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</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">SmartGate</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption">SmartGate for departures at <a href="Sydney_Airport" title="Sydney Airport">Sydney Airport</a>, <a href="Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type of project</th><td class="infobox-data">Electronic <a href="Border_control" title="Border control">border control</a> system</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Australia, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2007</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br>Brisbane Airport<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Active</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>SmartGate</b> (<b>eGate</b> in <a href="New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>) is an automated self-service <a href="Border_control" title="Border control">border control</a> system operated by the <a href="Australian_Border_Force" title="Australian Border Force">Australian Border Force</a> (ABF) and <a href="New_Zealand_Customs_Service" title="New Zealand Customs Service">New Zealand Customs Service</a> (NZCS) and located at immigration checkpoints in departure and arrival halls in ten <a href="Australia" title="Australia">Australian</a> international airports, and 4 New Zealand international airports (as eGate). SmartGates allow <a href="Australian_passport" title="Australian passport">Australian ePassport</a> holders and <a href="EPassport" class="mw-redirect" title="EPassport">ePassport</a> holders of a number of other countries to clear immigration controls more rapidly, and to enhance travel security by performing passport control checks electronically.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>SmartGate uses <a href="Facial_recognition_technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Facial recognition technology">facial recognition technology</a> to verify the traveller's identity against the data stored in the chip in their <a href="Biometric_passport" title="Biometric passport">biometric passport</a>, as well as checking against immigration databases. To use the SmartGate system, the traveller must have a biometric passport from Australia, New Zealand or certain other countries (these ePassports have the biometric logo on the front cover). The ePassport gate scanner reads all the information contained in the chip inside the passport and runs the data against numerous databases to determine if the traveller is a security risk, while a camera takes a picture of the traveller and an officer at a control station behind the gates checks that the image captured by the camera matches the one on the passport (facial recognition).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Once the data verification and facial recognition process is complete, doors will automatically either open, signifying that the traveller is permitted to enter and/or exit the country, or remain closed and a stop icon illuminate, demonstrating that the traveller has failed the security checks and will personally meet with immigration officials.
</p><p>Travellers require a biometric passport to use SmartGate as it uses information from the passport (such as photograph, name and date of birth) and in the respective countries' databases (i.e. banned travellers database) to decide whether to grant entry or departure from the country or to generate a referral to a customs agent.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These checks would otherwise require manual processing by a human, which is time-consuming, costly and potentially error-prone.<sup id="cite_ref-oag.govt.nz_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oag.govt.nz-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>
<p>The first trials of SmartGate began in 2002 with <a href="Qantas" title="Qantas">Qantas</a> aircrews.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trials were expanded in 2004 to include over 1,000 Qantas platinum frequent flyers, and in 2007 it was launched to the public at <a href="Brisbane_Airport" title="Brisbane Airport">Brisbane Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Since October 2005, Australia has issued only biometric passports, called ePassports. As the validity of Australian passports do not exceed 10 years, all previous Australian passports have now expired and all valid passports are now biometric.
</p><p>In May 2015, the Australian Government announced that SmartGate will be launched at air and sea ports, using solely biometrics to identify and process arriving passengers, with a goal of processing 90% of air travellers automatically by 2020. The introduction of biometric arrivals, under the <i>Seamless Traveller</i> initiative, is expected to cost approximately AU$93.7m over 5 years and be completed by March 2019.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eligibility">Eligibility</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia_(SmartGates)">Australia (SmartGates)</h3></div>
<p>SmartGates are operated by the Australian Border Force and are available at various airports upon arrival and departure. The system requires travellers to look as much as their passport photo as possible, which may require removing accessories such as glasses, hats, or masks when using the SmartGate.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Requirements">Requirements</h4></div>
<p>Departing travellers, regardless of age and nationality, can use the SmartGates if they have an ePassport or machine-readable passport and can independently use the machine.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>As of June 2025, previous eligibility criteria for arriving travellers based on nationality have been removed. All travellers holding an ePassport or machine-readable passport are now eligible to use arrival SmartGates.
</p><p>Children aged 7 and over may also use arrival SmartGates and kiosks when entering Australia, provided they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, possess an ePassport, and are taller than 110 cm.
