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October 10, 2020 at 4:42 PM #1066
Andy HowellParticipantEveryone, just a heads-up if you’ve registered for the E-gate immigration route: When arriving into Taiyuan International Airport in Taiwan (not sure about the others actually), and you’ve renewed your ARC or passport, you would need to re-register all over again, (another photo taken and your eyes and fingerprints scanned again for it to work.
Anyone actually use the E-gate immigration route rather than waiting longer in the queue for the conventional method? I think even so, it’s still a lot more convenient, right?
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October 10, 2020 at 4:43 PM #1067
Chad DayParticipantYa I use that, it’s awesome! I just smile and wave at all the suckers that don’t use it!
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October 10, 2020 at 4:47 PM #1068
AdrianParticipantHahah, same!
I was encouraged to use it last year, but I later changed my address, and therefore, my ARC, too). This meant that I had to reregister all over again for the e-gate.
Even so, reregistering and going through it was still much faster than everyone else and the conventional route!
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October 10, 2020 at 4:48 PM #1069
Lauren BucknerParticipantI’ve heard from recent news, (I think the Taipei Times), that they want new users to pay for registering to use the e-gates? Something about needing the funds to run them not that more and more people are using them.
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October 14, 2020 at 5:00 PM #1241
Ben StonesParticipantIt’s not the only thing they’re saying about them:
Apparently, officials bought biometric equipment from China for use in the e-Gates in the nation’s three major airports.
I wonder who has your details now…
News Source:
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2017/12/04/2003683391
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