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They were enabled in the Quito Mariscal Sucre Airport the first biometric doors in the international departure migration zone. Photo Quiport
The Ministry of the Interior together with the Corporation Quiport S.A. They work hand in hand to automate the arrival and departure immigration control systems at the Mariscal Sucre airport in Quito.
It is 16 of January of 2025, at the airport facilities, The new immigration control system called E was inaugurated and put into operation- Gate (electronic doors) that will serve to speed up the entry and exit process of Ecuadorian citizens on international flights.
Biometric migration at Quito Airport
Ramón Miró participated in the event, president of Quiport; ya Gripe, Undersecretary of Immigration of the Ministry of the Interior, who inaugurated this new system that will serve passengers, both upon entering and leaving the country, reducing waiting time and lines at the Immigration counters.
E-Gate can be used by Ecuadorian citizens of legal age who carry a citizenship card or electronic or biometric passport..
Access is simple and friendly. They just have to click on the touch screen and press the Start button, Then they must scan the QR code on the boarding pass, choose the document for registration and scan the MRZ code (code that appears in the lower right part of the identity card and in the passport).
Once these steps have been completed, The digital equipment takes a photograph of the citizen's face, which is validated. If no news or alert is recorded in the System, The accesses will open and you will be able to continue with your destination, opposite case, The screen will inform you that you must go to a counter where you will be attended to by immigration personnel.
It is important to note that, For international departures the E-Gate can be used for the following destinations only with ID or passport: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Peru. passport only: Venezuela, Suriname and Guyana.
in addition, we remind you that, The use of the ID must be for direct flights whose final destination is the countries mentioned above., in the case of scales, for example Panama, Passport is mandatory.
For international arrivals, You will be able to carry out your immigration control of entry to Ecuador, regardless of the destination from which it comes, You only have to meet the requirements set out above..
The time it takes for citizens to go through the E-Gates for immigration control ranges from 30 seconds to a minute, before this took 3 minutes approximately. Avoid lines and expedite immigration registration through the System.
Miró, President of Quiport, thanked the joint work carried out with the Ministry of the Interior that has allowed this innovation and assured that, "Technology allows us to improve efficiency and security in processes such as immigration control with the new biometric doors."
For his part, Gabriela Pogo, Undersecretary of Immigration, ended the event by pointing out that: “These actions demonstrate the commitment of the Ministry of the Interior to innovation, “continuous improvement and promoting security in the immigration process”.
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