UAE residents registered with the ICP and GDRFA are currently using this facility which allows them to clear immigration within seconds
Tourists coming to UAE will no longer have to stand in queues for biometrics and Iris scans and instead they can walk through smart gates within seconds and clear immigration.
The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) has introduced a new app – which will be rolled out at the Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi after two weeks – at the Gitex Global exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
UAE residents who are currently registered with the ICP and the General Director of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) are using this facility which allows them to use smart gates and clear immigration when departing or arriving at airports.
This new facility will save a lot of time and hassle for millions of tourists who will visit the UAE in the future. Abu Dhabi Airport received 13.9 million visitors in the first half of 2024.
Going forward, this initiative will benefit millions of tourists who use Dubai and Sharjah airports every month. Dubai International received 44.9 million passengers during the January-June 2024 period including millions of tourists from across the globe.
“Since visitors are coming to the UAE for the first time, they need to register for Iris and biometrics data. Now, they can use the smart gate and complete the process in a few seconds. They need to enter their flight number and passport details. The system will fetch all the information from the passport,” said the spokesperson at the ICP pavilion.
Currently, the app is available for both Android and Apple platforms.
“Since it has been just rolled out, the response has been good. We are presenting it here at Gitex Global and next month we will have an even better response,” he said.
Source: Khaleejtimes
