"At present, e-gates at Dubai airport
terminals still require an Emirates ID to access the system but for smart
gates, the passenger only has to scan the barcode on the smartphones to open the smart gate. Then the
passenger will scan his/her fingerprint and the entire process is finished in
under 15 seconds,".
The General Directorate of Residency and
Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) Dubai has rolled out the smart gate which will
gradually replace the existing e-gates and the need for physical identification
documents for travellers going in and out of Dubai.
Speaking at the Gitex Technology Week in Dubai
on Monday, Capt Amer Rashed Almheiri, GDRFA director of smart application
department, said the departure and arrival check will be done in less than 15
seconds by using the Smart UAE Wallet, an app which contains all the passport
details and smart gate card data of the traveller.
Emiratis, GCC and UAE residents who use the
smart gates will no longer have to queue at the gates. "Once they've
cleared the immigration check, they can go straight to the boarding
gates," he added.
The smart wallet, which is available to
download for free on iTunes and Google Play, was launched in May this year and
has resulted in smoother traveller flow through various check-points at the
airport, Almheiri noted.
The GDRFA assured that the application is safe
and has security checks. It is very convenient as passengers don't need to
carry their passport and boarding pass, because all the data registered in the
system, including the name, seat number and flight number are linked to the
smart wallet
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