Aruba Airport Authority N.V. has announced that Enhanced Passenger Processing is now live at the island’s U.S. Pre-Clearance facility, following a partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and biometric technology provider iProov. The airport authority said the system became operational after hardware installation earlier in the week, with CBP beginning to process U.S. citizens using EPP on Tuesday.
The system uses facial biometric scanning to match travelers against passport biometric data and CBP’s Traveler Verification Service. In most cases, travelers are not required to present a physical passport during processing unless additional review is needed by officers.
The announcement describes the system as enabling identity verification in seconds and being available automatically to U.S. citizens departing Aruba, without requiring pre-enrollment or a separate application. Aruba Airport Authority states that the system supports families and children and is intended to reduce queue times within the pre-clearance facility.
Officials characterize the deployment as part of a broader effort to modernize border processing while maintaining security controls. CBP’s Traveler Verification Service underpins similar biometric exit and entry programs deployed at multiple U.S. airports and international locations.
While the Aruba announcement does not include performance metrics specific to the deployment, iProov has previously published data from other CBP EPP locations, including Orlando International Airport, describing improvements in throughput and first-attempt success rates using its “on-the-move” biometric technology. Those figures are presented by iProov as context for the broader EPP program rather than Aruba-specific results.
The Aruba deployment expands the footprint of biometric processing at U.S. pre-clearance facilities, where CBP officers conduct immigration and customs inspections before travelers depart for the United States.
iProov has been a key partner in CBP’s biometric expansion efforts. The company worked with CBP to bring biometric streamlining to Orlando International Airport in May 2025. CBP has been rapidly expanding biometric processing across U.S. entry points, with LAX launching Enhanced Passenger Processing in August 2025, and DHS finalizing a rule mandating biometric exit for all non-citizens in October 2025.
Sources: Aruba Airport Authority, iProov
—
By the ID Tech Editorial Team
