APIS (Required Passport Information)

API and APIS

REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHTS TO AND FROM CANADA, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES

Three countries within the Icelandair route network require certain passenger information to be transmitted prior to departure for all flights to and from the country. These are the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This information is generally refered to as Advance Passenger Information (API) or Travel Document Information (TDI). This is the information that is displayed on the biodata page of the passport. API is gathered never later than at check-in for flights to Canada and the United Kingdom. The U.S. requires more advance on certain data elements. Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) is API information required by U.S. authorities of all persons travelling to and from the country. All air carriers, including Icelandair, are bound by law to transmit API/APIS information prior to departure. Passengers must provide this information or risk being denied passage.

ATTENTION: Icelandair kindly asks passengers travelling to and from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States to use the electronic form at the bottom of this page to update their API/APIS information, if it has not already been done during reservation (see instructions below)

For further information on API to the U.K., see:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/travellingtotheuk/beforetravel/advanceinfopassengers/
For further information on API to Canada, see:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/facts-faits/004-eng.html
For further information on API to the U.S., see 'APIS' here below

Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) is information required by U.S. authorities of all persons travelling to and from the country. All air carriers, including Icelandair, are bound by U.S. law to transmit this information prior to departure. Passengers must provide this information or be denied passage

This requires Icelandair passengers travelling to the U.S. to complete APIS information prior to travel. It is most important to minimize potential inconvenience and delay at our hub in Keflavik. Therefore, it is highly recommended that passengers complete this information correctly at the time of reservation, prior to heading towards the airport. It can facilitate the check-in process.

The information required for APIS is:

Passport (travel document) information

Name as it appears on the government-issued identification (passport) (needs to be available at the time of reservation)
Date of Birth (DOB) (needs to be available at the time of reservation)
Gender (needs to be available at the time of reservation)
Nationality
Country of residence
Type of travel document (passport)
Number of travel document (passport number)
Expiry date of travel document (passport expiry)
Country of issue for travel document (country issuing passport)
Other required information
Destination address in the U.S. (Not required for U.S. citizens, Legal Permanent Residents, or Alien Residents of the U.S. entering the U.S.)
Redress number, if available (should be advised at time of reservation). Individuals who have inquiries or seek resolution regarding difficulties they experienced during their travel screening at transportation hubs can apply with the TSA for the socalled Redress number to facilitate the check-in and screening processes, for example if misidentified during the watchlist processing. See further information on TSA website: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/customer/redress/index.shtm

Secure Flight
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) runs the Secure Flight program to enhance the security of domestic and international commercial air travel through the use of improved watch list matching. For further information see: http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/
The following APIS information needs to be made available at the time of reservation:
Name, as it appears on the government-issued identification
Date of Birth
Gender
Redress number (if available)
Please also find the TSA privacy notice regarding Secure Flight attached below.

How can I provide the APIS information for each passengers in my reservation?

1. Online Form

Icelandair offers you the option of entering all the information online before you go to the airport. You will not be required to provide the passenger information again when checking in (unless some required information is missing). You can access the online form as many times as necessary to modify your passenger information at anytime.

Passengers that have added APIS information to their reservation already, can access their reservation to modify their information online. Once you have entered your details and clicked on Submit below, on the page that appears next you will need to click on 'MODIFY' and 'SAVE' even if no updates are required in order to continue.

2. Printable form
Print out the form and fill in your APIS information , this form is then to be handed to the agent at time of check in.

Advanced Passenger Information (PDF - 16kb)