Automated immigration gates at Schipol airport?

[Dave J]

After reading all the crap that came with my new passport yesterday like we are all supposed to but most never do etc I noted that the UK passports now include a chip and can be used as a e-passport meaning they can be used at airports that have automated immigration gates.

I quick google says Schipol was supposed to have had them last year?. Can anyone confirm the automated immigration gates are in use at Schipol a d does anyone use them to know if it really does avoid the need to que at the regular immigration gates when arriving?.

[greenking]

hay there, i used em at gatwick which i know wasn't your question, would say that they're slower as you still have to line up and wait your turn before you go up to the machine,

[Cisco]

They are in operation leaving Schipol not arriving

[Dave J]

They are in operation leaving Schipol not arriving

Then I'm confused (which is not hard lol) as I thought immigration is for arrival not departure?.

[treetop]

When you fly into AMS you get checked by immigration. There were some machines down the left side but were not in operation when I arrived last. (end of July 2012)

Anyone used them yet?

[Dave J]

When you fly into AMS you get checked by immigration. There were some machines down the left side but were not in operation when I arrived last. (end of July 2012)

Anyone used them yet?

I gather they work by scanning your biometric chip in the passport and verify the person by the machine scanning both the face and the eyes?. To be honest I don't know when the UK started issuing the e-passports but I read none of the airports in Europe had them installed before last year. But if they are working when I get there in 19 days am gonna give them a go if they work for incoming flights and there are no lines of people waiting to use them.

[danny211204]

i used em on the home from dam at manchester it took 5 times till it read my bloody passport lol