Eli5: How do you visit a foreign country not by airplane?

Question

I’ve flown to foreign countries. You get off the plane, your documents and luggage are checked, and you go on once cleared by customs. What about if I sail in on my boat? Whats the process for going ashore legally?

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Answer 1

There are legal points of entry. For example, if you are sailing around the Caribbean, your first stop at a new port is the customs house. It isn’t quite a controlled as an airport, but they don’t appreciate it if you delay your visit to customs/immigration in any way.

Same idea when flying a private airplane.