Swiss citizens can use SmartGate

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has issued a new legislative instrument that adds Swiss ePassports to the list of passports eligible to use SmartGate as of 11 November 2013. This makes Switzerland the first non-English-speaking country whose citizens are able to use the automated border processing system in place in Australia and New Zealand. The SmartGate system, which uses advanced facial recognition technology allowing travellers to self-process, was initially launched in August 2007 for the holders of Australian...

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