Special needs residents and tourists will be able to breeze through all border checkpoints in the UAE without the need to present their passports, via a newly designed e-gate that the General Directorate for Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) launched during Gitex.Lieutenant Colonel Khalid Nasser Al Razzuqi, assistant director-general of electronic services at GDRFA, told Gulf News: \"People with special needs can simply flash their e-gate pass to a barcode reader to go through immigration checks.\"\"The new e-gate has a multi-option design to suit special needs travellers as they can cross the e-gate by using their fingerprint, iris scan or facial print.\"The e-gate has been installed in Dubai Terminal One and will include all UAE entry and exit points very soon,\" he said.GDRFA has piloted the smart card system, allowing pre-registered travellers to electronically check in and bypass the need to physically stamp their passports.\"Holding the e-card would make travelling through these international airports very easy.\"Dubai International Airport\'s Terminal One has installed the new e-gate for special needs people on an experimental basis and has achieved an \"excellent\" track record, said the official.