Finland is testing digital passports for contactless cross-border travel to and from the UK
Finnish nationals travelling on Finnair flights to and from London, Manchester and Edinburgh in the UK can now prove their identity at border control at Helsinki Airport with a digital passport stored on their Apple or Android smartphone.
To create a digital version of their passport, citizens wishing to participate in the Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) pilot program first download the FIN DTC app developed by the Finnish Border Guard. They then visit a police service point to complete the registration, NFC reports.
They can then send the data from their digital credentials to the Finnish Border Guard 36 hours before the flight. During the border check at the airport, they are identified by taking a photo and comparing it to the photo in the DTC.
During the check, they will also be required to carry their physical passport and confirm their identity by scanning it when entering or leaving Finland, as well as at UK border control points, according to the Finnish Border Guard.
Croatia is also cooperating with Finland in a DTC pilot project and plans to start testing digital travel credentials at Zagreb Airport "this fall."