Dubai Inbound List to be Scanned

The Dubai government will initiate a new system in cooperation with airlines by the end of next year to stop blacklisted persons at their boarding points before they travel to Dubai.

A database system will be in place, which will store information related to inbound travellers, and the authorities will give permission to the right persons before they board a plane to Dubai at their home port.

The system is set to help reject entry to people who had previously committed a violation in the country or those who do not obtain an entry visa. The system will not allow a person to embark a Dubai-bound plane if he or she has already been blacklisted.

Moreover, the system will let officers of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs to know the names and details of travellers who plan to head for Dubai by air, thanks to a link with airline companies and travel operators who will send data about their passengers to the directorate.

The directorate will consequently verify the names and contact the airlines or travel operators to provide them with the names of prospective travellers prohibited from entering the country. Such persons will not be allowed to get on board the plane.

Dubai International Airport has also stating replacing their e-gates with new smart gates that allow for a speedy electronic passport scanning and can scan the face and eye over a high-definition camera and instantly compare the scan result with the passport. In a process that only take around 12 seconds, the smart gates will also aid verifing names of blacklisted travellers or those being wanted by the authorities.