Fast track immigration scheme to be launched at 7 more airports

A programme to fast track immigration at seven airports, including Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru -- for Indian citizens and OCI card holders will be rolled out from Thursday 16 Jan ‘25 to make international travel seamless. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will inaugurate the ‘Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Program’ (FTI- TTP) from Ahmedabad on Thursday -- which is second since the initial roll out on June 22, last year.

Of the 21 major airports identified for the FTI-TTP, in the first phase, the facility was launched at airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, and Ahmedabad. The FTI-TTP is a significant initiative under the ‘Viksit Bharat’@2047 vision and its objective is to provide world-class immigration facilities to travellers, making global travel seamless and secure, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Wednesday.

Initially, the Ministry stated, this facility has been launched free of cost for Indian citizens and OCI cardholders.The FTI-TTP has been implemented through an online portal: https://ftittp.mha.gov.in. To enrol in this programme, applicants need to complete online registration by filling in their details and uploading the required documents on the portal, the Ministry informed about the procedure.

The biometric data of registered applicants will be captured either at the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) or while passing through the airport. Registered travellers will need to scan their airline-issued boarding pass at the e-gate, followed by scanning their passport.

At both the arrival and departure points, the passenger’s biometrics will be authenticated at the e-gates. Once this authentication is successful, the e-gate will automatically open, and immigration clearance will be deemed granted, it added.