The invention relates to a method for carrying out a screening process and a control system (1), comprising the following steps: Detecting an intention of a person to pass through (3); transmitting notification data indicating the control intention of the person (3) and comprising data (ID data) identifying the person (3) to a control authority (7); comparing the data (ID data) identifying the person (3) to examination information of a control database (32) and generating the check data necessary for the screening process; transmitting the check data to at least one control device (13) of at least one control station (15); recording control information of the person (3) by means of the control device (13); evaluating the control information based on the check data, and generating a control decision and outputting the control decision.