Qatar citizen and residents travelling through Hamad International Airport (HIA) can use e-gate facility at the entry and exit points for quick completion of passport control procedures. Residents above 18 years old with normal ID cards also can make advantage of this facility.
The passenger has to place his ID card or passport on the e-reader at the e-gate, which will read the vital data stored on the card or the passport and verify them. Then the device will direct the passenger in Arabic or English to move ahead as the first glass barrier will be opened making access for the passenger to the middle of the e-gate. Now the device will match the data obtained from the travel document by capturing his eye print and fingerprint and if the data matches the device will open the final exit gate which enables the traveler to move to the boarding gate or baggage collection area. This process does not take more than two minutes, whether to enter or exit.