International Experience and Good Practices in API/PNR

Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) collected by the commercial air carriers is used by the registered countries to identify passengers who may pose a risk to the safety and security of their country, before they reach a port of entry. The API/PNR transmitted by commercial air carriers is also used to vet against all known risk for travellers departing their country.

This brochure, prepared with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator, provides analysis of gathered international experiences and good practices in API/PNR, it also suggests a Concept Roadmap for API/PNR introduction. The purpose of the publication is to provide background information to Ukrainian agencies to support decision-making as regards development of an effective national API/PNR system.