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> They don't fingerprint us though, that's some specialness I've only encountered in the US Off the top of my head, Singapore and Japan do fingerprints for vis

> They don't fingerprint us though, that's some specialness I've only encountered in the US Off the top of my head, Singapore and Japan do fingerprints for visitors at entry as well. Fingerprints are one of the biometrics[1] that can be stored on the chip in an e-passport, but most countries that are adding automated border control today use facial recognition since photos are universal. 1. Photo, fingerprints, and iris scan. Relatively few countries add fingerprints and I don’t think any country adds iris scans.

sofixa 4y ago
I've been photographed and fingerprinted in both Bulgaria and France when getting an ID card and passport (i don't know which one has which biometric, probably both have the same information).
- culturestate 4y ago
  Yeah, I’m fairly sure all of the EEA adds fingerprints, and that this is the original reason that automated Schengen gates only accept EEA passports. When I say “relatively few” I mean on a global basis. ID cards are another matter, but I didn’t include them because most national ID cards can’t be used as international travel documents.
EdwardDiego 4y ago
I didn't get fingerprinted in Singapore, but haven't been through Changi in six years, so could well be a new thing, or they just think Kiwis are harmless.
- culturestate 4y ago
  Fingerprinting has been around for as long as Singapore has been using automated exit gates - you enroll your bios at a staffed lane on the way in and then use the auto gates on the way out - which I want to say is at least 10ish years. They’re moving everything to facial recognition and iris scan now. This is tangential to the topic of immigration clearance but my Singapore ID literally has my thumbprint printed on it, which I’ve always found hilarious.
  - EdwardDiego 4y ago
    Huh, that would've the time I was transiting through there, and left the airport a couple of times to explore the city, but never fingerprint scanned. Maybe the biometrics on my passport were sufficient already? NZ tends to be an early adopter of such things, as we make a great place to trial new tech, small market unafraid of new shiny.

sofixa 4y ago

I've been photographed and fingerprinted in both Bulgaria and France when getting an ID card and passport (i don't know which one has which biometric, probably both have the same information).

culturestate 4y ago
Yeah, I’m fairly sure all of the EEA adds fingerprints, and that this is the original reason that automated Schengen gates only accept EEA passports. When I say “relatively few” I mean on a global basis. ID cards are another matter, but I didn’t include them because most national ID cards can’t be used as international travel documents.

EdwardDiego 4y ago

I didn't get fingerprinted in Singapore, but haven't been through Changi in six years, so could well be a new thing, or they just think Kiwis are harmless.

culturestate 4y ago
Fingerprinting has been around for as long as Singapore has been using automated exit gates - you enroll your bios at a staffed lane on the way in and then use the auto gates on the way out - which I want to say is at least 10ish years. They’re moving everything to facial recognition and iris scan now. This is tangential to the topic of immigration clearance but my Singapore ID literally has my thumbprint printed on it, which I’ve always found hilarious.
- EdwardDiego 4y ago
  Huh, that would've the time I was transiting through there, and left the airport a couple of times to explore the city, but never fingerprint scanned. Maybe the biometrics on my passport were sufficient already? NZ tends to be an early adopter of such things, as we make a great place to trial new tech, small market unafraid of new shiny.