing <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region_passport" title="Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport">Hong Kong SAR passports</a> for Hong Kong residents who are also PRC citizens seeking international travel. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Immigration_Department,_1988-1997.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Immigration_Department%2C_1988-1997.gif/300px-Flag_of_Immigration_Department%2C_1988-1997.gif" decoding="async" width="300" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Flag_of_Immigration_Department%2C_1988-1997.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="216" /></a><figcaption>Flag of Immigration Department, 1988–1997.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_Immigration_Department,_1988-1997.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Badge_of_Immigration_Department%2C_1988-1997.gif" decoding="async" width="174" height="215" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="174" data-file-height="215" /></a><figcaption>Badge of Immigration Department, 1988–1997.</figcaption></figure> <p>Prior to the 1950s, immigration to Hong Kong was not controlled by the government of Hong Kong and migrants freely entered Hong Kong. By the end of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the influx of migrants from China to Hong Kong to flee Communist rule resulted in immigration control. </p><p>From 1949 to 1961, registration of persons with identification was required under the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Registration_of_Persons_Ordinance_1949&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Registration of Persons Ordinance 1949 (page does not exist)">Registration of Persons Ordinance 1949</a> and established a <b>Commissioner of Registration</b>. </p><p>Until the establishment of Immigration Department on 4 August 1961, immigration control in Hong Kong was handled by the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Police_Force" title="Hong Kong Police Force">Hong Kong Police Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Immigration_Service_Ordinance" title="Immigration Service Ordinance">Immigration Service Ordinance 1961</a> created the new department in charge of immigration control. Later in 1977, the department enlarged its functions to cover registration of persons by amalgamating with the Registration of Persons Office and Director of Immigration also assumed as Commissioner of Registration.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1979, the department took over from the Registrar General civil registration duties and the Director of Immigration was appointed as Registrar of Births and Deaths, and Registrar of Marriages. </p><p>In 1975 - 1980s, <a href="/wiki/British_Hong_Kong" title="British Hong Kong">Hong Kong government</a> received up to 200,000 <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_boat_people" title="Vietnamese boat people">Vietnamese refugees</a> with impacts on the economy, security, society, and searched for solutions.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the early 1987, one of the accommodated refugee boats received the assistance of the Immigration Department to depart to continue sailing. It arrived in <a href="/wiki/Kinmen" title="Kinmen">Kinmen</a> to apply for the <a href="/wiki/Right_of_asylum" title="Right of asylum">asylum</a>, but was rejected by the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces" title="Republic of China Armed Forces">ROC military</a>, then was slaughtered on the <a href="/wiki/Lieyu" title="Lieyu">Lieyu</a> Island on March 7. The boat was burnt with evidence destroyed, and the Hong Kong government-issued documents were hidden to cover up, later the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defense_(Republic_of_China)" title="Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)">ROC Ministry of National Defense</a> repeatedly denied on the journalists' reportages and the parliament questioning, until being exposed by the publication of <a href="/wiki/Superior-general" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior-general">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Hau_Pei-tsun" title="Hau Pei-tsun">Hau Pei-tsun</a>'s diary in 2000, known as the <a href="/wiki/1987_Lieyu_massacre" title="1987 Lieyu massacre">Lieyu Massacre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gao_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gao-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to the <a href="/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong" title="Handover of Hong Kong">handover of Hong Kong</a> in 1997, the Immigration Department was responsible for processing <a href="/wiki/British_National_(Overseas)_passport" title="British National (Overseas) passport">BN(O) passport</a> applications, which is now handled by the government of the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, the department stopped allowing people to search birth or marital records without the consent of those being searched.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The department is headquartered in the <a href="/wiki/Immigration_Tower" title="Immigration Tower">Immigration Tower</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wan_Chai" title="Wan Chai">Wan Chai North</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roles">Roles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Immigration_Service_Institute_of_Training_and_Development.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Immigration_Service_Institute_of_Training_and_Development.jpg/220px-Immigration_Service_Institute_of_Training_and_Development.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Immigration_Service_Institute_of_Training_and_Development.jpg/330px-Immigration_Service_Institute_of_Training_and_Development.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Immigration_Service_Institute_of_Training_and_Development.jpg/440px-Immigration_Service_Institute_of_Training_and_Development.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Castle_Peak_Bay_Immigration_Centre" title="Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre">Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre</a> and Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development in <a href="/wiki/Castle_Peak_Bay" title="Castle Peak Bay">Castle Peak Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tuen_Mun" title="Tuen Mun">Tuen Mun</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The department performs the following roles: </p> <ul><li>Immigration control at the checkpoints (<a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airport" title="Hong Kong International Airport">Hong Kong International Airport</a> as well as Mainland-Hong Kong <a href="/wiki/Port_of_entry" title="Port of entry">port of entry</a>)</li> <li>HK Resident Affairs (by Division of Registration of Persons) <ul><li>Issuing <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_identity_card" title="Hong Kong identity card">Hong Kong identity card</a> (both permanent and non-permanent)</li> <li>Birth registration</li> <li>Death certification</li> <li>Marriage certification</li></ul></li> <li>Registering/Denouncing <a href="/wiki/Chinese_nationality_law" title="Chinese nationality law">Chinese citizenship</a></li> <li>Naturalization of HK permanent residents who wish to be Chinese citizens</li> <li>Issuing <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region_passport" title="Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport">Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport</a> to permanent residents who are Chinese citizens</li> <li>Issuing <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Document_of_Identity_for_Visa_Purposes" title="Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes">Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes</a> for HK residents who can obtain neither a national passport nor Hong Kong passport.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Directors">Directors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Directors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Director_of_Immigration" title="Director of Immigration">Director of Immigration</a></div><p>The incumbent Director of Immigration is <a href="/wiki/Benson_Kwok" title="Benson Kwok">Benson Kwok</a>, who took office in September 2023. </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranks">Ranks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HK_ImmgrationTower.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/HK_ImmgrationTower.JPG/220px-HK_ImmgrationTower.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/HK_ImmgrationTower.JPG/330px-HK_ImmgrationTower.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/HK_ImmgrationTower.JPG/440px-HK_ImmgrationTower.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1068" data-file-height="1424" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Tower" title="Immigration Tower">Immigration Tower</a></figcaption></figure> <p>As with all of the HK Disciplined Services, British-pattern ranks and insignia continue to be utilised, the only change being the exchange of the St. Edward's Crown for the Bauhinia Flower crest post-1997. The ranks and insignia are listed below with their UK equivalences: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>UK Equivalent</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Insignia" title="Insignia">Insignia</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Director of Immigration <br /> <small>(入境事務處處長)</small></td> <td>General</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_Dir.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/HKISD_Dir.png/100px-HKISD_Dir.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/HKISD_Dir.png/150px-HKISD_Dir.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/HKISD_Dir.png/200px-HKISD_Dir.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Deputy Director of Immigration <br /> <small>(入境事務處副處長</small>）</td> <td>Lieutenant-General</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_Dp_Dir.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/HKISD_Dp_Dir.png/100px-HKISD_Dp_Dir.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/HKISD_Dp_Dir.png/150px-HKISD_Dp_Dir.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/HKISD_Dp_Dir.png/200px-HKISD_Dp_Dir.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assistant Director of Immigration <br /> <small>(入境事務處助理處長</small></td> <td>Major-General</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_As_Dir.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/HKISD_As_Dir.png/100px-HKISD_As_Dir.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/HKISD_As_Dir.png/150px-HKISD_As_Dir.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/HKISD_As_Dir.png/200px-HKISD_As_Dir.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Senior Principal Immigration Officer <br /> <small>(高級首席入境事務主任）</small></td> <td>Colonel</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_SPIO.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/HKISD_SPIO.png/100px-HKISD_SPIO.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/HKISD_SPIO.png/150px-HKISD_SPIO.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/HKISD_SPIO.png/200px-HKISD_SPIO.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Principal Immigration Officer <br /> <small>(首席入境事務主任）</small></td> <td>Lieutenant-Colonel</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_PIO.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/HKISD_PIO.png/100px-HKISD_PIO.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/HKISD_PIO.png/150px-HKISD_PIO.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/HKISD_PIO.png/200px-HKISD_PIO.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assistant Principal Immigration Officer <br /> <small>(助理首席入境事務主任）</small></td> <td>Major</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_APIO.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/HKISD_APIO.png/100px-HKISD_APIO.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/HKISD_APIO.png/150px-HKISD_APIO.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/HKISD_APIO.png/200px-HKISD_APIO.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chief Immigration Officer <br /> <small>(總入境事務主任）</small></td> <td>Captain</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_CIO.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/HKISD_CIO.png/100px-HKISD_CIO.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/HKISD_CIO.png/150px-HKISD_CIO.