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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
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landing card
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form with your personal details and date of arrival
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custom declaration form
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form showing how much money and what goods you are carrying
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vaccination certificate
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paper proving you have had the necessary health injections
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entry restrictions
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rules about who can enter a country and for how long
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spot checks
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random checks
checks done without warning |
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sniffer dogs
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specially trained dogs who can smell drugs and bombs
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clear customs
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take your bags through customs
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port of entry
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the port or airport where you first enter a country
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political asylum
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permission to stay in another country to avoid political persecution back home
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traffic warden
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someone whose job is to make certain that people do not leave their cars in illegal places
A traffic ... gave me a ticket for parking on a double yellow line. |
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traffic offense
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formal word for an illegal action
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fixed penalty
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fixed sum payable for a particular offence
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on-the-spot fine
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fine payable at the time and place that you commit the offence
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breathalyzer
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an instrument which you blow into that shows if you have consumed alcohol recently
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make a statement
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say what happened and sign a copy of it
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search warrant
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official permission from a judge or magistrate to search your house
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security forces
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army and police together enforcing the law
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plain clothes
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undercover police - police who do not wear uniform
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paramilitary police
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police who are more like soldiers than civilian police officers
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drug squad
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police specially trained to fight illegal drug trade
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anti-corruption squad
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police specially trained to discover and fight bribery/corruption
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