When will Australia get modern entry procedures?

[opusman]

I went to Malaysia recently and was blown away by how quick and easy their passport gates are.

It really is kind of embarassing how clumsy our two step smart gates are (that's when they work at all), not to mention still having to fill out the silly paper form which no one actually looks at properly.

 

[jb747]

A couple of months after never.

 

[dtienloi]

smart gates should be rebranded “dumb gates”

 

[moa999]

Trial has been underway for almost 18months now mostly on flights from NZ to BNE and more recently SYR.

A five-year wait for Australia’s digital arrivals card?

That orange ‘incoming passenger card’ could still be with us for some time to come...

www.executivetraveller.com

 

[torks]

Trial has been underway for almost 18months now mostly on flights from NZ to BNE and more recently SYR.

A five-year wait for Australia’s digital arrivals card?

That orange ‘incoming passenger card’ could still be with us for some time to come...

www.executivetraveller.com

Cause Australia is so unique that we need to run a hugely long trial just to implement something which is being done in almost every other developed nation.

 

[kpro]

The thing is, we had a fully implemented digital arrivals immigration card previously which worked exactly like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia etc. You went to a website before hand, filled out a form and received a QR code.

However, the link was poorly communicated. Then when you got on the plane you were asked to fill out a paper form again and then hand both that in and scan the QR code on exit through customs. The government then shelved the multi-million dollar system saying it was too confusing?

I'm not sure how this new system is any better. You now have to download every airlines app you travel on instead of going to a website. Great if you always fly a single airline.
What happens to the people who book cheapest flight of the day and don't have the airlines app? What if you hadn't checked in on the app?

 

[moa999]

While I don't mind something that can be implemented in other apps (and hopefully prefill details), you also really want something standalone - particularly for families and the like.

For foreign tourists it would be ideal to combine with ETA/ evisitor apps.

Of course all of that sounds like a licensed to print money for the IT consulting firms.

 

[Himeno]

Cause Australia is so unique that we need to run a hugely long trial just to implement something which is being done in almost every other developed nation.

Just like 40 years of debate and study's for a east coast fast train network.

 

[Forg]

Just like 40 years of debate and study's for a east coast fast train network.

Yeah, but that’s because it’s not anything near financially viable … if the Silver Emu happens it’ll be ‘cos it’s a huge costly election stunt.

 

[cambriamarsh]

Cause Australia is so unique that we need to run a hugely long trial just to implement something which is being done in almost every other developed nation.

Except the US

 

[serfty]

Except the US

I haven't filled out I94W on paper for nearly 2 decades (that content is inbuilt with your ESTA).