page_title: EGate (Italy)
section_title: Eligibility
hierarchical_section_title: EGate (Italy) / Eligibility
caption_attribution_description: English: eGate eligibility screen in Venice Airport (EU citizens using eGates have a different line)
context_page_description: ePassport gates are automated self-service barriers operated by the Polizia di Frontiera and located at selected immigration checkpoints in non-Schengen arrival and departure halls in some airports across Italy, offering an alternative to using desks staffed by immigration officers. The gates use facial recognition technology to verify the user's identity against the data stored in the chip in their biometric passport.
  As of 18 August 2020, due to the Italian Government COVID-19 restrictions, the eGates cannot be used on arrival and all incoming travelers are processed manually.
context_section_description: The system can be used by the following biometric passport holders, aged 14 and over:
   Italy (only for Italians, fingerprint recognition can be used if facial recognition fails)
   European Union
   Iceland
   Liechtenstein
   Norway
   Switzerland
   United Kingdom
  At Rome Fiumicino, Milan Malpensa, Treviso, Venice Marco Polo, Bologna and Verona airports, eGates are also available to the following non-EU biometric passport holders (aged 14 and over):
   Andorra
   Australia
   Canada
   Israel
   Japan
   Monaco
   New Zealand
   San Marino
   Singapore
   South Korea
   Taiwan¹
   United States
   Vatican City
  1 – only for those holding a passport with National ID number.
  However these citizens, after a successful eGate crossing, will still be referred to a border force agent that makes the final entry decision and stamps the passport.
  The eGates do not accept national identity cards.
caption: eGate eligibility screen in Venice Airport (EU citizens using eGates have a different line)
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