Fingerprints/Face scans: Europe's New Border Controls For November

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2024/08/25/europes-new-border-controls-for-november-what-travelers-should-know/

Europe’s New Border Controls For November—What Travelers Should Know

Alex Ledsom
Senior Contributor
Alex Ledsom is a France-basedcontributor who covers travel.
Aug 25, 2024,07:02am EDT

Europe plans to introduce a new biometric passport system in November 2024, followed six months later by a new travel authorization for many of its visitors—here's what travelers need to know.

Europe's New Entry And Exit System (EES) Will Be Live In November 2024

EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson confirmed that the new Entry/Exit system would be deployed on Sunday, 10 November 2024 and that the new process is in the final testing stage.

The EES is a new scheme that uses biometric data to allow short-stay visa holders and visa-exempt travelers to pass through borders into a Schengen-area country. Fingerprints and faces will be scanned as travelers pass through electronic gates.

The system will register the person's name, the type of travel document, biometric data (fingerprints and captured facial images), and the date and place of entry and exit.

The Commission calls the EES "the most advanced border management system in the world," ensuring that travelers do not stay in the Schengen area for more than 90 days in any 180 days.

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(A little late with the news. Will this change your travel plans? How do you feel giving up privacy to opaque bureaucracy? Does this make you feel safe or like a criminal? Wonder what Rick Steve’s thinks.)