MataHari

you've got to have one....

Said it before, but what a great thing they are. Through immigration in seconds....

http://www.dnrd.gov.ae/dnrd/E-Servic...te/Default.htm

arbroath_abroad

had one for ages, get it for free with skywards!!

agree its essential

Cham128

I'm definately getting one of these... i spend half my life waiting in airports

arbroath_abroad

you can only use it Dubai airport of course

Cham128

i'll be travelling there more than most other places over the next few months so it'll be worth it

arbroath_abroad

you need to be a uae resident thou i think, in fact im certain

Cham128

I thought it said you can get one if you're from one of the 33 countries that can pick the visa up on arrival?

arbroath_abroad

ok, im wrong, anyone on a visit visa can get one, i stand corrected, didnt realise that

Cham128

now if they could only do it in the uk... I have to wait longer when coming back into the uk than my friends from lebanon do lol

littlejimmy

That was the best thing about Dubai (apart from leaving). Going back to the UK and queuing for ages was a right pain after being able to breeze in and out with the e-gate card. They can get things right sometimes.

Is that horrible and negative?

Inselaffen

If you are a Brit ask to go through the Iris Scan next time you are exiting through heathrow. its supposed to take 10-15 minutes but then there is supposed to be a separate immigration channel once you have registered.

MataHari

only a little...

Dago

The iris scan thing is a joke. I agree with the added security but the technology does not work at present. I joined the long queue at LHR and enviously watched a guy confidently approach THE IRIS SCANNER. He did things to it and it shouted at him to move closer; he did and it shouted at him to move further away. This cycle was repeated until his lips moved to form the FFS phrase. He joined my queue.

This did not happen in the film Minority Report - it might have spoiled it. On the other hand I might have understood it...

Border Reiver

Don't you just hate being the one that finishes off the beta testing for new technology?

Raaj

having skywards card with me i can use it too as a egate card...