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/HKISD_CIO.png/200px-HKISD_CIO.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Senior Immigration Officer <br /> <small>(高級入境事務主任）</small></td> <td>Lieutenant with a silver bar beneath</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_SIO.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/HKISD_SIO.png/100px-HKISD_SIO.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/HKISD_SIO.png/150px-HKISD_SIO.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/HKISD_SIO.png/200px-HKISD_SIO.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Immigration Officer <br /> <small>(入境事務主任）</small></td> <td>Lieutenant</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_IO.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/HKISD_IO.png/100px-HKISD_IO.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/HKISD_IO.png/150px-HKISD_IO.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/HKISD_IO.png/200px-HKISD_IO.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Immigration Officer (Probationary) <br /> <small>(入境事務主任 [見習] <br /> <br /> (with effect from 19 April 2010)</small></td> <td>Second Lieutenant</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_IO_(P).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/HKISD_IO_%28P%29.png/100px-HKISD_IO_%28P%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/HKISD_IO_%28P%29.png/150px-HKISD_IO_%28P%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/HKISD_IO_%28P%29.png/200px-HKISD_IO_%28P%29.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chief Immigration Assistant <br /> <small>(總入境事務助理員）</small></td> <td>Three silver bars</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_CIA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/HKISD_CIA.png/100px-HKISD_CIA.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/HKISD_CIA.png/150px-HKISD_CIA.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/HKISD_CIA.png/200px-HKISD_CIA.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Senior Immigration Assistant <br /> <small>(高級入境事務助理員）</small></td> <td>Two silver bars</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_SIA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/HKISD_SIA.png/100px-HKISD_SIA.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/HKISD_SIA.png/150px-HKISD_SIA.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/HKISD_SIA.png/200px-HKISD_SIA.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Immigration Assistant <br /> <small>(入境事務助理員）</small></td> <td>One silver bar</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HKISD_IA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/HKISD_IA.png/100px-HKISD_IA.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/HKISD_IA.png/150px-HKISD_IA.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/HKISD_IA.png/200px-HKISD_IA.png 2x" data-file-width="2479" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Visa_delays_and_denials">Visa delays and denials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Visa delays and denials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2024, the Immigration Department announced that all visa applicants would be subject to a <a href="/wiki/2020_Hong_Kong_national_security_law" title="2020 Hong Kong national security law">national security</a> risk test.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Taiwan">Taiwan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Taiwan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, <a href="/wiki/Ma_Ying-jeou" title="Ma Ying-jeou">Ma Ying-jeou</a> was denied a visa by the Immigration Department, despite being born in Hong Kong.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2020, <a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Office_in_Hong_Kong" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong">TECO</a>'s highest officer in Hong Kong, Kao Ming-tsun, was not granted a renewal of his work visa by the Hong Kong government because he refused to sign a statement supporting the "One China" principle.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Mainland_Affairs_Council" title="Mainland Affairs Council">Mainland Affairs Council</a> of <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> mentioned that other government representatives in TECO had experienced major visa delays from the Hong Kong government as well.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Journalists">Journalists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Journalists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2018, visas for some journalists have been declined by the Immigration Department, including <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">New York Times</a></i> journalist Chris Buckley and <i><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Free_Press" title="Hong Kong Free Press">Hong Kong Free Press</a></i>' incoming editor.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2021, the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Ombudsman_(Hong_Kong)" title="Office of the Ombudsman (Hong Kong)">Ombudsman</a> of Hong Kong announced that the Immigration Department was placed under investigation due to the rejection of the visa for the <i>Hong Kong Free Press</i>' incoming editor.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2021, a journalist from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Economist" title="The Economist">The Economist</a></i> was not granted a renewed visa.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2023, Yoshiaki Ogawa was denied entry upon landing into Hong Kong.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2024, a person from <a href="/wiki/Reporters_Without_Borders" title="Reporters Without Borders">Reporters Without Borders</a> (RSF) was searched multiple times at the airport before being denied entry into Hong Kong.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2024, journalist Haze Fan was denied a visa to work in Hong Kong.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2020, Elizabeth Ward, Australia's new <a href="/wiki/Australian_Consulate-General,_Hong_Kong_and_Macau#Consuls-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Consulate-General, Hong Kong and Macau">Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macau</a>, was unable to take up her post due to visa delays, which was attributed to political tensions between Australia and China.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October, she was officially appointed.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2021, <i>SCMP</i> reported that the department denied visas to dozens of <a href="/wiki/Cathay_Pacific" title="Cathay Pacific">Cathay Pacific</a> pilots.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2022, the department withheld the visa of <a href="/wiki/Tim_Owen_(barrister)" title="Tim Owen (barrister)">Tim Owen</a>, the lawyer of choice for <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Lai" title="Jimmy Lai">Jimmy Lai</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2022, the visa was rejected.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2022, freelance photographer Michiko Kiseki was not allowed into the city, after hosting an exhibition of photos from the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Hong_Kong_protests" title="2019–2020 Hong Kong protests">2019-20 Hong Kong protests</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2023 and earlier in January 2020, photographer Matthew Connors was denied entry after landing in Hong Kong.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2023, professor He Xiao-qing, who studies the <a href="/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_Massacre" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiananmen Square Massacre">Tiananmen square massacre</a>, was denied an extension of her visa.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2024, Hong Kong removed citizens of <a href="/wiki/Eswatini" title="Eswatini">Eswatini</a> from visa-free access into Hong Kong, and when asked if it was because of Eswatini's official ties to Taiwan, the Hong Kong government said "The Immigration Department reviews its visa policy from time to time and makes adjustments as necessary to uphold immigration control while facilitating travel convenience for genuine visitors."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_notable_activists_refused_entry_to_Hong_Kong">List of notable activists refused entry to Hong Kong</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: List of notable activists refused entry to Hong Kong"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> The department is also tasked with preventing visits by prominent foreign human rights and democracy advocates, upon the direction of either the city or the mainland government.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><style 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href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wang_Dan_(dissident)" title="Wang Dan (dissident)">Wang Dan</a> </td> <td>January 2011<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E7%82%BA%E5%BB%B7#大學時期活躍於社運圈" class="extiw" title="zh:陳為廷">Chen Wei-ting</a> </td> <td>June 2014<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Benedict_Rogers" title="Benedict Rogers">Benedict Rogers</a> </td> <td>October 2017<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a 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title="Aviation history of Hong Kong">Aviation history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airport_Core_Programme" title="Airport Core Programme">Airport Core Programme</a> (Location: <a href="/wiki/Chek_Lap_Kok" title="Chek Lap Kok">Chek Lap Kok</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_and_Airport_Development_Strategy" title="Port and Airport Development Strategy">Port and Airport Development Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kai_Tak_Airport" title="Kai Tak Airport">Kai Tak Airport</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hong_Kong_bauhinia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Hong_Kong_bauhinia.svg/60px-Hong_Kong_bauhinia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Hong_Kong_bauhinia.svg/90px-Hong_Kong_bauhinia.svg.png 1.5x, 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Kong Police Force</a> (<a href="/wiki/Airport_Security_Unit_(Hong_Kong)" title="Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)">Airport Security Unit</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Flying_Service_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Flying Service (Hong Kong)">Government Flying Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Observatory" title="Hong Kong Observatory">Hong Kong Observatory</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Immigration Department</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Geography</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chek_Lap_Kok" title="Chek Lap Kok">Chek Lap Kok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Flight_Information_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Flight Information Region">Hong Kong Flight Information Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathay_City" title="Cathay City">Cathay 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title="SkyPlaza">SkyPlaza</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Visa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Hong_Kong" title="Visa policy of Hong Kong">Visa policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Chinese_citizens_of_Hong_Kong" title="Visa requirements for Chinese citizens of Hong Kong">Visa requirements</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Hong_Kong" title="Transport in Hong Kong">Transport in Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Hong_Kong" title="Tourism in Hong Kong">Tourism in Hong Kong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Customs_and_Excise_Department" title="Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department">Customs and Excise Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire_Services_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Services Department">Fire Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Flying_Service" title="Government Flying Service">Government Flying Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Police_Force" title="Hong Kong Police Force">Hong Kong Police