Mobile Passport Control application
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The Mobile Passport Control application is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection-approved mobile app that lets eligible travelers submit passport and customs information via their smartphone to expedite entry into the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mobile Passport Control application canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10091414 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mobile Passport Control application Context triple: [Automated Passport Control kiosks, distinctFrom, Mobile Passport Control application]
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A.
Automated Passport Control kiosks
Automated Passport Control kiosks are self-service machines at U.S. ports of entry that streamline and expedite the inspection process for eligible travelers by automating passport and customs data collection.
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B.
Machine Readable Travel Documents
Machine Readable Travel Documents are standardized passports and similar identity documents that contain data in a format readable by machines, enabling automated identity verification and border control.
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C.
ePassports
ePassports are modern, machine-readable passports embedded with a secure electronic chip that stores biometric and personal data to enhance identity verification and border security.
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D.
Border Management and Visa Instrument
The Border Management and Visa Instrument is an EU funding tool that supports the management of the Schengen external borders and the implementation of common visa policy.
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E.
Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System
The Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) is a U.S. Department of Defense system used to verify identity and issue Common Access Cards and other identification credentials to eligible personnel and dependents.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mobile Passport Control application Target entity description: The Mobile Passport Control application is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection-approved mobile app that lets eligible travelers submit passport and customs information via their smartphone to expedite entry into the United States.
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A.
Automated Passport Control kiosks
Automated Passport Control kiosks are self-service machines at U.S. ports of entry that streamline and expedite the inspection process for eligible travelers by automating passport and customs data collection.
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B.
Machine Readable Travel Documents
Machine Readable Travel Documents are standardized passports and similar identity documents that contain data in a format readable by machines, enabling automated identity verification and border control.
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C.
ePassports
ePassports are modern, machine-readable passports embedded with a secure electronic chip that stores biometric and personal data to enhance identity verification and border security.
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D.
Border Management and Visa Instrument
The Border Management and Visa Instrument is an EU funding tool that supports the management of the Schengen external borders and the implementation of common visa policy.
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E.
Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System
The Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) is a U.S. Department of Defense system used to verify identity and issue Common Access Cards and other identification credentials to eligible personnel and dependents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border control technology
ⓘ
mobile application ⓘ travel facilitation program ⓘ |
| approvedBy | U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ |
| benefit |
reduced time in primary inspection lines
ⓘ
shorter inspection time at U.S. ports of entry ⓘ streamlined inspection process ⓘ |
| category |
government mobile app
ⓘ
travel app ⓘ |
| compliance | U.S. privacy and security standards ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataCollected |
customs declaration responses
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passport details ⓘ traveler biographic information ⓘ |
| doesNotReplace |
passport
ⓘ
visa requirements ⓘ |
| governingAgency | U.S. Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
QR code or receipt generation for CBP inspection
ⓘ
digital submission of traveler information ⓘ support for family group submissions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
submit customs declaration information via smartphone
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submit passport information via smartphone ⓘ |
| mainPurpose | expedite entry into the United States ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ |
| platform |
Android
ⓘ
iOS ⓘ smartphone ⓘ |
| regulatoryDomain |
U.S. customs control
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linked to:
United States Customs Service
U.S. immigration control ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Automated Passport Control kiosks
ⓘ
Global Entry ⓘ |
| requires |
arrival at participating U.S. ports of entry
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in-person inspection by CBP officer ⓘ mobile device with internet access ⓘ valid passport ⓘ |
| securityMeasure |
CBP backend verification
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encrypted data transmission ⓘ |
| targetUser |
U.S. citizens
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U.S. lawful permanent residents ⓘ certain Canadian citizens ⓘ eligible Visa Waiver Program travelers ⓘ eligible travelers ⓘ |
| usageContext | international arrivals to the United States ⓘ |
| usedFor |
U.S. airport arrivals
ⓘ
U.S. seaport arrivals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mobile Passport Control application Description of subject: The Mobile Passport Control application is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection-approved mobile app that lets eligible travelers submit passport and customs information via their smartphone to expedite entry into the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.