When using SmartGate in Australia with dual passports, which one do you use?

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SmartGate lets you not have to deal with a border agent, and simply use a computer to enter the country.

If you have two active passports, which one are you supposed to present at Smartgate when entering Australia?






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Who can use SmartGate in Australia?

Eligible passengers. You can use SmartGates if you have an ePassport from an eligible country and be either a: citizen or non-citizen aged 16 years or older, or. an Australian citizen aged 10 to 15 years old and travelling with at least two adults.

What does Type P mean on an Australian passport?

The Australian passport includes the following data: Photo of passport holder. Type (of document, which is P for "personal")

How does dual citizenship work in Australia?

You become an Australian dual citizen if you:
  • are an Australian citizen, are granted citizenship of another country and don't lose your Australia citizenship, or.
  • remain a citizen of another country and become an Australian citizen.


  • Who can use eGates in Australia?

    Further, citizens of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States aged 18 or over with electronic passports can use the eGates in the Transfer Area of Dublin Airport if they are in transit with an onward flight to a destination outside the Common Travel Area.



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