Force</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Immigration Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretariat,_Commissioner_on_Interception_of_Communications_and_Surveillance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Secretariat, Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance (page does not exist)">Secretariat, Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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title="Directorate of Border and Immigration Police (Algeria) (page does not exist)">PAF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Angola <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Police_(Angola)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Police (Angola) (page does not exist)">PGFA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Service_of_Migration_and_Foreigners_(Angola)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Service of Migration and Foreigners (Angola) (page does not exist)">SME</a></li></ul></li> <li>Benin <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beninese_Agency_for_the_Integrated_Management_of_Border_Areas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beninese Agency for the Integrated Management of Border Areas (page does not exist)">ABeGIEF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Emigration_and_Immigration_(Benin)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Emigration and Immigration (Benin) (page does not exist)">DEI</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_Command_of_Special_Border_Surveillance_Units&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Central Command of Special Border Surveillance Units (page does not exist)">USSF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Nationality,_Immigration_And_Gender_Affairs_(Botswana)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Nationality, Immigration And Gender Affairs (Botswana) (page does not exist)">Botswana</a></li> <li>Burkina Faso <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Border_Police_(Burkina_Faso)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Border Police (Burkina Faso) (page does not exist)">DPF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_State_Security_(Burkina_Faso)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of State Security (Burkina Faso) (page does not exist)">DSE</a></li></ul></li> <li>Burundi <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Commissioner_for_Migration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Commissioner for Migration (page does not exist)">CGM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air,_Border_and_Aliens_Police_(Burundi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air, Border and Aliens Police (Burundi) (page does not exist)">PAFE</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Directorate_(Cameroon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Directorate (Cameroon) (page does not exist)">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Foreigners_and_Borders_(Cape_Verde)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Foreigners and Borders (Cape Verde) (page does not exist)">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_and_Border_Police_(Central_African_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air and Border Police (Central African Republic) (page does not exist)">Central African Republic</a></li> <li>Chad <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chadian_National_Gendarmerie" title="Chadian National Gendarmerie">GN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_and_Nomadic_Guard" title="National and Nomadic Guard">GNNT</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Police_Nationale_Tchadienne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Police Nationale Tchadienne (page does not exist)">PNT</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_and_Border_Police_(Comoros)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air and Border Police (Comoros) (page does not exist)">Comoros</a></li> <li>Democratic Republic of the Congo <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Migration_(Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Migration (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">DGM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Directorate_(Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Directorate (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">DPF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Republic of the Congo <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_for_Territorial_Surveillance_(Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General for Territorial Surveillance (Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">DGST</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Immigration_and_Emigration_(Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Immigration and Emigration (Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">DIE</a></li></ul></li> <li>Côte d'Ivoire <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Territorial_Surveillance_(Ivory_Coast)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (Ivory Coast) (page does not exist)">DST</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Office_of_Civil_Status_of_Identification_(Ivory_Coast)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Office of Civil Status of Identification (Ivory Coast) (page does not exist)">ONECI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_and_Immigration_Police_(Djibouti)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border and Immigration Police (Djibouti) (page does not exist)">Djibouti</a></li> <li>Egypt <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Border_Guard_Corps" title="Egyptian Border Guard Corps">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Administration_of_Passports,_Immigration_and_Nationality_(Egypt)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Administration of Passports, Immigration and Nationality (Egypt) (page does not exist)">PINA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_National_Security_(Equatorial_Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of National Security (Equatorial Guinea) (page does not exist)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_and_Nationality_(Eritrea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration and Nationality (Eritrea) (page does not exist)">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eswatini_Immigration_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eswatini Immigration Department (page does not exist)">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Main_Department_for_Immigration_%26_Nationality_Affairs_(Ethiopia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Main Department for Immigration & Nationality Affairs (Ethiopia) (page does not exist)">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_for_Documentation_and_Immigration_(Gabon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General for Documentation and Immigration (Gabon) (page does not exist)">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gambia_Immigration_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gambia Immigration Department (page does not exist)">The Gambia</a></li> <li>Ghana <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guard_Unit" title="Border Guard Unit">BGU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Immigration_Service" title="Ghana Immigration Service">GIS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_Directorate_of_the_Border_Police_(Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Central Directorate of the Border Police (Guinea) (page does not exist)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Command_of_the_National_Guard_(Guinea_Bissau)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Command of the National Guard (Guinea Bissau) (page does not exist)">Guinea Bissau</a></li> <li>Kenya <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administration_Police#Border_Police_Unit_(BPU)" title="Administration Police">BPU</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_Services_(Kenya)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration Services (Kenya) (page does not exist)">DIS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Lesotho)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Lesotho) (page does not exist)">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberia_Immigration_Service" title="Liberia Immigration Service">Liberia</a></li> <li>Libya <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libyan_Border_Guard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Libyan Border Guard (page does not exist)">LBG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Passport,_Immigration_and_Foreigners_Affairs_Authority_(Libya)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Passport, Immigration and Foreigners Affairs Authority (Libya) (page does not exist)">LPA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Intelligence_and_Control_of_Immigration_and_Emigration_(Madagascar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Intelligence and Control of Immigration and Emigration (Madagascar) (page does not exist)">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Immigration_and_Citizenship_Services_(Malawi)" title="Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services (Malawi)">Malawi</a></li> <li>Mali <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malian_National_Gendarmerie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malian National Gendarmerie (page does not exist)">DGGN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Directorate_of_Borders_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Directorate of Borders (Mali) (page does not exist)">DNF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Border_Police_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Border Police (Mali) (page does not exist)">DPF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_General_Intelligence_and_Territorial_Surveillance_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of General Intelligence and Territorial Surveillance (Mali) (page does not exist)">DRGS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Mauritania <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mauritanian_National_Gendarmerie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mauritanian National Gendarmerie (page does not exist)">DGGN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Territorial_Surveillance_(Mauritania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (Mauritania) (page does not exist)">DST</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Passport_and_Immigration_Office_(Mauritius)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Passport and Immigration Office (Mauritius) (page does not exist)">Mauritius</a></li> <li>Morocco <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%BBret%C3%A9_Nationale_(Morocco)" title="Sûreté Nationale (Morocco)">DGSN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Directorate_for_Territorial_Surveillance_(Morocco)" class="mw-redirect" title="General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (Morocco)">DGST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Gendarmerie" title="Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie">GRM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Mozambique <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Branch_(Mozambique)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Branch (Mozambique) (page does not exist)">RPF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Migration_Service_(Mozambique)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Migration Service (Mozambique) (page does not exist)">SENAMI</a></li></ul></li> <li>Namibia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_Control_and_Citizenship_(Namibia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration Control and Citizenship (Namibia) (page does not exist)">DICC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibian_Agronomic_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Namibian Agronomic Board (page does not exist)">NAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Field_Force" title="Special Field Force">SFF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Niger <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Territorial_Surveillance_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (Niger) (page does not exist)">DST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_Nationale_(Niger)" title="Gendarmerie Nationale (Niger)">GN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Niger" title="National Guard of Niger">GNN</a></li></ul></li> <li>Nigeria <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mobile_Border_Control_Company&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mobile Border Control Company (page does not exist)">CMCF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria_Immigration_Service" title="Nigeria Immigration Service">NIS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Immigration_and_Emigration_(Rwanda)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (Rwanda) (page does not exist)">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_and_Border_Service_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration and Border Service (São Tomé and Príncipe) (page does not exist)">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li>Senegal <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Air_and_Border_Police_(Senegal)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Air and Border Police (Senegal) (page does not exist)">DPAF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_the_Police_for_Foreigners_and_Travel_Documents_(Senegal)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of the Police for Foreigners and Travel Documents (Senegal) (page does not exist)">DPETV</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Territorial_Surveillance_(Senegal)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (Senegal) (page does not exist)">DST</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_and_Civil_Status_(Seychelles)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration and Civil Status (Seychelles) (page does not exist)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sierra_Leone_Immigration_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sierra Leone Immigration Department (page does not exist)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_and_Naturalization_Directorate_of_Somalia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration and Naturalization Directorate of Somalia (page does not exist)">Somalia</a></li> <li>South Africa <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Management_Authority_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Management Authority (South Africa) (page does not exist)">BMA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Operations_Division" title="Joint Operations Division">JOD</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Africa_Immigration_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South Africa Immigration Services (page does not exist)">SAIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_Police_Service#Operational_Response_Services" title="South African Police Service">SAPS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Nationality,_Passport_and_Immigration_(South_Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Nationality, Passport and Immigration (South Sudan) (page does not exist)">South Sudan</a></li> <li>Sudan <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Intelligence_Brigade_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Intelligence Brigade (Sudan) (page does not exist)">BIB</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Administration_of_Borders_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Administration of Borders (Sudan) (page does not exist)">GAB</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Department_of_Passports_and_Immigration_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Department of Passports and Immigration (Sudan) (page does not exist)">GDPI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Services_Department_(Tanzania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Services Department (Tanzania) (page does not exist)">Tanzania</a></li> <li>Togo <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_National_Documentation_(Togo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of National Documentation (Togo) (page does not exist)">DGDN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_Nationale_Togolaise" title="Gendarmerie Nationale Togolaise">GNT</a></li></ul></li> <li>Tunisia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Borders_and_Foreigners_(Tunisia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Borders and Foreigners (Tunisia) (page does not exist)">DGFE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_National_Guard" title="Tunisian National Guard">GNT</a></li></ul></li> <li>Uganda <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Control_(Uganda)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda) (page does not exist)">DCIC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Field_Force_Unit_(Uganda)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Field Force Unit (Uganda) (page does not exist)">FFU</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Zambia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Zambia) (page does not exist)">Zambia</a></li> <li>Zimbabwe <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Zimbabwe)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Zimbabwe) (page does not exist)">DIZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_Republic_Police#Support_Unit" title="Zimbabwe Republic Police">PSU</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghan_Border_Force" title="Afghan Border Force">Afghanistan</a></li> <li>Armenia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armenian_Passport_and_Visa_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Armenian Passport and Visa Department (page does not exist)">AVV</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_Service_of_Armenia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration Service of Armenia (page does not exist)">MS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Border_Guard" title="Armenian Border Guard">NSS SZ</a></li></ul></li> <li>Azerbaijan <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Main_Passport,_Registration_and_Migration_Department_(Azerbaijan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Main Passport, Registration and Migration Department (Azerbaijan) (page does not exist)">BPQMI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Migration_Service_(Azerbaijan)" title="State Migration Service (Azerbaijan)">DMX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Service_(Azerbaijan)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Border Service (Azerbaijan)">DSX</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Nationality,_Passports_%26_Residences_Affairs_(Bahrain)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Nationality, Passports & Residences Affairs (Bahrain) (page does not exist)">Bahrain</a></li> <li>Bangladesh <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guards_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Guards Bangladesh">BGB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Immigration_%26_Passports" title="Department of Immigration & Passports">DIP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Branch_(Bangladesh)" title="Special Branch (Bangladesh)">SB</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Bhutan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Bhutan) (page does not exist)">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_and_National_Registration_Department_(Brunei)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration and National Registration Department (Brunei) (page does not exist)">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Border_Police_(Cambodia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Border Police (Cambodia) (page does not exist)">Cambodia</a></li> <li>China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/China_Immigration_Inspection" title="China Immigration Inspection">CII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Immigration_Administration" title="National Immigration Administration">NIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PLAGF" class="mw-redirect" title="PLAGF">PLAGF</a> Border Defense Units</li></ul></li> <li>Georgia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Police_of_Georgia" title="Border Police of Georgia">BPG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Migration_(Georgia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Migration (Georgia) (page does not exist)">Migratsiis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrol_Police_Department_(Georgia)" title="Patrol Police Department (Georgia)">Politsiis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=State_Commission_of_Migration_Issues_(Georgia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="State Commission of Migration Issues (Georgia) (page does not exist)">SCMI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hong Kong</a></li> <li>India <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assam_Rifles" title="Assam Rifles">AR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Immigration_(India)" title="Bureau of Immigration (India)">BOI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Security_Force" title="Border Security Force">BSF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Tibetan_Border_Police" title="Indo-Tibetan Border Police">ITBP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Rifles" title="Rashtriya Rifles">RR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Frontier_Force" title="Special Frontier Force">SFF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashastra_Seema_Bal" title="Sashastra Seema Bal">SSB</a></li></ul></li> <li>Indonesia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Immigration_(Indonesia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Directorate General of Immigration (Indonesia)">Imigrasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_guard#Indonesia" title="Border guard">Border Security Task Force (Satgas Pamtas)</a></li></ul></li> <li>Iran <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_for_Aliens_and_Foreign_Immigrants_Affairs_(Iran)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs (Iran) (page does not exist)">BAFIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_Immigration_%26_Passport_Police_Office" title="Iranian Immigration & Passport Police Office">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Border_Guard_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic Republic of Iran Border Guard Command">Marzbani NAJA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Force_Command_(Iraq)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Force Command (Iraq) (page does not exist)">Iraq</a></li> <li>Israel <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crossing_Points_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Crossing Points Authority (page does not exist)">CPA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Border_Police" title="Israel Border Police">Magav</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administration_of_Border_Crossings,_Population_and_Immigration" class="mw-redirect" title="Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration">PIBA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamam" title="Yamam">Yamam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamas_(Israel_Border_Police_unit)" title="Yamas (Israel Border Police unit)">Yamas</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Services_Agency_(Japan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Services Agency (Japan) (page does not exist)">Japan</a></li> <li>Jordan <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Borders_and_Residence_Department_(Jordan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Borders and Residence Department (Jordan) (page does not exist)">BRD</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Border_Security_(Jordan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Border Security (Jordan) (page does not exist)">DBS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Kazakhstan <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committee_of_Migration_Service_of_the_Republic_of_Kazakhstan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committee of Migration Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan (page does not exist)">KQQK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Service_of_the_National_Security_Committee_of_the_Republic_of_Kazakhstan" title="Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan">UQK SQ</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Korean_People%27s_Internal_Security_Forces&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Korean People's Internal Security