List of countries/airports who take fingerprints and other biometric data
Oct 26, 2017, 7:10 am
#93
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While I'm a big fan of my EU citizenship (until it's ripped away from me) it's not that a useful descriptor considering many countries treat EU citizens differently based on country of citizenship.
Oct 26, 2017, 12:55 pm
#94
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Generally speaking you are correct, Australia does treat all EU/EFTA citizens the same though: They are all eligible for the eVisitor visa, which does not require fingerprints to be submitted. So CGA, assuming you mean to say you're an EU/EFTA passport holder, no you won't need to provide prints.
@bpe: When I transited PVG last year, no photo was taken IIRC. Might add this to the next version of the table, cheers.
@bpe: When I transited PVG last year, no photo was taken IIRC. Might add this to the next version of the table, cheers.
Oct 26, 2017, 3:48 pm
#95
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Just a quick update on South Africa—still seems to be inconsistently/randomly applied; earlier this month, my fingerprints weren't collected, but the equipment was present. Signage indicated it was still in a "testing" phase, as it's apparently been since sometime in 2016...
Oct 27, 2017, 7:55 am
#96
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Location: Roma Italia, Europe, Latin America
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Generally speaking you are correct, Australia does treat all EU/EFTA citizens the same though: They are all eligible for the eVisitor visa, which does not require fingerprints to be submitted. So CGA, assuming you mean to say you're an EU/EFTA passport holder, no you won't need to provide prints.
@bpe: When I transited PVG last year, no photo was taken IIRC. Might add this to the next version of the table, cheers.
@bpe: When I transited PVG last year, no photo was taken IIRC. Might add this to the next version of the table, cheers.
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Oct 27, 2017, 8:12 am
#97
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Hi Skatering, thanks for your answer; indeed I should have been more specific. I'm an Italian citizen with an EU - Italian passport. Without any intention of digging into your privacy I cant help but wondering why your statement of your EU citizenship being ripped away...<deleted by moderator>
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Oct 27, 2017, 10:59 pm
#98
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@bpe: When I transited PVG last year, no photo was taken IIRC. Might add this to the next version of the table, cheers.
I don't know if you can do this type of transit anywhere else (CA-CA at PEK probably?) or if the procedures regarding photos etc.. differ as well.
Oct 28, 2017, 4:35 pm
#99
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Last I checked, we don't fingerprint anyone at Australian borders, though it's possible some permanent resident visas and the like may require it. That said, don't expect this to stay the same, the current government is playing the T-word card a lot in an effort to expand intrusion into daily life and has just started on an effort to build a massive nationwide facial recognition database. They seem to think Person of Interest and 1984 were manuals!
Nov 27, 2017, 8:06 pm
#100
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Note that this is only for the MU-MU transfer in PVG where you don't clear immigration and just go to the transit desks (not the 24/72/144 hour TWOV). I'm sure that you're aware of this but it is a bit tricky if you aren't familiar with the visa and airport rules so maybe add a note to the spreadsheet.
I don't know if you can do this type of transit anywhere else (CA-CA at PEK probably?) or if the procedures regarding photos etc.. differ as well.
I don't know if you can do this type of transit anywhere else (CA-CA at PEK probably?) or if the procedures regarding photos etc.. differ as well.
Dec 21, 2017, 3:56 pm
#104
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Sorry, the problem was on my side.
As far as I know in Mozambique both on the land border and in the airports fingerprints and photo are taken (at least applicable to those who need a visa on arrival, and citizens of most countries do). On departure from Mozambique, fingerprints are checked against a database.
As far as I know in Mozambique both on the land border and in the airports fingerprints and photo are taken (at least applicable to those who need a visa on arrival, and citizens of most countries do). On departure from Mozambique, fingerprints are checked against a database.
Last edited by Stolf1952; Dec 21, 2017 at 4:04 pm