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Click and Travel: DXB passport in about 12 seconds
An officer with a handheld. Face + passport. Not a visa. Smart gates stay.
- Time
- About 12–15 seconds
- Trial
- 31,373 passengers
- Who
- Citizens, residents, GCC, visitors
- Click and Travel is a GDRFA Dubai service.
- A passport officer uses a handheld: face, iris or fingerprint, and an electronic passport read.
- The transaction is about 12 to 15 seconds.
- Official launch: 7 September 2026.
- It is for UAE nationals, residents, GCC nationals and visitors — arrival and departure.
- It does not replace smart gates or the Red Carpet corridor.
- Those still run.
- The trial (May–August 2026) processed 31,373 people.
- Peak hours can still queue.
- Follow the officer or the smart-gate signs.
- A fast stamp is not a work visa.
- After clearance: departing passengers go to security; arrivals go to bags and customs.
- Then metro from T1/T3.
- Full airport page: Airport guide.
Practical notes, not official law. Confirm on ICP, MOHRE, RTA, KHDA and your employer before you act.