<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Exceptions">Exceptions</h4></div>
<p>There are a number of notable exceptions when entering and departing Australia and using SmartGate.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li>If airline crew meet the above requirements they are also eligible to use SmartGate or they may continue to use the "crew lane".</li>
<li>Australian and New Zealand citizens travelling on military orders may not use SmartGate upon arrival.</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Locations">Locations</h4></div>
<p>In Australia, SmartGates are available at ten international airports:
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<ul><li><a href="Adelaide_Airport" title="Adelaide Airport">Adelaide</a></li>
<li><a href="Avalon_Airport" title="Avalon Airport">Avalon</a> (departure only)</li>
<li><a href="Brisbane_Airport" title="Brisbane Airport">Brisbane</a></li>
<li><a href="Cairns_Airport" title="Cairns Airport">Cairns</a></li>
<li><a href="Canberra_Airport" title="Canberra Airport">Canberra</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Darwin_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Darwin Airport">Darwin</a></li>
<li><a href="Gold_Coast_Airport" title="Gold Coast Airport">Gold Coast</a></li>
<li><a href="Melbourne_Airport" title="Melbourne Airport">Melbourne</a></li>
<li><a href="Perth_Airport" title="Perth Airport">Perth</a></li>
<li><a href="Sydney_Airport" title="Sydney Airport">Sydney</a></li></ul>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Zealand_(eGates)">New Zealand (eGates)</h3></div>
<p>eGate uses biometrics to match the picture of your face in your ePassport with the picture it takes of you at the gate. To make sure eGate is able to do this, passengers must look as similar to their ePassport photo as possible. Passengers should avoid headwear (including veils, scarfs, and hats) that obscure the face.<sup id="cite_ref-eGateCustoms_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eGateCustoms-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Requirements_2">Requirements</h4></div>
<p>Arriving and departing travellers, can use eGate if they have a <a href="Machine-readable_passport" title="Machine-readable passport">machine-readable passport</a>, are aged ten or over, can independently use the machine and have a passport of one of the eligible nationalities. Moreover, a New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD) before reaching passport control.<sup id="cite_ref-eGateCustoms_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eGateCustoms-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The following passport nationalities are eligible for New Zealand's eGate system (as of 26 May 2025).<sup id="cite_ref-eGateCustoms_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eGateCustoms-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"></a></span></span> <a href="New_Zealand_passport" title="New Zealand passport">New Zealand</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Andorra" title="Andorra"></a></span></span> <a href="Andorran_passport" title="Andorran passport">Andorra</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Australia" title="Australia"></a></span></span> <a href="Australian_passport" title="Australian passport">Australia</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Austria" title="Austria"></a></span></span> <a href="Austrian_passport" title="Austrian passport">Austria</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Bahrain" title="Bahrain"></a></span></span> <a href="Bahraini_passport" title="Bahraini passport">Bahrain</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Belgium" title="Belgium"></a></span></span> <a href="Belgian_passport" title="Belgian passport">Belgium</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"></a></span></span> <a href="Bulgarian_passport" title="Bulgarian passport">Bulgaria</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Canada" title="Canada"></a></span></span> <a href="Canadian_passport" title="Canadian passport">Canada</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="China" title="China"></a></span></span> <a href="Chinese_passport" title="Chinese passport">China</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Croatia" title="Croatia"></a></span></span> <a href="Croatian_passport" title="Croatian passport">Croatia</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Cyprus" title="Cyprus"></a></span></span> <a href="Cypriot_passport" title="Cypriot passport">Cyprus</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic"></a></span></span> <a href="Czech_passport" title="Czech passport">Czech Republic</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Denmark" title="Denmark"></a></span></span> <a href="Danish_passport" title="Danish passport">Denmark</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Estonia" title="Estonia"></a></span></span> <a href="Estonian_passport" title="Estonian passport">Estonia</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Finland" title="Finland"></a></span></span> <a href="Finnish_passport" title="Finnish passport">Finland</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="France" title="France"></a></span></span> <a href="French_passport" title="French passport">France</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Germany" title="Germany"></a></span></span> <a href="German_passport" title="German passport">Germany</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Greece" title="Greece"></a></span></span> <a href="Greek_passport" title="Greek passport">Greece</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Hungary" title="Hungary"></a></span></span> <a href="Hungarian_passport" title="Hungarian passport">Hungary</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Iceland" title="Iceland"></a></span></span> <a href="Icelandic_passport" title="Icelandic passport">Iceland</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Italy" title="Italy"></a></span></span> <a href="Italian_passport" title="Italian