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EGates use facial recognition technology to check your identity against the photo in your passport and therefore the arrival process should be much quicker. 

In addition to UK, EU and EEA nationals who can already use eGates, from the launch date, nationals of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and the United States of America will also be able to use the eGates.  

• You cannot use eGates if you are travelling with children under 12
• You cannot use eGates if you are using a national ID card or passport which does not have a biometric chip
• You cannot use eGates if you are coming to the UK as a short-term student (coming for up to six months) and you need a stamp in your passport as you have not applied for entry clearance (a visa) before leaving your home country

Travelling via the Republic of Ireland

The UK and the Republic of Ireland are part of the Common Travel Area (CTA). This means that if you enter the Republic of Ireland and then transit onward to the UK, you will not pass through UK immigration control checks.

There is no problem if you have applied in your home country for a  before travelling. Your entry clearance visa will not be date stamped on entry to the UK, but this is fine. You should keep evidence of your travel (boarding pass, etc) as the university will need this as part of your Registration task.

If you enter the UK from the Republic of Ireland, and you are a non-visa national, you will in most cases automatically have permission to be in the UK for six months (if you are not an excluded person, as outlined in Article 3 of the Order, including any .