Why must you be over 18 to use an ePassport gate?

You can use automatic ePassport gates at some airports if your passport has a 'chip' on it and you're over 18. ... These gates use facial recognition technology to check your identity against the photo in your passport.

1. Who can use ePassport Gates?
2. Who can use ePassport gates UK?
3. When were ePassport Gates introduced?
4. Can Americans use eGates in UK?
5. How do I know if I have ePassport?
6. Which countries have e passports?
7. What does immigration see when they scan your passport?
8. Are all new UK passports chipped?
9. Can I enter the UK without my BRP?
10. Who invented passports?
11. When were passports first required?
12. When did Passports become compulsory?

Who can use ePassport Gates?

If you are over 12 years old, have a biometric passport, and are a citizen of the UK, EU, EEA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland), Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea or the United States of America then you can use the ePassport gates when you arrive at Gatwick.

Who can use ePassport gates UK?

You can normally use eGates if you:

• have a biometric symbol on the cover of your passport.
• are aged 12+ (12 to 17 year olds must be accompanied by an adult)
• are either: a British citizen.

When were ePassport Gates introduced?

ePassport gates have been available to British and EU nationals since 2008. EU nationals will remain eligible to use them once the UK leaves the EU.

Can Americans use eGates in UK?

From June, citizens from 7 more countries, including the USA are now able to use eGates at UK airports and Brussels and Paris Eurostar terminals for faster travel through the UK Border.

How do I know if I have ePassport?

2. How do I know if I have an ePassport? All ePassports can be recognized by the internationally recognized symbol that is printed on the front cover. 2 This electronic passport symbol identifies the passport as an ePassport.

Which countries have e passports?

Countries using biometric passports

• European Union / EFTA.
• Albania.
• Algeria.
• Argentina.
• Armenia.
• Australia.
• Azerbaijan.
• Bangladesh.

What does immigration see when they scan your passport?

Information on the crossing—such as name, date and country of birth, and other biographical information; the dates and locations of previous border crossings; citizenship or immigration status; and a host of other related information—is stored in the TECS database, which contains a master crossing record for every ...

Are all new UK passports chipped?

All passports issued in the UK are now biometric. ... ePassports were launched in 2006 in the UK and passports in Britain feature an electronic chip to hold the owner's details and facial biometrics.

Can I enter the UK without my BRP?

You are advised not to travel outside the UK without your BRP. The BRP is proof of your immigration permission and you are normally required to show this in order to travel to, and re-enter the UK.

Who invented passports?

King Henry V of England is credited with having invented what some consider the first passport in the modern sense, as a means of helping his subjects prove who they were in foreign lands. The earliest reference to these documents is found in a 1414 Act of Parliament.

When were passports first required?

The contemporary period of required passports for Americans under United States law began on November 29, 1941. A 1978 amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 made it unlawful to enter or depart the United States without an issued passport even in peacetime.

When did Passports become compulsory?

The familiar blue British passport came into use in 1921. The last of these will expire in 2003. 2.1 In September 1988, the first UK passports in the EC common format were issued by the Glasgow Passport Office, and the facility to issue them was extended to other offices by the spring of 1991.