EGate (Italy)

Automated Passport Check at Rome Fiumicino at the eGates with a French passport, with the instruction screen visible

ePassport gates are automated self-service barriers operated by the Polizia di Frontiera and located at selected immigration checkpoints in non-Schengen arrival and departure halls in some airports across Italy, offering an alternative to using desks staffed by immigration officers. The gates use facial recognition technology to verify the user's identity against the data stored in the chip in their biometric passport.

Eligibility

The system can be used by European Union, European Economic Area and Swiss citizens aged 14 and over.

At Rome-Fiumicino, Milan-Malpensa and Venice-Marco Polo airports, eGates are also available to the following non-EU passport holders (aged 14 and over):

However these citizens, after a successful eGate crossing, will still be referred to a border force agent that makes the final entry decision and stamps the passport.

The eGates do not accept national identity cards.

How does it work

To use the eGates, you must have an eligible biometric passport. These biometric passports have the biometric logo on the front cover. The eGate reads all the information contained in the chip inside the passport, and checks that the image captured by camera matches the one on the passport (facial recognition). Passengers’ biometric and personal information (such as photograph and date of birth) are cross-checked against various national, European and international databases.

Availability

At present, eGates are available at the following locations:

In the near future, eGates will be available in Milan-Linate, Verona, Pisa and Florence airports.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.passengerselfservice.com/2016/01/naples-introduces-abc-egates-for-eu-passengers/%7Ctitle=Naples introduces ABC eGates for EU passengers
  2. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/e-gates%7Ctitle=Aeroporti di Roma - E-gates
  3. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/e-gates%7Ctitle=Aeroporti di Roma - E-gates
  4. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.passengerselfservice.com/2017/02/bologna-airport-gets-abc-e-gates/%7Ctitle=Bologna Airport gets ABC e-Gates
  5. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.veniceairport.it/en/at-the-airport/checks-and-security.html
  6. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.mxpairport.it/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12105
  7. ↑ "EUROPEAN AND SWISS WITH BIOMETRIC PASSPORT E-GATES". trevisoairport.it.
  8. ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.teleborsa.it/News/2018/02/05/nel-2018-sette-e-gates-negli-aeroporti-toscani-131.html#.Wuzzwy9ab6Y
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