Biology:EGate (Italy)

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Short description: Automated self-service barriers
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

eGate eligibility screen in Venice Airport (EU citizens using eGates have a different line)

The system can be used by the following biometric passport holders, aged 14 and over:

  • Italy Italy (only for Italians, fingerprint recognition can be used if facial recognition fails)
  • European Union European Union
  • Iceland Iceland
  • Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
  • Norway Norway
  • Switzerland Switzerland
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom

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

  • Andorra Andorra
  • Australia Australia
  • Canada Canada
  • Israel Israel
  • Japan Japan
  • Monaco Monaco
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • San Marino San Marino
  • Singapore Singapore
  • South Korea South Korea
  • Taiwan Taiwan1
  • United States United States
  • Vatican City Vatican City

1 – only for those holding a passport with National ID number.

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

There are over 200 eGates in operation at airports throughout Italy.

At present, eGates are available at sixteen international airports:

  • Naples Airport[1]
  • Rome Fiumicino Airport[2]
  • Rome Ciampino Airport[3]
  • Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport[4]
  • Venice Marco Polo Airport[5]
  • Cagliari Airport[6]
  • Milan Malpensa Airport
  • Milan Linate Airport
  • Milan Bergamo Airport
  • Treviso Airport[7]
  • Verona Villafranca Airport
  • Florence Airport
  • Pisa International Airport
  • Turin Airport
  • Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
  • Catania Airport

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Naples introduces ABC eGates for EU passengers". http://www.passengerselfservice.com/2016/01/naples-introduces-abc-egates-for-eu-passengers/. 
  2. ↑ "Aeroporti di Roma - E-gates". http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/e-gates. 
  3. ↑ "Aeroporti di Roma - E-gates". http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/e-gates. 
  4. ↑ "Bologna Airport gets ABC e-Gates". http://www.passengerselfservice.com/2017/02/bologna-airport-gets-abc-e-gates/. 
  5. ↑ "CHECKS AND SECURITY Security rules, regulations and procedures at Venice Marco Polo Airport". http://www.veniceairport.it/en/at-the-airport/checks-and-security.html. 
  6. ↑ "L'aeroporto attiva gli E-Gate | Sogaer". http://www.sogaer.it/it/sala-stampa/laeroporto-attiva-gli-e-gate. 
  7. ↑ "EUROPEAN AND SWISS WITH BIOMETRIC PASSPORT E-GATES". https://www.trevisoairport.it/en/news/102/european-and-swiss-with-biometric-passport-e-gates.html. 




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