United Kingdom plans to guarantee passport-free entry to the country
05-01-24
Passports could become a thing of the past for those arriving in the UK thanks to new Home Office plans to create "frictionless travel" at Britain's borders.
New high-tech electronic gates will be installed at airports that are so advanced they will only allow entry to the country by facial recognition.
Authorities hope the new technology will bring Britain's borders in line with those of other countries, such as Dubai, which uses facial recognition for 50 nationalities, and Australia.
Testing of the new electronic gates will begin this year. Phil Douglas, Director General of the UK Border Force, stated that the aim was to create a "smart border" that uses "much simpler facial recognition than it does today."