Immigration and Passport Control officers are responsible for checking visitors' passports and verifying identity.

Officers are stationed at airports, train stations, boat docks, and other places where people can enter the country. When arriving in a new country, an immigration officer asks a series of questions like:

• How long will you be staying?
• What is the purpose of your visit?
• Whom are you visiting?

These questions are asked to be sure that visitors plan to return to their own country.

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