Dubai Airport’s Red Carpet Smart Tunnel: How to pass immigration without a passport
- Dubai Airport's Red Carpet Smart Tunnel lets eligible travelers clear immigration without a passport or documents.
- The AI-powered biometric corridor is in Terminal 3 and open to UAE citizens, residents, and all nationalities and ticket classes.
- Crossing time is just 3.4 seconds, with groups of 8-10 processed in 6-14 seconds.
- Nearly 800,000 people used the service in its first year, launched in 2025.
- Travelers must register once by linking passport info to a biometric face scan; Emirates passengers 18+ can use the app.
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