Minister Leers of Immigration, Integration and Asylum wants air carriers to require passenger information even before you arrive at the airport to send. This would be faster and better border controls to yield.
That reports to the minister in a letter that is sent to the First and Second Room. According to the bill of Leers, air carriers must provide passenger information, such as name, address, nationality, passport number, itinerary and luggage, now digitally provide yet before the travelers arrive at the airport. In the longer term, the reporting requirement must also apply to other Dutch air and seaports, as well as at departure from Holland.
The collected data is stored in a central database, which Leers argues that it is recorded which public authorities have access to passenger information. This would have the privacy enough to ensure. The College Protection Personal data will an opinion be asked about the bill.
Leers believes that a reporting requirement for air carriers to border checks by customs and Royal military Police better and faster. As the data of travellers before your arrival to be analyzed, and creates the possibility for more targeted controls. This would, according to the minister, for example, smuggling and illegal migration, is better prevented. In addition, expect the minister in the coming years a further growth in the number of passengers to or from the Netherlands leaves.