Aussies eligible for UK e-passport gates

Australian travellers have been granted quicker access to the UK where electronic 'gates' will accept passports from Down Under.

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Aussies eligible for UK e-passport gates Source: Flickr/Eric Fischer/CC BY 2.0)

Travellers touching down in the United Kingdom will spend less time waiting in immigration queues with the introduction of electronic passport gates for Australians.

The British High Commission on Monday confirmed the self-use terminals are operational for visitors with a chipped passport.

"I'm delighted that Australian nationals will benefit from their use and have a smooth beginning to their visit to our country," Home Secretary Sajid Javid said in a statement.

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