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Full List of UK Travellers Who New EU Border Rules Don't Apply to - Liverpool Echo
The EU's Entry/Exit System requires biometric data from most non-EU travellers to enhance security and detect overstays across 29 countries, including Spain and Greece.
- The European Union's new Entry/Exit System launched on October 12, requiring most non-EU travelers, including UK passport holders, to register biometric data at external borders in 29 countries like Spain and Greece.
- The scheme aims to make border crossings quicker and more efficient while improving border security and reducing illegal migration in the Schengen area.
- Travellers must register biometrics by having fingerprint scans and photograph taken and answer questions on accommodation, finances and return ticket, while diplomats and holders of residence permits should show documentation to a border guard as listed on the EU website.
- Holidaymakers have been warned they could face airport delays of up to four hours, with the Home Office urging `longer wait times at border control`; rollout will reach half of border points by January next year and full activation by April 10.
- Not all travellers will need to use EES, and some Welsh travellers and UK nationals may encounter or avoid the new checks, as the EU website lists exemptions for residence card holders and certain microstate nationals.
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EU launches biometric border checks for non-EU travellers
The European Union began a phased rollout of its new digital border control programme on 12 October. The Entry/Exit System (EES) introduces biometric registration for non-EU nationals entering and exiting 29 participating countries. The new system replaces manual passport stamping with electronic logging of personal and biometric data. Border officials will collect fingerprints and facial images at the point of entry. Each traveller’s name, trav…
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The Independent (US)How the new EU entry-exit system worked as it launched
No more stamps, but fingerprints and photos: the European Union has begun the introduction of a new entry and exit system for non-EU citizens. According to the European Commission, the new procedure is intended to collect more data and thus combat crime. In Germany, it is first used at Düsseldorf Airport.
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