Have your say on government e-petitions

Allow biometric residence permit (BRP) holders to use eGates at passport control

Submitted by Ying Ge on Saturday 27th May 2023

Published on Monday 5th June 2023

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 5th December 2023

Signatures: 504

Relevant Departments

Petition Action

Allow biometric residence permit (BRP) holders to use eGates at passport control

Petition Details

Although BRPs have chips that can be read by an automatic system, holders cannot enter the UK using eGates. Instead, they must be checked manually at passport control, which can take hours at busy airports. We want the Government to allow BRP holders to use eGates at passport control.

Additional Information

Biometric residence permits (BRPs) issued to non-citizen UK residents contain biometric information such as photo and fingerprints, as well as the immigration status.

Allowing people who reside in the UK to use eGates could help relieve the pressure at passport control and reduce waiting times.


You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus

repetition.me is a Good Stuff website

13.58.137.218 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 08:55:03 +0100