New Delhi: Pre-approved Indian frequent fliers, including captains of business and celebrities, may soon be assured a hassle-free, expeditious immigration upon return from foreign trips, with the government set to install automated e-gates at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
The e-gates facility, which is expected to come up shortly at IGI airport and will eventually be introduced at other major international airports like Mumbai and Kolkata, will allow low-risk Indian passport-holders to clear immigration by getting their machine-readable passports read by a passport-reader installed ahead of the automated e-gate. A camera may help in face recognition, thus completing the work presently done by an immigration officer. The e-gate will then automatically open, allowing the beneficiary to head to the baggage claim area.
Those wanting to avail of this quick, hassle-free immigration will, however, have to be vetted and pre-approved by the security agencies. Once an application is received from the interested individual, his or her antecedents will be verified. This will include checking police records for any criminal cases or pending economic offences against the applicant. The facility may be extended depending on the frequency of the applicant's foreign travel in the recent past.
04/06/16 Bharti Jain/Times of India
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The e-gates facility, which is expected to come up shortly at IGI airport and will eventually be introduced at other major international airports like Mumbai and Kolkata, will allow low-risk Indian passport-holders to clear immigration by getting their machine-readable passports read by a passport-reader installed ahead of the automated e-gate. A camera may help in face recognition, thus completing the work presently done by an immigration officer. The e-gate will then automatically open, allowing the beneficiary to head to the baggage claim area.
Those wanting to avail of this quick, hassle-free immigration will, however, have to be vetted and pre-approved by the security agencies. Once an application is received from the interested individual, his or her antecedents will be verified. This will include checking police records for any criminal cases or pending economic offences against the applicant. The facility may be extended depending on the frequency of the applicant's foreign travel in the recent past.
04/06/16 Bharti Jain/Times of India
