Sanjiv Kapoor, the chief govt officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, lately shared a Twitter submit saying he “cleared London Heathrow arrivals immigration in 10 seconds through the e-passport kiosks.”
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“E-enabled passport: cleared London Heathrow arrivals immigration in 10 seconds through the e-passport kiosks. Global Entry-enrolled? Clear US arrival immigration in 10 seconds using facial recognition. No departure immigration for UK and US. This is the way to go, Digital!” wrote Kapoor.
He added, “Incidentally US Global Entry is open to Indian passport holders too. One has to enroll and pay a fee. And I understand e-enabled passports are in the works in India too.”
“With technology and services like e-passport kiosks and Global Entry, there is absolutely no human interaction required for arrivals immigration. Purely automated and digital. Long lines are when you don’t have this, and need to be manually processed by an immigration officer”, he wrote additional.
What is an e-Passport?
According to Smart Card Operating System for Transport Application (SCOSTA), e-Passport booklets are embedded with an digital chip to boost safety and to enhance the extent of identification verification. e-Passports and readers on the border inspection system should have the ability to talk with one another. Interoperability testing of digital passports is a course of that begins usually with the specification of requirements and continues with testing. Interoperability exams for e-Passports are carried out to make sure worldwide interoperability.
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