Problem
Discriminatory targeting of travellers by border control officials
Other Names:
Harassment of travellers by immigration officialsHarassment of travellers by customs officials
Harassment of travellers through consular procedures
Administrative impediments in obtaining travel visas
Victimization by immigration control procedures
Nature:
Discriminatory procedures may be applied to certain categories of travellers. These may include deliberate delays in the process of obtaining a visa, requiring repeated visits and lengthy waiting in queues. Whether or not a visa has been obtained, travellers may be subject to harassment by immigration officials at the point of entry, without any ability to appeal against such treatment for fear of official reprisal.
Incidence:
Travellers from developing countries are routinely humiliated during interviews by consular and immigration officials when seeking to enter industrialized countries.
Broader Problems:
HarassmentTravel risksCorruption of customs and excise officialsUnethical practices concerning movement of peopleRestrictions on freedom of movement among countries Subject(s):
Commerce → CustomsCybernetics → Control
Cybernetics → Cybernetics
Government → Citizenship
Government → Diplomacy
Government → Frontiers
Government → Officials
Management → Administration
Societal Problems → Impediments
Societal Problems → Maltreatment
Societal Problems → Victims
Society → Migrants
Transportation, Telecommunications → Travel
Transportation, Telecommunications → Travellers
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST