Features & Capabilities

Contactless e-Channel Mobile Application facilitates eligible Hong Kong residents to enrol Contactless e-Channel Service. After enrolment, Hong Kong residents can use an encrypted e-Channel QR code generated from their personal mobile phones to enter the contactless e-Channels. Inside the contactless e-Channels, they may simply look at the camera from the marked location to perform facial verification through the system. The immigration clearance is subsequently conducted. During the process, there will be no need to touch shared equipment viz. the fingerprint scanner.

Contactless e-Channels would enable members of the public to reduce contact with shared equipment during self-service immigration clearance; while providing faster, more convenient and hygienic immigration clearance service.

Enrolment of Contactless e-Channel Service via Contactless e-Channel Mobile Application: ● Use mobile device with biometric authentication functions enabled to download and install the contactless e-Channel mobile application and the "智方便 iAM Smart" app ● Register and activate "iAM Smart" ● Open the contactless e-Channel mobile application and select enrolment ● Wait for the identity verification via "iAM Smart" after reading the statement and submitting the application ● Perform mobile phone built-in biometric authentication to complete the enrolment upon successful identity verification ● Generate e-Channel QR code for immigration clearance via the contactless e-Channels once the above steps are completed

Notes: ● Consent of your parent or guardian is required if you are aged from 11 to 17. ● Using Immigration Department Mobile Application, data transmission fees may be incurred for transmitting data through mobile devices. You are suggested keeping track of data usage from time to time.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Hong Kong Immigration Department
Rating:
2.60
(8)
Version:
1.0.22 Last updated: 2026-05-22
Version code:
885890694
Creation date:
2021-11-29
Compatible devices:
Size:
53.43MB
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-11
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Developed by:
Hong Kong Immigration Department
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/contactless-e-channel/id1590998870

User Reviews

I already had iAM Smart app setup, so this was super fast and easy to setup. I forgot to bring my HKID after I arrived Luohu station, and I was able to set this up and use it to cross border to SZ in 5 minutes. For once I need to praise the efficiency of the government and whoever created this app and workflow. Well done, good job!
by pr*****, 2025-11-17

When I prompted to iAMsmart app, I have to press the confirm button in order to login, but after I pressed it it redirected me to a website in google. However, it said 500 internal error. It didn’t redirect me back to the E contactless channel app for application. Please fix that iOS
by Ge*****, 2023-04-22
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