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No, you cannot use the e-Gate card in the AUH smartgates. The AUH smartgates do not require any card - they work off your passport (by scanning the MRP zone and not the RFID chip like DXB smartgate).
You can if you are also registered to the AUH smartgate. It is not exclusive.
Every nationality is eligible for e-Gate if they are resident in the UAE.
The DXB e-Gate also works for arrivals and departures in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, as well as the cruise terminal (not sure if the cruise terminal machines are still active though - I have used the SHJ/RKT machines in the last few months however).
Can't you use an Emirates ID card with e-gate service active in the AUH gates at T3?
I should have been more clear with DXB smartgates - if you register your passport in the DXB smartgates for passport you aren't automatically registered at AUH: although the DXB ones scan the MRP as well at T3 arrivals in their smart gate, it doesn't pick up the RFID - until July!
Are residents still being given e-gate cards or are they simply having their Emirates ID card activated with e-gate?