US EditionEurope begins automated border checks, with photographs and fingerprints
The Entry/Exit System will collect biometric data from non-EU travelers to monitor 90-day stays and detect overstayers, aiming for full operation by April 10, 2026.
- Starting on October 12, non-EU travellers will be photographed and fingerprinted at automated kiosks when entering the Schengen Zone, according to the European Union.
- The new European Entry/Exit System aims to improve border management, track entries and exits, and help detect overstayed visits, as stated by EU spokesman Markus Lammert.
- Concerns about potential longer wait times at border crossings were expressed by transport providers and passengers.
- The system will affect millions, excluding Irish passport holders, and aims to prevent irregular migration in Europe.
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Europe Rolls Out Digital Border System to Modernize Travel and Strengthen Security
Brussels, European Commission- The European Union has begun introducing a new digital border control framework known as the Entry/Exit System (EES), marking a major step toward modernizing how non-EU travelers move in and out of the Schengen area. (Source: European Commission, IP/25/2332) The system will be gradually deployed over the next six months as Member States begin electronically recording the arrivals and departures of non-EU nationals …
Since 12 October, a new electronic system for the entry and exit of EES has been in operation at a number of border crossings into the Schengen area, and it requires the provision of biometric data for third-country nationals, including eligible visa-free entry into the Schengen area (in particular Ukraine).
EU Begins Gradual Rollout of Digital Border System
European Union member countries began rolling out a new entry and exit system on Sunday at the bloc’s external borders, electronically registering non-EU nationals' data. The Entry/Exit System (EES), an automated system that requires travellers to register at the border by scanning their passport and having their fingerprints and photograph taken, will be introduced over six months. The move is aimed at detecting overstayers, tackling identity f…
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