{"id":31845,"date":"2026-07-07T10:57:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=31845"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:36:00","slug":"trusted-traveller-program-indian-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/trusted-traveller-program-indian-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Airports with FTI-TTP e-Gates for Biometric Immigration Clearance: Enrolment to Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"
Those who travelled to India last winter do still recollect the dreadful congestion at New Delhi<\/a><\/span>, Mumbai, Chennai<\/a><\/span> and Bengaluru airports, where insufficient staffing and inbound as well as outbound passenger influx threw the system out of gear. During peak hours of daily arrival and departure, the Indian metro airports were so overcrowded that it evoked comparisons to \u2018Kumbh Mela\u2019, Kolkata\u2019s fish markets, and old Delhi\u2019s hawkers markets across social media.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Finally, India launches <\/strong>Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveler Program (FTI-TTP)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
To avert a repeat of the grim airport congestion in India starting June 2024, the government launched a tech-driven immigration clearance process for pre-verified Indian nationals and OCI cardholders. Similar to the Global Entry program in USA, India\u2019s Fast Track Immigration \u2013 Trusted Traveler Program enables low-risk arrivals to bypass immigration queues and have a seamless travel experience.<\/p>\n
PC: Indian Eagle (AI-generated)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Whom is India\u2019s Fast-Track Immigration available for?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Currently, India\u2019s Fast-Track Immigration program is limited to low-risk Indian nationals and OCI Cardholders. The FTI-TTP enrolment may be extended to foreign nationals and non-OCI Cardholders later. Unlike the United States\u2019 Global Entry, India\u2019s Fast Track Immigration \u2013 Trusted Traveler Program is available for both international departures and arrivals.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, unlike other countries including USA, India offers accelerated immigration clearance for free of cost. Precisely, there is no fee for India\u2019s trusted traveler program, FTI-TTP.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
List of Indian airports with FTI-TTP e-Gates for biometric clearance<\/h3>\n
FTI-TTP e-gates were first installed at New Delhi IGI Airport. currently, India\u2019s trusted traveler program is operational at Mumbai BOM, Chennai MAA, Hyderabad RGI Airport, Bengaluru Kempegowda, Kolkata CCU, Ahmedabad AMD, Kochi COK, Lucknow LKO, Amritsar ATQ, Kozhikode CCJ, Thiruvananthapuram, and Tiruchirappalli airports. The second phase will see the program expanded to a total of 21 airports across the country.<\/p>\n
How to apply for Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveler Program? <\/strong><\/h3>\n
The FTI-TTP application process begins with online registration and proceeds to biometric submission. If you hold an Indian passport or an OCI card, you can apply through Indian government\u2019s Fast Track Immigration website<\/a><\/span>. Online registration is confirmed upon successful authentication of your identity through email verification and mobile OTP.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Your passport must be valid for 6 months and more while applying for seamless immigration clearance in India<\/strong>. You would receive a message to the registered email ID and mobile number for scheduling an appointment for biometrics submission. You can submit your biometrics at the nearest FRRO office in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Amritsar, Cochin, Trivandrum, or Kozhikode.<\/p>\n
As many as 31 airports in India are designated as biometrics application centers for FTI-TTP<\/strong>. You can choose to enroll your biometrics at Goa, Varanasi, Pune, Nagpur, Madurai, Indore, Kannur, Jaipur, Port Blair, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Trichy, Bhubaneswar, Mangalore, Visakhapatnam, Coimbatore, Cochin, and Amritsar other than the top 10 Indian airports.<\/p>\n
Documents for Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveler Program <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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- Your passport size photograph in JPEG format (10 KB to 1 MB)<\/li>\n
- Scanned copies of your passport\u2019s front and last pages (within 1 MB)<\/li>\n
- Your proof of address (10 KB to 1 MB)<\/li>\n
- A scanned copy of your OCI card (if you are an OCI cardholder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Key details for Fast Track Immigration (FTI-TTP) Applicants<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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- Your membership of FTI-TTP is valid for 5 years from the date of approval. The membership will be nulled if your passport expires within 5 years.<\/li>\n
- If your passport linked to the Fast Track Immigration clearance program is expired, lost, stolen or damaged, you need to apply afresh and submit biometrics again.<\/li>\n
- You must provide a valid mobile number and email ID for successful FTI-TTP registration.<\/li>\n
- If there are any queries, you can write to india.ftittp-boi@mha.gov.in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
How FTI-TTP works for faster immigration at Indian airports?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
India’s Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveler Program works through electronic gates at airport terminals. New Delhi IGI Airport<\/a><\/span> has 8 e-gates in Terminal 3; <\/strong>four international departures and four for international arrivals. Travelers eligible for pre-approved immigration clearance go through the e-gates. Electronic gates speed up passenger identity and document verification without human intervention, thereby automating the immigration clearance process and reducing the manual workload.<\/p>\n
Travelers under the Trusted Traveler Program are required to scan their passports and other documents<\/strong>. On successful scanning, a camera attached to the scanner at e-gates clicks a picture of the traveler\u2019s face. The picture is matched against a database of blacklisted travelers to check within seconds if the traveler is prohibited from flying abroad or banned from entering India. Travelers also submit a biometric scan of their fingerprints to the automated immigration clearance system.<\/p>\n
On successful clearance, the e-gates open for them to board their flights for departure or proceed to the baggage claim area. If a traveler is flagged as a \u2018person of interest\u2019 (a crime suspect), he\/she is denied clearance through the e-gate. The flagged traveler has to undergo manual immigration checks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Travel Beats is a leading portal for international travel news by Indian Eagle, the most trusted air-ticketing partner of Indian Diaspora in America.\u00a0IndianEagle.com\u2019s best airfare deals<\/a><\/span> are available round the year for travel between USA and India with Emirates, Qatar Airways, Air India, Etihad, Turkish Airlines, Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, United Airlines, British Airways, and Singapore Airlines.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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