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South African airports to get new e-gates â€` here’s what you need to know

Source: Bustech, 08/03/2019


“In line with the risk-based approach to managing migration, the
first phase will focus on South African passport holders (excluding
minors).”
He added that the gates are being developed in terms of the Home
Affairs White Paper on International Migration, as well as
international civil aviation legislation.
Expected benefits of the project include:
• Reduced processing time at Immigration for low-risk
travellers;
• Increased capacity to focus on higher-risk categories;
• Managing boarding time; and
• Improved customer satisfaction.
How it will work
For the e-gates pilot at Cape Town International Airport, South
African passport holders travelling internationally will proceed to
e-gates for self-service immigration clearance where the following
would be performed:
• Biometric verification;
• Passport authenticity and validity checks;
• Checks against the BMCS risk engine; and
• The BMCS will record the movements of persons on the system
after all system checks have been successfully performed.
Home Affairs said that the e-gates project will help address the key
issue of traveller identification management, which is at the heart
of secure and facilitated travel.


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