Forces (page does not exist)">North Korea</a></li> <li>South Korea <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Korea_Immigration_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Korea Immigration Service (page does not exist)">KIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Police_(Republic_of_Korea)" title="Military Police (Republic of Korea)">ROK MP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Kuwait <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Department_of_Land_Border_Security_(Kuwait)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Department of Land Border Security (Kuwait) (page does not exist)">GDLBS</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Department_of_Residency_(Kuwait)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Department of Residency (Kuwait) (page does not exist)">GDR</a></li></ul></li> <li>Kyrgyzstan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Guard_Service_(Kyrgyzstan)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Border Guard Service (Kyrgyzstan)">MCK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Migration_Service_of_Kyrgyzstan" class="mw-redirect" title="State Migration Service of Kyrgyzstan">OKMMK</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Police_Immigration_of_General_Security_Police_Department_(Laos)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Police Immigration of General Security Police Department (Laos) (page does not exist)">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Directorate_of_General_Security" title="General Directorate of General Security">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Security_Police_Force" title="Public Security Police Force">Macau</a></li> <li>Malaysia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Security_Agency" title="Border Security Agency">AKSEM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Department_of_Malaysia" title="Immigration Department of Malaysia">JIM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rejimen_Sempadan" title="Rejimen Sempadan">RS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maldives_Immigration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maldives Immigration (page does not exist)">Maldives</a></li> <li>Mongolia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mongolia_Immigration_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mongolia Immigration Agency (page does not exist)">GIKG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Authority_for_Border_Protection" title="General Authority for Border Protection">KKEG</a></li></ul></li> <li>Myanmar <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guard_Forces" title="Border Guard Forces">BGF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guard_Police" title="Border Guard Police">BGP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour,_Immigration_and_Population" title="Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population">MIP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Nepal <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Police_Force_(Nepal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed Police Force (Nepal)">APF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Nepal)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Nepal) (page does not exist)">DOI</a></li></ul></li> <li>Oman <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Brigade_(Oman)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Brigade (Oman) (page does not exist)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Passport_%26_Residence_(Oman)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Passport & Residence (Oman) (page does not exist)">DGPR</a></li></ul></li> <li>Pakistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Immigration_%26_Passports" title="Directorate General of Immigration & Passports">DGIP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontier_Corps" title="Frontier Corps">FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilgit_Baltistan_Scouts" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit Baltistan Scouts">GB Scouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Rangers" title="Pakistan Rangers">PR</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Administration_for_Borders_and_Crossings_(Palestine)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Administration for Borders and Crossings (Palestine) (page does not exist)">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Immigration_(Philippines)" title="Bureau of Immigration (Philippines)">Philippines</a></li> <li>Qatar <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qatar_Emiri_Border_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Qatar Emiri Border Corps (page does not exist)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Passports_(Qatar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Passports (Qatar) (page does not exist)">GDP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Saudi Arabia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Directorate_of_Border_Guard" title="General Directorate of Border Guard">GDBG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Passports_(Saudi_Arabia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Passports (Saudi Arabia) (page does not exist)">GDP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_and_Checkpoints_Authority" title="Immigration and Checkpoints Authority">Singapore</a></li> <li>Sri Lanka <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_and_Emigration_(Sri_Lanka)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration and Emigration (Sri Lanka) (page does not exist)">DIE</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Border_Management_Committee_(Sri_Lanka)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Border Management Committee (Sri Lanka) (page does not exist)">NBMC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Syria <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guard_Forces_(Syria)" title="Border Guard Forces (Syria)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syrian_Border_Security_Force" title="Syrian Border Security Force">BSF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_and_Passports_(Syria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration and Passports (Syria) (page does not exist)">IAPD</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Immigration_Agency" title="National Immigration Agency">Republic of China (Taiwan)</a></li> <li>Tajikistan <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tajikistan_Migration_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tajikistan Migration Service (page does not exist)">MS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tajik_Border_Troops" title="Tajik Border Troops">QS KDAM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Thailand <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Patrol_Police" title="Border Patrol Police">BPP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Bureau_(Thailand)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Bureau (Thailand) (page does not exist)">IB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thahan_Phran" title="Thahan Phran">TP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Timor-Leste <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Service_of_Timor-Leste&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Service of Timor-Leste (page does not exist)">SM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Patrol_Unit_(Timor-Leste)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Patrol Unit (Timor-Leste) (page does not exist)">UPF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Turkey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Migration_Management" class="mw-redirect" title="Directorate General of Migration Management">GIGM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Gates_Department_(Turkey)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Gates Department (Turkey) (page does not exist)">Göçmen Hudut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_General_Command" title="Gendarmerie General Command">JGK</a></li></ul></li> <li>Turkmenistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Migration_Service_of_Turkmenistan" title="State Migration Service of Turkmenistan">DMG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Service_of_Turkmenistan" title="State Border Service of Turkmenistan">DSG</a></li></ul></li> <li>United Arab Emirates <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Group_(United_Arab_Emirates)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Group (United Arab Emirates) (page does not exist)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Authority_for_Identity_and_Nationality&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Authority for Identity and Nationality (page does not exist)">ICA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Authority_of_Ports,_Borders_and_Free_Zones_Security_(United_Arab_Emirates)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Authority of Ports, Borders and Free Zones Security (United Arab Emirates) (page does not exist)">Manafth</a></li></ul></li> <li>Uzbekistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Troops_of_the_State_Security_Service_(Uzbekistan)" title="Border Troops of the State Security Service (Uzbekistan)">DXX CQ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Migration_and_Citizenship_(Uzbekistan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Migration and Citizenship (Uzbekistan) (page does not exist)">MvaFRBB</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Border_Guard" title="Vietnam Border Guard">Vietnam</a></li> <li>Yemen <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Forces_(Yemen)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Forces (Yemen) (page does not exist)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration,_Passports_and_Naturalization_Authority_(Yemen)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration, Passports and Naturalization Authority (Yemen) (page does not exist)">IPNA</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_Base_Areas_Customs_and_Immigration" title="Sovereign Base Areas Customs and Immigration">Akrotiri and Dhekelia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_and_Migration_Police_(Albania)" title="Border and Migration Police (Albania)">Albania</a></li> <li>Andorra <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Andorra)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Andorra) (page does not exist)">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Transit_and_Borders_(Andorra)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division of Transit and Borders (Andorra) (page does not exist)">UFE</a></li></ul></li> <li>Austria <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Office_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Asylum_(Austria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Office for Foreign Affairs and Asylum (Austria) (page does not exist)">BFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landespolizeidirektion" class="mw-redirect" title="Landespolizeidirektion">LPD</a></li></ul></li> <li>Belarus <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Committee_of_the_Republic_of_Belarus" title="State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus">DPK</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Citizenship_and_Migration_(Belarus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Citizenship and Migration (Belarus) (page does not exist)">UGIM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Belgium <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Public_Service_Interior" title="Federal Public Service Interior">IBZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Police_(Belgium)#General_directorate_of_the_administrative_police_(DGA)" title="Federal Police (Belgium)">DGA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bosnia and Herzegovina <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Border_Police&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina Border Police (page does not exist)">GPBiH</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Service_for_Foreigners%27_Affairs_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Service for Foreigners' Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina (page does not exist)">SPS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bulgaria <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_Directorate_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration