# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber says the new electronic travel authorisation system will make travel easier while improving border security. Speaking at the launch of the digital system in Gauteng, Schreiber said the digital platform uses biometric technology and automated risk checks to process travel applications within 24 hours. He stated the system has already processed more than 216-thousand applications and rejected over six-thousand fraudulent applications during its pilot phase:
Minister Leon Schreiber says electronic travel authorisation has already processed over 200,000 applications [SOUND]
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