There's been a few comments relevant to
Smartgate on the
APEC (APEC Business Travel Card - Express Immigration Clearance) one. I thought iI'd cc a few over here.
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Originally Posted by serfty
... I'll be applying for an APEC card as soon as I get a new PP. My current one expires Sept 2008 so it will be by March next year (unless the Smartgate Trial Cameras are shut down, then probably earlier).
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Originally Posted by infoworks
I haven't found the smartgates (SYD) to be so effective with my new passport. Even the immi guys who come to help when I throw a tantrum think it's going to fail, then about half the time it will give the green light. My feeling is the digital images and reality are not so close. ...
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Originally Posted by serfty
Note this is the smartgate trial, I do not yet have an ePassport.
Perhaps my mug does not change that much. I have had one failure in over 20 uses since I enrolled early 2005.
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Originally Posted by infoworks
I found the "original" trial to be more "accommodating" and reliable - maybe because the face scan was real time, than the new system - where it's based on the digital photo sent in for the passport. I now know why we are not allowed to smile - there is nothing to smile about on re-entry!
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