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UK's Port of Dover delays new EU border checks for tourist traffic
The Port of Dover delayed the EU Entry/Exit System launch to coordinate with French authorities, affecting British tourists' fingerprint and photo checks for Schengen entry.
- On Saturday, Port of Dover officials paused the planned EES introduction for tourists following guidance from French authorities; facilities will be ready for 1 November but activation awaits French instruction.
- The Entry/Exit System requires collection of fingerprints and a photo from third-country nationals, including British tourists, and officials say the phased rollout spans six months with some categories enrolled.
- Currently the port processes each car in about 60 seconds, but under the EES drivers must exit vehicles to register at electronic kiosks, which the port warned may take six times longer.
- For now, tourists travelling in cars will not face the EES checks, and the Port of Dover operations team has requested a minimum of two weeks' notice to start wider activation.
- Under the Brexit deal, UK passport holders are now third-country nationals, and the European travel association Etoa called the phased rollout a `complete muddle`.
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UK's Port of Dover delays new EU border checks for tourist traffic
Britain's Port of Dover has paused the planned roll-out of the European Union's new biometric border checks to car passengers as it has not yet been given the go-ahead by French authorities, it said on Saturday.
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While in some countries non-European citizens have to wait more than 90 minutes in the queue, Luxembourg is inaugurating the new European system "without problems".
The automated system requires travelers to register at the border by scanning their passport, fingerprinting, and taking a photo.
EU Entry/Exit System implementation at Dover is delayed by French authorities, impacting UK tourists with postponed biometric checks.
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