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SmartGate allows Singapore travellers speedier entry into Australia
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans visiting Australia can now zip through immigration counters at the country's airports, after Canberra extended the use of its SmartGate facilities to travellers from Singapore.
Australia's Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb said on Wednesday: "Customs and Border Protection is launching a trial to allow Singaporean e-passport holders aged 16 years and over to use SmartGate self-processing facilities in Australia's eight major airports.
"The extension to Singaporean travellers will make them the first Asian nation to use this state-of-the-art technology."
SmartGate is a self-service processing option for eligible travellers entering Australia.
It is currently available to Australian, New Zealand and United Kingdom citizens on a permanent basis and to United States and Swiss electronic passport holders under trial arrangements.
The key benefit is its speed. Rather than having to queue to see a Customs and Border Protection Officer, SmartGate travellers can self-process through passport control.
SmartGate allows Singapore travellers speedier entry into Australia
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans visiting Australia can now zip through immigration counters at the country's airports, after Canberra extended the use of its SmartGate facilities to travellers from Singapore.
Australia's Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb said on Wednesday: "Customs and Border Protection is launching a trial to allow Singaporean e-passport holders aged 16 years and over to use SmartGate self-processing facilities in Australia's eight major airports.
"The extension to Singaporean travellers will make them the first Asian nation to use this state-of-the-art technology."
SmartGate is a self-service processing option for eligible travellers entering Australia.
It is currently available to Australian, New Zealand and United Kingdom citizens on a permanent basis and to United States and Swiss electronic passport holders under trial arrangements.
The key benefit is its speed. Rather than having to queue to see a Customs and Border Protection Officer, SmartGate travellers can self-process through passport control.
