Rapid arrivals process - with IRIS

Homeward bound as fast as possible
Why not take advantage of a new scheme to speed up your exit from the airport when you are homeward bound. The UK Immigration Service have a new programme called IRIS which, once registered, allows you to proceed straight to the unmanned Immigration barriers as opposed to queuing to see an official.

The one-off enrolment process is extremely quick and costs nothing. Home Office Immigration officers record your passport information and UK immigration status on a database along with a photograph of the unique iris patterns of your eyes. This takes place in one of the Enrolment Rooms at Gatwick - there is an enrolment room in each of the departure lounges at Gatwick (opening times can be found on the link below).   

You can apply to use IRIS if you are:

• A permanent resident of the UK.
• Permitted to enter or remain in the UK for more than six months and you have more than two months left of your leave to enter or remain.
• A short-term visitor to the UK and you can demonstrate you have been granted leave to enter the UK as a visitor on at least two occasions in the last six months, or four occasions in the last 12 months; if you require a visa to visit the UK, you will also need a current entry clearance that is effective as leave to enter the UK and has more than two months validity left;

IRIS is already available in the following UK airport terminals:

London Heathrow Airport - All terminals
London Gatwick Airport - North and South Terminal
This five minute enrolment process is safe and efficient, so why not register and beat the queues?

To obtain more information on the IRIS programme, visit www.iris.gov.uk