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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 11:32 pm
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GigoloArt
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Originally Posted by Hyperacusis
Look for a little window with an officer sitting at a computer behind it.
When you are lucky, yes. If not, just ask the officers for their colleague. The counter is always manned.

I have to say, having the eGate on the Skywards Gold card has repeatedly brought me into trouble. On several (unlucky) occasions, officials would not recognize or believe me that the Gold card is my egate:

- Abu Dhabi Immigration Officers when the egate didn't work (ok, 1-2 years ago)
- EK own's staff last week when my passport got deteriorated (unintentionally) after Saudi immigration and the staff almost denied me boarding since they were scared that I would not get into UAE land. They asked me if I had an egate card to enter the country. They wouldn't believe me that the Gold card is my egate (the little remark on the note is not clear). I passed, after some hard negotiations and because I knew the guy.
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