Passport control just got even smarter
Australia’s passport control process is becoming more streamlined with the introduction of a new automated solution, SmartGate. If you have an Australian or New Zealand ePassport and are aged 18 years or over, SmartGate gives you another choice over the way you are processed. All Australian passports issued or renewed after 24 October 2005 are ePassports. SmartGate uses the data in your ePassport, along with face recognition technology to perform the customs and immigration checks.
SmartGate is already operating in Brisbane and Cairns international airports, and will be installed at Melbourne International Airport soon, with Sydney International Airport to follow later this year. To find out more about SmartGate, email smartgate@customs.gov.au or visit http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=5552
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