Iris scans at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Crossing the border quickly and safely without having to show your passport? This is possible with iris recognition technology. The scanning device recognises specific properties of your iris. As your iris is unique, we can recognise and identify you with 100% certainty.

How does the Privium iris scan work?
When you pick up your Privium Card at the Privium Lounge, we will take pictures of both your eyes. After the scan, the details of your iris are stored directly onto your Privium Card. At the border passage the details on your card are compared to your eye. If these correspond, you are permitted to pass. Your iris details are not stored on the scanning device. 

Safe and reliable
Gathering this information about your iris poses no risk to your eyes or health. The iris scan will still work even if you are wearing glasses or (coloured) contact lenses. It will not work if you are wearing sunglasses, however. The iris scan is a reliable and fast form of biometric identification.

Developed by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
The iris scan was developed by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol according to its own specifications. The software was developed in close cooperation with the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) and the Dutch Border Police (Koninlijke Marechausee) Schiphol.