Directorate (Bulgaria) (page does not exist)">DM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Police_(Bulgaria)" title="Border Police (Bulgaria)">GDBP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Croatia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Immigration,_Citizenship_and_Administrative_Affairs_(Croatia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Immigration, Citizenship and Administrative Affairs (Croatia) (page does not exist)">UIDUP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Directorate_(Croatia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Directorate (Croatia) (page does not exist)">UZG</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cyprus <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Civil_Registry_and_Migration_Department_(Cyprus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Civil Registry and Migration Department (Cyprus) (page does not exist)">CRMD</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aliens_and_Immigration_Service_(Cyprus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aliens and Immigration Service (Cyprus) (page does not exist)">YAM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Czech Republic <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Asylum_and_Migration_Policy_(Czech_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Asylum and Migration Policy (Czech Republic) (page does not exist)">OAMP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alien_and_Border_Police" title="Alien and Border Police">SCP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Denmark <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hjemrejsestyrelsen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hjemrejsestyrelsen (page does not exist)">HS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_of_Denmark" title="Police of Denmark">Politi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danish_Agency_for_International_Recruitment_and_Integration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (page does not exist)">SIRI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danish_Immigration_Service" title="Danish Immigration Service">US</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_and_Border_Guard_Board" title="Police and Border Guard Board">Estonia</a></li> <li>Finland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Immigration_Service" title="Finnish Immigration Service">Migri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Border_Guard" title="Finnish Border Guard">RVL</a></li></ul></li> <li>France <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Direction_centrale_de_la_police_aux_fronti%C3%A8res" class="mw-redirect" title="Direction centrale de la police aux frontières">DCPAF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Foreigners_in_France&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Foreigners in France (page does not exist)">DGEF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_Office_for_Immigration_and_Integration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French Office for Immigration and Integration (page does not exist)">OFII</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_Office_for_the_Protection_of_Refugees_and_Stateless_Persons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (page does not exist)">OFPRA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Germany <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_Migration_and_Refugees" title="Federal Office for Migration and Refugees">BAMF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Police_(Germany)" title="Federal Police (Germany)">BPOL</a></li></ul></li> <li>Gibraltar <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Borders_and_Coastguard_Agency" title="Borders and Coastguard Agency">BCA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Greece <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Foreigners_and_Immigration_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Foreigners and Immigration (Greece) (page does not exist)">DAM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aliens_and_Border_Protection_Branch_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aliens and Border Protection Branch (Greece) (page does not exist)">KAPS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guernsey_Border_Agency" title="Guernsey Border Agency">Guernsey</a></li> <li>Hungary <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hat%C3%A1rrend%C3%A9szet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Határrendészet (page does not exist)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Directorate-General_for_Aliens_Policing_(Hungary)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (Hungary) (page does not exist)">OIF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%9Atlendingastofnun&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Útlendingastofnun (page does not exist)">Iceland</a></li> <li>Ireland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Garda_National_Immigration_Bureau" title="Garda National Immigration Bureau">GNIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Naturalisation_and_Immigration_Service" title="Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service">INIS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Directorate_for_Immigration_and_Border_Police_(Italy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Directorate for Immigration and Border Police (Italy)">DCIPF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Civil_Liberties_and_Immigration_(Italy)" title="Department of Civil Liberties and Immigration (Italy)">DLCI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardia_di_Finanza" title="Guardia di Finanza">GdF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carabinieri" title="Carabinieri">L'AC</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/States_of_Jersey_Customs_and_Immigration_Service" title="States of Jersey Customs and Immigration Service">Jersey</a></li> <li>Latvia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_Citizenship_and_Migration_Affairs_(Latvia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (Latvia) (page does not exist)">PMLP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Guard" title="State Border Guard">RS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Liechtenstein <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_and_Passport_Office_(Liechtenstein)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration and Passport Office (Liechtenstein) (page does not exist)">APA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Police_(Liechtenstein)" title="National Police (Liechtenstein)">LaPo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Border_Guard" title="Swiss Border Guard">SBG</a></li></ul></li> <li>Lithuania <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_Department_(Lithuania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration Department (Lithuania) (page does not exist)">MD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_State_Border_Guard_Service" title="Lithuanian State Border Guard Service">VSAT</a></li></ul></li> <li>Luxembourg <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Immigration_(Luxembourg)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Immigration (Luxembourg) (page does not exist)">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Ducal_Police" title="Grand Ducal Police">PGD</a></li></ul></li> <li>Malta <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Identity_Malta_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Identity Malta Agency (page does not exist)">IMA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta_Police_Force" title="Malta Police Force">MPF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Malta" title="Armed Forces of Malta">AFM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Moldova <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_for_Migration_and_Asylum_(Moldova)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bureau for Migration and Asylum (Moldova) (page does not exist)">BMA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldovan_Border_Police" title="Moldovan Border Police">PF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marine_and_Airport_Police_Division_(Monaco)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marine and Airport Police Division (Monaco) (page does not exist)">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sektor_Grani%C4%8Dne_Policije&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sektor Granične Policije (page does not exist)">Montenegro</a></li> <li>Netherlands <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foreigner_Police,_Identification_and_Human_Trafficking_Division_(Netherlands)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Foreigner Police, Identification and Human Trafficking Division (Netherlands) (page does not exist)">AVIM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_and_Naturalisation_Service_(Netherlands)" title="Immigration and Naturalisation Service (Netherlands)">IND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marechaussee" title="Royal Marechaussee">KMar</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Police_of_North_Macedonia" title="Border Police of North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li>Norway <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Border_Commissioner" title="Norwegian Border Commissioner">Grensekom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garrison_of_S%C3%B8r-Varanger" class="mw-redirect" title="Garrison of Sør-Varanger">GSV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Police_Immigration_Service_(Norway)" title="National Police Immigration Service (Norway)">PU</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norwegian_Directorate_of_Immigration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (page does not exist)">UDI</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norwegian_Immigration_Appeals_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Norwegian Immigration Appeals Board (page does not exist)">UNE</a></li></ul></li> <li>Poland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guard_(Poland)" title="Border Guard (Poland)">SG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urz%C4%85d_do_spraw_Cudzoziemc%C3%B3w&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Urząd do spraw Cudzoziemców (page does not exist)">UDSC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Portugal <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Agency_for_Integration,_Migration_and_Asylum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (page does not exist)">AIMA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Romania <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Inspectorate_for_Immigration_(Romania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Inspectorate for Immigration (Romania) (page does not exist)">IGI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Border_Police" title="Romanian Border Police">PFR</a></li></ul></li> <li>Russia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Main_Directorate_for_Migration_Affairs_(Russia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Main Directorate for Migration Affairs (Russia)">GUVM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Service_of_the_Federal_Security_Service_of_the_Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation">PSFSB</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardia_di_Rocca" class="mw-redirect" title="Guardia di Rocca">San Marino</a></li> <li>Serbia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commissariat_for_Refugees_and_Migration_(Serbia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Commissariat for Refugees and Migration (Serbia) (page does not exist)">KIRS</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Directorate_(Serbia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Directorate (Serbia) (page does not exist)">UGP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Slovakia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_Office_(Slovakia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration Office (Slovakia) (page does not exist)">MÚ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Border_and_Foreign_Police_(Slovakia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bureau of Border and Foreign Police (Slovakia) (page does not exist)">ÚHCP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Slovenia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Division_(Slovenia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Division (Slovenia) (page does not exist)">SMP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Internal_Administrative_Affairs_(Slovenia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Internal Administrative Affairs (Slovenia) (page does not exist)">SUNZ</a></li></ul></li> <li>Spain <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Commissariat_of_Immigration_and_Borders&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Commissariat of Immigration and Borders (page does not exist)">CGEF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Guard_(Spain)" title="Civil Guard (Spain)">GC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asylum_and_Refuge_Office_(Spain)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Asylum and Refuge Office (Spain) (page does not exist)">OAR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Migration" title="Secretary of State for Migration">SEM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Sweden <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Police_Authority#National_Operations_Department" title="Swedish Police Authority">NOA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Migration_Agency" title="Swedish Migration Agency">SMA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Switzerland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Border_Guard" title="Swiss Border Guard">SBG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Secretariat_for_Migration_(Switzerland)" title="State Secretariat for Migration (Switzerland)">SEM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Ukraine <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Migration_Service_(Ukraine)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Migration Service (Ukraine)">DMS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Guard_Service_of_Ukraine" title="State Border Guard Service of Ukraine">DPSU</a></li></ul></li> <li>United Kingdom <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HM_Passport_Office" title="HM Passport Office">HMPO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Enforcement" title="Immigration Enforcement">IE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Force" title="Border Force">UKBF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Visas_and_Immigration" title="UK Visas and Immigration">UKVI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corps_of_Gendarmerie_of_Vatican_City" title="Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City">Vatican City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Antigua_and_Barbuda)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Antigua and Barbuda) (page does not exist)">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Bahamas)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Bahamas) (page does not exist)">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barbados_Immigration_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Barbados Immigration Department (page does not exist)">Barbados</a></li> <li>Belize <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Management_Agency_(Belize)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Management Agency (Belize) (page does not exist)">BMA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_and_Nationality_Services_(Belize)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration and Nationality Services (Belize) (page does not exist)">DINS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Canada <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canada_Border_Services_Agency" title="Canada Border Services Agency">CBSA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration,_Refugees_and_Citizenship_Canada" title="Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada">IRCC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Costa Rica <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Migration_and_Foreigners_(Costa_Rica)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Migration and Foreigners (Costa Rica) (page does not exist)">DGME</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Border_Police_(Costa_Rica)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Border Police (Costa Rica) (page does not exist)">Fronteras</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cuba <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brigada_de_la_Frontera&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brigada de la Frontera (page does not exist)">BF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Identification,_Immigration_and_Foreigner_(Cuba)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Identification, Immigration and Foreigner (Cuba) (page does not exist)">DIIE</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice,_Immigration_and_National_Security_(Dominica)" title="Ministry of Justice, Immigration and National Security (Dominica)">Dominica</a></li> <li>Dominican Republic <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuerpo_Especializado_en_Seguridad_Fronteriza&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cuerpo Especializado en Seguridad Fronteriza (page does not exist)">CESFRONT</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Migration_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Migration (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">DGMRD</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fuerza_de_Tarea_Interagencial_Cerco_Fronterizo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fuerza de Tarea Interagencial Cerco Fronterizo (page does not exist)">FTC-1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unidad_de_Patrulla_Fronteriza_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Unidad de Patrulla Fronteriza (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">UPF</a></li></ul></li> <li>El Salvador <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrulla_Fronteriza_(El_Salvador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Patrulla Fronteriza (El Salvador) (page does not exist)">Border Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Migration_and_Foreigner_(El_Salvador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Migration and Foreigner (El Salvador) (page does not exist)">DGME</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_de_Seguridad_Fronteriza_(El_Salvador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division de Seguridad Fronteriza (El Salvador) (page does not exist)">DISEFRO</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danish_Immigration_Service" title="Danish Immigration Service">Greenland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_and_Passport_Department_(Grenada)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration and Passport Department (Grenada) (page does not exist)">Grenada</a></li> <li>Guatemala <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Ports,_Airports_and_Border_Posts_(Guatemala)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division of Ports, Airports and Border Posts (Guatemala) (page does not exist)">DIPAFRONT</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guatemalan_Migration_Institute&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guatemalan Migration Institute (page does not exist)">IGM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Haiti <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Immigration_and_Emigration_(Haiti)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Immigration and Emigration (Haiti) (page does not exist)">DIE</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Haitian_Border_Police&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Haitian Border Police (page does not exist)">POLIFRONT</a></li></ul></li> <li>Honduras <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Directorate_of_Border_Police_Services_(Honduras)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Directorate of Border Police Services (Honduras) (page does not exist)">DNSPF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institute_of_Migration_(Honduras)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Institute of Migration (Honduras) (page does not exist)">INM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Passport,_Immigration_and_Citizenship_Agency_(Jamaica)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (Jamaica) (page does not exist)">Jamaica</a></li> <li>Mexico <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_(Mexico)" title="National Guard (Mexico)">GN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Instituto_Nacional_de_Migraci%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Instituto Nacional de Migración">INM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Migration_and_Foreigners_(Nicaragua)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners (Nicaragua) (page does not exist)">Nicaragua</a></li> <li>Panama <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panama_Passport_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Panama Passport Authority (page does not exist)">APAP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Border_Service" title="National Border Service">SENAFRONT</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Immigration_Service_(Panama)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Immigration Service (Panama) (page does not exist)">SNM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_Immigration_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis Immigration Department (page does not exist)">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Saint_Lucia_Police_Force" title="Royal Saint Lucia Police Force">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Passports_and_Immigration_Department_(St._Vincent_and_the_Grenadines)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Passports and Immigration Department (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) (page does not exist)">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Division_(Trinidad_and_Tobago)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Division (Trinidad and Tobago) (page does not exist)">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li>United States <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" title="U.S. Customs and Border Protection">CBP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DHS_Border_and_Maritime_Security_Division" title="DHS Border and Maritime Security Division">DMB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement" title="U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement">ICE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Border_Patrol" title="United States Border Patrol">USBP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services" title="United States Citizenship and Immigration Services">USCIS</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Samoa_Immigration_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Samoa Immigration Office (page does not exist)">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Border_Force" title="Australian Border Force">Australia</a></li> <li>Federated States of Micronesia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Border_Control_and_Maritime_Surveillance_(FSM)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division of Border Control and Maritime Surveillance (FSM) (page does not exist)">Border Control</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Immigration_%26_Passport_Services_(FSM)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division of Immigration & Passport Services (FSM) (page does not exist)">Immigration</a></li></ul></li> <li>Fiji <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biosecurity_Authority_of_Fiji&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (page does not exist)">BAF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Fiji)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Fiji) (page does not exist)">FID</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Immigration" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Immigration_(Marshall_Islands)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division of Immigration (Marshall Islands) (page does not exist)">Marshall Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_and_Border_Control_(Nauru)" title="Ministry of Justice and Border Control (Nauru)">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_New_Zealand" title="Immigration New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Immigration_(Palau)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bureau of Immigration (Palau) (page does not exist)">Palau</a></li> <li>Papua New Guinea <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Papua_New_Guinea_Immigration_and_Citizenship_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Authority (page does not exist)">ICA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force" title="Papua New Guinea Defence Force">PNGDF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samoa_Immigration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Samoa Immigration (page does not exist)">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solomon_Islands_Immigration_Division&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Solomon Islands Immigration Division (page does not exist)">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Immigration_and_Citizenship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration and Citizenship (page does not exist)">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Department_(Tuvalu)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Department (Tuvalu) (page does not exist)">Tuvalu</a></li> <li>Vanuatu <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biosecurity_Vanuatu_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Biosecurity Vanuatu Department (page does not exist)">BV</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanuatu_Immigration_and_Passport_Services_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vanuatu Immigration and Passport Services Department (page does not exist)">VIS</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Argentina <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Directorate_of_Migration_(Argentina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Directorate of Migration (Argentina) (page does not exist)">DNM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argentine_National_Gendarmerie" title="Argentine National Gendarmerie">GNA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bolivia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rural_and_Border_Police_(Bolivia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rural and Border Police (Bolivia) (page does not exist)">Border Police</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Migration_(Bolivia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Migration (Bolivia) (page does not exist)">DIGEMIG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Police_Immigration_Control_Unit_(Bolivia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Police Immigration Control Unit (Bolivia) (page does not exist)">UPCOM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Brazil <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Battalion_(Brazil)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Battalion (Brazil) (page does not exist)">BPFron</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Specialized_Border_Security_Management_(Brazil)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Specialized Border Security Management (Brazil) (page does not exist)">GESFRON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Police_of_Brazil" title="Federal Police of Brazil">PF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Chile <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carabineros_de_Chile" title="Carabineros de Chile">CdC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Headquarters_of_Immigration_and_International_Police&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Headquarters of Immigration and International Police (page does not exist)">JENAMIG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombia_Migration" title="Colombia Migration">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Undersecretariat_for_Migration_(Ecuador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Undersecretariat for Migration (Ecuador) (page does not exist)">Ecuador</a></li> <li>Guyana <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Support_Services_(Guyana)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Citizenship and Immigration Support Services (Guyana) (page does not exist)">DOC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guyana_Police_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guyana Police Force (page does not exist)">GPF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Migrations_(Paraguay)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Migrations (Paraguay) (page does not exist)">Paraguay</a></li> <li>Peru <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Superintendence_of_Migrations&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Superintendence of Migrations (page does not exist)">Migraciones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Police_of_Peru" title="National Police of Peru">PNP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Suriname <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigratiedienst_(Suriname)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigratiedienst (Suriname) (page does not exist)">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Korps_Militaire_Politie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Korps Militaire Politie (page does not exist)">KMP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hoofdafdeling_Vreemdelingenzaken&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hoofdafdeling Vreemdelingenzaken (page does not exist)">VZ</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Directorate_of_Migration_(Uruguay)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Directorate of Migration (Uruguay) (page does not exist)">Uruguay</a></li> <li>Venezuela <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Venezuelan National Guard">GNB</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Policia_de_Migracion_(Venezuela)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Policia de Migracion (Venezuela) (page does not exist)">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_Identification,_Migration_and_Immigration_Service_(Venezuela)" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative Identification, Migration and Immigration Service (Venezuela)">SAIME</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_peacekeeping" title="United Nations peacekeeping">United Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration" title="International Organization for Migration">International Organization for Migration</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=CIS_Council_of_Border_Troops%27_Commanders&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CIS Council of Border Troops' Commanders (page does not exist)">CIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontex" title="Frontex">European Union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-recognized</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Donetsk <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_Service_of_Donetsk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration Service of Donetsk (page does not exist)">MS DNR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Service_of_Donetsk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Service of Donetsk (page does not exist)">SPO DNR</a></li></ul></li> <li>Kosovo <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Citizenship,_Asylum_and_Migration_(Kosovo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Citizenship, Asylum and Migration (Kosovo) (page does not exist)">DCAM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Border_(Kosovo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Border (Kosovo) (page does not exist)">DPK</a></li></ul></li> <li>Luhansk <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Service_of_Luhansk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Service of Luhansk (page does not exist)">SPO LNR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Migration_Service_of_Luhansk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Migration Service of Luhansk (page does not exist)">UMS LNR</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Northern_Cyprus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Northern Cyprus) (page does not exist)">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li>Somaliland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Somaliland_Immigration_and_Border_Control" title="Somaliland Immigration and Border Control">SIBC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Transnistria <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Directorate_of_the_Ministry_of_State_Security_(Transnistria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Directorate of the Ministry of State Security (Transnistria) (page does not exist)">PU MGB</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_Department_of_the_Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_(Transnistria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Transnistria) (page does not exist)">UPVM MVD</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Border_Guard_(Albania)" title="Royal Border Guard (Albania)">Albania</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 1939)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akritai" title="Akritai">Byzantine Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Defense_Guard_(Czechoslovakia)" title="State Defense Guard (Czechoslovakia)">Czechoslovakia</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 1939)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Troops_of_the_German_Democratic_Republic" title="Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic">East Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Border_Guard" title="Estonian Border Guard">Estonia</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 2010)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zollgrenzschutz" title="Zollgrenzschutz">Germany</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 1945)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardia_alla_Frontiera" title="Guardia alla Frontiera">Italy</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 1943)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein_Border_Guard" title="Liechtenstein Border Guard">Liechtenstein</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 1923)</span></li> <li>Poland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Protection_Corps" title="Border Protection Corps">KOP</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 1939)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Protection_Troops" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Protection Troops">BPT</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 1991)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limitanei" title="Limitanei">Roman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Border_Troops" title="Soviet Border Troops">Soviet Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carabineros" title="Carabineros">Spain</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 1940)</span></li> <li>Portugal</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreigners_and_Borders_Service" title="Foreigners and Borders Service">SEF</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 2023)</span></li> <li>United Kingdom <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Directorate" title="Immigration and Nationality Directorate">IND</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 2007)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_and_Immigration_Agency" title="Border and Immigration Agency">BIA</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 2008)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Border_Agency" title="UK Border Agency">UKBA</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(till 2013)</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bundesgrenzschutz" title="Bundesgrenzschutz">West Germany</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Border_protection_agencies" title="Template:Border protection agencies">Border guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Coast_guards" title="Template:Coast guards">Coast guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Customs_services" title="Template:Customs services">Customs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Police" title="Template:Police">Law enforcement agency</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Types_of_law_enforcement_agencies" title="Template:Types of law enforcement agencies">Types</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:National_intelligence_agencies" title="Template:National intelligence agencies">Intelligence agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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