Robots for Swamp?

[Beechboy]

Y

We can only hope.

Swampy with a smile?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11687588/Robots-could-replace-immigration-officers-under-new-technology-presented-in-Paris.html

No matter how much I am totally convinced that my papers and my visa are in full order that last minute moment, standing behind that line, always contains a hint of the uncertainty that jangles the nervous tissues slightly.

Is it the grim faced, unemotional Thai immigration officers or is it me?

Will facing a robot eliminate this?

Edited June 21, 2015 by Beechboy

[kwonitoy]

It sure does, take's the a@@hole out of the equation.

Even coming into Australia with a work visa got me untold questions, that were just aimless probing on their part, bored I guess.

I now got an e-passport, takes about 20 seconds to get a ticket like a movie ticket after putting the passport in and then onto the picture taking/scanner.

Put in the ticket you just got, camera does it's thing and the little doors open.

In and out in under a minute and onto baggage claim.

[CharlieH]

Moved to Travel

[BudRight]

We should get rid of Passports entirely. They are archaic, expensive and unnecessary. Why can't you have a system where your immigration status is stored remotely and you identify yourself with a chipped card and your picture?

[h90]

We should get rid of Passports entirely. They are archaic, expensive and unnecessary. Why can't you have a system where your immigration status is stored remotely and you identify yourself with a chipped card and your picture?

Well the passport is a chipped card, which has additional some place to write down things. I prefer they write something into my passport than they store something on the chip which I can't read

[BudRight]

We should get rid of Passports entirely. They are archaic, expensive and unnecessary. Why can't you have a system where your immigration status is stored remotely and you identify yourself with a chipped card and your picture?

Well the passport is a chipped card, which has additional some place to write down things. I prefer they write something into my passport than they store something on the chip which I can't read

There are two main differences;

1. Cards do not 'fill up' and need to be replaced every two years at significant inconvenience and expense.

2. Cards are smaller and easier to carry.

[xen]

We are slowly heading that way with chips on passports and soon it will be on a card that will also contain all the other information the authorities need to know about you such as criminal history (if there is one ), medical history, credit history ,Insurance history, academic history, family history, marital history, known associates, facebook pages, and all linked to Interpol, CIA, ASIO ,Mossard, KGB, Taliban, ISIS and every other information collecting computer system around the world. Is this good or bad ? If you are a law abiding good guy then what is the problem but if you an enemy of the state or just had one of those "it seemed like a good idea at the time" moments then perhaps not so good for you.

But it will be quicker to get through immigration,