Got registered for this in January at PVG. Pretty smooth process for me. Only delay was that I had a family of four in front of me getting registered, so it took a while as the officer did their applications one by one. Could use the eChannel gates straight away and it worked first time.
Originally Posted by
KIXman
Auto gates worked for me today when I came into GZ from HK
One thing that hasn't been mentioned so far though, is how long the validity period of the auto gate registration is. I suppose it's linked to the expiry date of the visa you have, but that wasn't brought up by staff when I did my registration.
I haven't seen a clear answer on this either. Since they use the chip in your passport to store the fingerprint information, I'm hoping that it should last as long as your passport (assuming you also have a valid qualifying visa, of course). It'd be pretty disappointing/pointless if you had to re-register every 12 months.