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Border Crossing Event

vr.wm-pol-028 · wm-pol-028-border-crossing-event

Observed crossing with persons, goods, vehicle, checks and outcome

World Models Society, people and institutions SOC.POL.BRD
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

3 bundles · 3 layers · 4 findings · 9 questions

Crossing What crossed, where and when.

Crossing record

The crossing point, direction, time and what crossed.

Point and direction

The crossing point, direction and time of passage.

  1. At which crossing point, in which direction and at what time did the crossing occur?
  2. Was the crossing at an official point or detected elsewhere?

Persons, goods and vehicle

The travellers, cargo and means of transport involved.

  1. Which persons, goods and vehicle were part of the crossing?
  2. Which travel or transport documents were presented?
Checks What authorities checked.

Border and customs checks

Document, identity, customs and other checks performed.

Checks performed

The checks carried out and the databases consulted.

  1. Which document, identity, customs, health or security checks were performed?
  2. Which databases or watchlists were consulted, under which legal basis?
Outcome What was decided and how it can be contested.

Decision

Entry, exit, refusal, detention or seizure, with reasons.

Crossing outcome

The decision taken and its grounds.

  1. Was entry or exit allowed, refused, or were goods held or seized?
  2. On what legal ground was a refusal or seizure made, and was it explained?
  3. Which remedy or asylum procedure was made available to the person?

Classifiers Filled

Family
World Models
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
standalone-mm
Navigation path
NAV.SOC.POL.BRD
Domain
SOC.POL.BRD
Industry
Cross-industry
Tags
bordercrossingeventsoc.pol.brd

What it is Filled

A border crossing event is one observed passage of persons, goods or a vehicle across a state border at a crossing point, with the checks performed by border and customs authorities and the outcome, such as entry, exit, refusal or seizure. It is a single dated event; the border itself, immigration status and the customs declaration as a document are separate subjects.

Why it exists Filled

Observed crossing with persons, goods, vehicle, checks and outcome

Distinguishing features Filled

  • A single observed passage at a point in time, not a standing status such as residence or nationality.
  • Combines persons, goods and vehicle with the checks and outcome of one crossing.
  • Distinct from the border or jurisdiction, its parent context, which defines where the line is.
  • Distinct from a customs declaration, which is a document that may accompany a crossing.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Help anyone evade border checks, smuggle goods or people, or use false documents.
  • Profile travellers on grounds such as ethnicity or religion.
  • Share crossing records about individuals beyond the legal basis for processing.
  • Make a refusal of entry or a seizure decision without a human officer.
  • Deny a person access to asylum procedures or legal remedies.

Only with a human decision

  • Refusing entry, detaining a person or seizing goods.
  • Handling an asylum request made at the border.
  • Releasing crossing records about an individual to another authority.

May

  • Explain entry rules, required documents and procedures from official sources.
  • Help travellers and traders prepare documents and declarations before a crossing.
  • Report aggregate crossing statistics published by authorities.
  • Process crossing records for an authorized border authority within its legal mandate.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Border decisions affect liberty, safety and the right to seek asylum.
  • Crossing records reveal movements of people and can be misused for surveillance.
  • Automated risk scoring at borders can embed discrimination.

Who is affected

  • Travellers and migrants
  • Asylum seekers and refugees
  • Traders and carriers
  • Border and customs officers

Owners Filled

Steward

The border guard or customs authority responsible for the crossing point owns the crossing record.

Master systems

  • Border entry and exit systems
  • Customs declaration systems
  • Advance passenger information systems

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • WM-POL-006

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • A crossing is identified by the authority's record number, the crossing point code and the time of passage.
  • Travellers are identified by travel document numbers read from machine-readable documents.
  • Goods are linked by customs declaration and transport document references, and vehicles by registration.

Direct properties required Filled

  • Time of crossing as date and time with time zone.
  • Number of persons crossing and number of vehicles.
  • Mass of goods in kilograms and declared value in currency units.
  • Waiting or processing time in minutes where recorded.

Recognition required Filled

  • Occurs at a designated crossing point with checks by border or customs officers.
  • Travellers present documents; vehicles and goods may be inspected or scanned.
  • Often confused with internal checks, transit within a free movement area, or a customs declaration filed without a crossing.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • A crossing can be recorded, checked, allowed, refused or followed by seizure or detention.
  • Advance information allows checks to begin before arrival.

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Wrongful refusal that returns a person to danger.
  • Data breaches exposing travellers' movements.
  • Smuggling and trafficking that endanger the people being moved.

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • ICAO Doc 9303 machine-readable travel documents.
  • WCO Data Model for customs and border data exchange.
  • UN/EDIFACT PAXLST messages for advance passenger information.

Context of use required Filled

  • Takes place at land crossings, seaports and airports.
  • Governed by national immigration and customs law and by international refugee law.

Sources Filled

  1. ICAO Doc 9303 Machine Readable Travel Documents, International Civil Aviation Organization
  2. WCO Data Model, World Customs Organization
  3. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951), United Nations

Open questions

  • Planned model: boundary questions, research and every section remain to be written.

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification AGENTS.md Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

planned (registry candidate) · todo

Built from: models/runtime-index.json, ver-cy/world-models/card-supplements/wm-pol-028-border-crossing-event.json

Planned entry, hidden from the catalogue until researched.