Directory · 18 entries

Providers and bodies behind digital border systems

This directory lists bodies and providers as named in official records, such as laws, UN pages and agency pages ^1,2. It separates the agencies that run systems from partners that give software or support. Company and industry roles appear only where an official record names them ¹. The record type and date show where each entry comes from.

Last checked 24 October 2026

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Directorate of Immigration Services, Kenya ³
Role
Runs the Kenya eTA portal ³
Systems or countries named
Kenya eTA ³
Record type
Government page ³
Date
Accessed 24 October 2026 ³
Source
etakenya.go.ke ³
UK Border Force ⁴
Role
Publishes rules for ePassport eGates ⁴
Systems or countries named
Over 290 eGates at 15 UK air and rail ports ⁴
Record type
Government page ⁴
Date
Updated 20 October 2026 ⁴
Source
GOV.UK ⁴
Australian Border Force ⁵
Role
Runs SmartGates for arrival and departure ⁵
Systems or countries named
Australia SmartGates ⁵
Record type
Government page ⁵
Date
Updated 1 October 2026 ⁵
Source
abf.gov.au ⁵
ICAO ⁶
Role
Runs the Public Key Directory for ePassport authentication ⁶
Systems or countries named
ICAO PKD ⁶
Record type
UN agency page ⁶
Date
Accessed 24 October 2026 ⁶
Source
icao.int ⁶
ICAO Council ⁷
Role
Adopted the PNR SARPs, Amendment 28 to Annex 9 ⁷
Systems or countries named
Annex 9 PNR Standards ⁷
Record type
UN agency annual report ⁷
Date
23 June 2020 ⁷
Source
ICAO Annual Report 2020 ⁷
INTERPOL ⁸
Role
Runs the SLTD database ⁸
Systems or countries named
SLTD, around 138 million records ⁸
Record type
International organisation page ⁸
Date
Accessed 24 October 2026 ⁸
Source
interpol.int ⁸
INTERPOL General Secretariat ⁹
Role
Receives I-Checkit match alerts and coordinates follow-up ⁹
Systems or countries named
I-Checkit ⁹
Record type
International organisation page ⁹
Date
Accessed 24 October 2026 ⁹
Source
interpol.int ⁹
UN Office of Counter-Terrorism ¹
Role
Coordinates the UN Countering Terrorist Travel Programme through UNCCT ¹
Systems or countries named
About 90 Member States, 68 receiving technical assistance ¹
Record type
UN page ¹
Date
Launched 7 May 2019 ¹
Source
un.org ¹
Government of the Netherlands ¹
Role
Donated intellectual property rights of the TRIP software, now goTravel, to the UN ¹
Systems or countries named
goTravel ¹
Record type
UN page ¹
Date
26 September 2018 ¹
Source
un.org ¹
CTED, ICAO, OICT and UNODC ¹
Role
Implementing entities of the UN Countering Terrorist Travel Programme ¹
Systems or countries named
CT Travel Programme ¹
Record type
UN page ¹
Date
Accessed 24 October 2026 ¹
Source
un.org ¹
IOM, INTERPOL, OHCHR and IATA ¹
Role
Partners the UN programme works with ¹
Systems or countries named
CT Travel Programme ¹
Record type
UN page ¹
Date
Accessed 24 October 2026 ¹
Source
un.org ¹
Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States ¹
Role
Strategic partner Member States of the UN programme ¹
Systems or countries named
CT Travel Programme ¹
Record type
UN page ¹
Date
Accessed 24 October 2026 ¹
Source
un.org ¹
CARICOM-IMPACS ¹
Role
Strategic partner on behalf of 15 countries ¹
Systems or countries named
CT Travel Programme ¹
Record type
UN page ¹
Date
Accessed 24 October 2026 ¹
Source
un.org ¹
Passenger information units of EU Member States ²
Role
Receive and process PNR data from air carriers ²
Systems or countries named
EU PNR Directive ²
Record type
EU law ²
Date
27 April 2016 ²
Source
EUR-Lex ²
Air carriers ²
Role
Transfer PNR data 24 to 48 hours before departure and after flight closure ²
Systems or countries named
EU PNR Directive ²
Record type
EU law ²
Date
27 April 2016 ²
Source
EUR-Lex ²
European Commission ¹⁰
Role
Negotiates EU PNR agreements and reviews the PNR Directive ¹⁰
Systems or countries named
Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland ¹⁰
Record type
EU institution page ¹⁰
Date
Accessed 24 October 2026 ¹⁰
Source
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu ¹⁰
EU border guards ¹¹
Role
Supervise self-service systems and e-gates ¹¹
Systems or countries named
EU Entry/Exit System ¹¹
Record type
EU law ¹¹
Date
30 November 2017 ¹¹
Source
EUR-Lex ¹¹
IATA ¹²
Role
Airline industry association that publishes guidance to governments on API, iAPI and PNR ¹²
Systems or countries named
PAXLST, PNRGOV ¹²
Record type
Industry association document ¹²
Date
2026 ¹²
Source
iata.org ¹²

Notes

Roles are as described in the cited record on the date shown. A partner listed by the UN does not run national systems ¹.

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Directorate of Immigration Services, Kenya 3

UK Border Force 4

Australian Border Force 5

ICAO 6

ICAO Council 7

INTERPOL 8

INTERPOL General Secretariat 9

UN Office of Counter-Terrorism 1

Government of the Netherlands 1

CTED, ICAO, OICT and UNODC 1

IOM, INTERPOL, OHCHR and IATA 1

Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States 1

CARICOM-IMPACS 1

Passenger information units of EU Member States 2

Air carriers 2

European Commission 10

EU border guards 11

IATA 12

Notes

Sources

Directorate of Immigration Services, Kenya ³

UK Border Force ⁴

Australian Border Force ⁵

ICAO ⁶

ICAO Council ⁷

INTERPOL ⁸

INTERPOL General Secretariat ⁹

UN Office of Counter-Terrorism ¹

Government of the Netherlands ¹

CTED, ICAO, OICT and UNODC ¹

IOM, INTERPOL, OHCHR and IATA ¹

Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States ¹

CARICOM-IMPACS ¹

Passenger information units of EU Member States ²

Air carriers ²

European Commission ¹⁰

EU border guards ¹¹

IATA ¹²