passport">Italy</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"></a></span></span> <a href="Irish_passport" title="Irish passport">Ireland</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Japan" title="Japan"></a></span></span> <a href="Japanese_passport" title="Japanese passport">Japan</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Kuwait" title="Kuwait"></a></span></span> <a href="Kuwaiti_passport" title="Kuwaiti passport">Kuwait</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Latvia" title="Latvia"></a></span></span> <a href="Latvian_passport" title="Latvian passport">Latvia</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein"></a></span></span> <a href="Liechtenstein_passport" title="Liechtenstein passport">Liechtenstein</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Lithuania" title="Lithuania"></a></span></span> <a href="Lithuanian_passport" title="Lithuanian passport">Lithuania</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg"></a></span></span> <a href="Luxembourgish_passport" title="Luxembourgish passport">Luxembourg</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Macau" title="Macau"></a></span></span> <a href="Macao_Special_Administrative_Region_passport" title="Macao Special Administrative Region passport">Macau</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Malta" title="Malta"></a></span></span> <a href="Maltese_passport" title="Maltese passport">Malta</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Monaco" title="Monaco"></a></span></span> <a href="Mon%C3%A9gasque_passport" title="Monégasque passport">Monaco</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Netherlands" title="Netherlands"></a></span></span> <a href="Dutch_passport" title="Dutch passport">Netherlands</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Norway" title="Norway"></a></span></span> <a href="Norwegian_passport" title="Norwegian passport">Norway</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Oman" title="Oman"></a></span></span> <a href="Omani_passport" title="Omani passport">Oman</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Poland" title="Poland"></a></span></span> <a href="Polish_passport" title="Polish passport">Poland</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Portugal" title="Portugal"></a></span></span> <a href="Portuguese_passport" title="Portuguese passport">Portugal</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Romania" title="Romania"></a></span></span> <a href="Romanian_passport" title="Romanian passport">Romania</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Singapore" title="Singapore"></a></span></span> <a href="Singapore_passport" title="Singapore passport">Singapore</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Slovakia" title="Slovakia"></a></span></span> <a href="Slovak_passport" title="Slovak passport">Slovakia</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Slovenia" title="Slovenia"></a></span></span> <a href="Slovenian_passport" title="Slovenian passport">Slovenia</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="South_Korea" title="South Korea"></a></span></span> <a href="South_Korean_passport" title="South Korean passport">South Korea</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Spain" title="Spain"></a></span></span> <a href="Spanish_passport" title="Spanish passport">Spain</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Sweden" title="Sweden"></a></span></span> <a href="Swedish_passport" title="Swedish passport">Sweden</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Switzerland" title="Switzerland"></a></span></span> <a href="Swiss_passport" title="Swiss passport">Switzerland</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates"></a></span></span> <a href="Emirati_passport" title="Emirati passport">United Arab Emirates</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"></a></span></span> <a href="British_passport" title="British passport">United Kingdom</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="United_States" title="United States"></a></span></span> <a href="United_States_passport" title="United States passport">United States</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vatican_City" title="Vatican City"></a></span></span> <a href="Vatican_City_and_Holy_See_passports" title="Vatican City and Holy See passports">Vatican City</a></li></ul>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Locations_2">Locations</h4></div>
<p>In New Zealand, eGates are available at four international airports:<sup id="cite_ref-eGateCustoms_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eGateCustoms-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="Auckland_Airport" title="Auckland Airport">Auckland</a></li>
<li><a href="Wellington_Airport" title="Wellington Airport">Wellington</a></li>
<li><a href="Christchurch_Airport" title="Christchurch Airport">Christchurch</a></li>
<li><a href="Queenstown_Airport" title="Queenstown Airport">Queenstown</a></li></ul>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Privacy_issues">Privacy issues</h2></div>
<p>The SmartGate system collects personal information includes the information on the biometric page of the passport, such as name, gender, date of birth, passport number, passport photograph, nationality, and the country of origin of the passport.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Other information may also be collected, such as travel details, and the facial biometric template.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Travellers passports are not stamped if they are processed by SmartGate. If evidence of travel is required after using a SmartGate, the secondary staffed counters must be approached by the traveller and a stamping request made.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="EPassport_gates" title="EPassport gates">ePassport gates</a> - a similar system operated in the United Kingdom</li>
<li><a href="PARAFE" title="PARAFE">PARAFE</a> - a similar system operated in France</li></ul>
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