Measures taken to regulate the movement of goods and people across borders
"Border crossing" redirects here. For other uses, see Border Crossing.
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As seen from the Bhutanese side
As seen from the Indian side
The border gate between Phuentsholing, Bhutan, and Jaigaon, India
The gate that borders East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia and East Timor
A train crossing the China–Russia border, travelling from Zabaykalsk in Russia to Manzhouli in China
Different categories of borders have varying features and levels of security
Border control comprises measures taken by governments to monitor[1] and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it also encompasses controls imposed on internal borders within a single state.
Border control measures serve a variety of purposes, ranging from enforcing customs, sanitary and phytosanitary, or biosecurity regulations to restricting migration. While some borders (including most states' internal borders and international borders within the Schengen Area) are open and completely unguarded, others (including the vast majority of borders between countries as well as some internal borders) are subject to some degree of control and may be crossed legally only at designated checkpoints. Border controls in the 21st century are tightly intertwined with intricate systems of travel documents, visas, and increasingly complex policies that vary between countries.
It is estimated that the indirect economic cost of border controls, particularly migration restrictions, cost many trillions of dollars and the size of the global economy could double if migration restrictions were lifted.[2]
^"Border Control Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc". Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^"Do global migration barriers cost trillions?". American Economic Association. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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