{"id":454753,"date":"2025-09-27T07:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T07:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/454753\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T07:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T07:01:18","slug":"how-the-eus-new-digital-entry-exit-system-will-affect-brits-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/454753\/","title":{"rendered":"How the EU&#8217;s new digital Entry\/Exit System will affect Brits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The European Union (EU) is set to launch its new Entry\/Exit System (EES) on October 12, changing the requirements for British citizens travelling to the Schengen area.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The new digital border system is part of wider work being done by the EU to strengthen its border security.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office explains: &#8220;EES is designed to improve border security within the EU and its neighbouring countries, and reduce illegal migration in the Schengen area.\u202f\u202f\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It will automate border control checks to help the EU stop visitors overstaying.\u200b&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>  The new EU Entry and Exit System explained<\/p>\n<p>  How will Brits be affected by the new Entry\/Exit System?<\/p>\n<p>\n  British citizens (using a UK passport) travelling to a country in the Schengen area (full list below) will be required under the new EES to register biometric details, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/eu-entryexit-system?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gov.uk website<\/a> .\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This will involve having your fingerprints and a photo taken at dedicated booths at the port or airport upon arrival.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  No action is required before you travel, and there is no cost involved for the EES registration.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Government website adds: &#8220;After it is fully implemented, EES registration will replace the current system of manually stamping passports when visitors arrive in the EU.\u202f&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>\n    Travelling to Europe?<\/p>\n<p>The new digital EU Entry\/Exit System means you&#8217;ll need to register your fingerprints and photo at the border.<\/p>\n<p>This may take a few minutes so be prepared to wait at busy time<\/p>\n<p>For more info, check: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l2PXM6x7ez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/l2PXM6x7ez<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EES?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#EES<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y6Ua1gC9wM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/y6Ua1gC9wM<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    \u2014 FCDO Travel Advice (@FCDOtravelGovUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCDOtravelGovUK\/status\/1970775299500458103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 24, 2025<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n  The new system may mean passengers are left waiting &#8220;longer than usual&#8221; at border security the first time while completing the registration.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  However, once registered, your digital EES record is valid for 3 years.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  If you enter the Schengen area again during this time, you will only need to provide a fingerprint or photo at the border (upon entry and exit).\n<\/p>\n<p>  Countries in the Schengen area<\/p>\n<p>\n  All countries in the Schengen area will be using the new EU Entry\/Exit System. These countries are:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Austria\n  <\/li>\n<li>Belgium\n  <\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria\n  <\/li>\n<li>Croatia\n  <\/li>\n<li>Czech Republic\n  <\/li>\n<li>Denmark\n  <\/li>\n<li>Estonia\n  <\/li>\n<li>Finland\n  <\/li>\n<li>France\n  <\/li>\n<li>Germany\n  <\/li>\n<li>Greece\n  <\/li>\n<li>Hungary\n  <\/li>\n<li>Iceland\n  <\/li>\n<li>Italy\n  <\/li>\n<li>Latvia\n  <\/li>\n<li>Liechtenstein\n  <\/li>\n<li>Lithuania\n  <\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg\n  <\/li>\n<li>Malta\n  <\/li>\n<li>Netherlands\n  <\/li>\n<li>Norway\n  <\/li>\n<li>Poland\n  <\/li>\n<li>Portugal\n  <\/li>\n<li>Romania\n  <\/li>\n<li>Slovakia\n  <\/li>\n<li>Slovenia\n  <\/li>\n<li>Spain\n  <\/li>\n<li>Sweden\n  <\/li>\n<li>Switzerland\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  UK passport fee guide<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Republic of Ireland and Cyprus\u00a0are not within the Schengen area, so\u00a0the EES will not be applicable when travelling to these two countries.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Who is exempt from using the EES?<\/p>\n<p>\n  Some Brits will be exempt from the EES, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/travel-europe.europa.eu\/ees_en?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EU&#8217;s official Travel Europe website<\/a> . These people are:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nationals of the European countries using the EES (as well as Cyprus and Ireland).\n  <\/li>\n<li>Non-EU nationals who hold a residence card and are immediately related to an EU national.\n  <\/li>\n<li>Non-EU nationals who hold a residence card or a residence permit and are immediately related to a non-EU national who can travel throughout Europe like an EU citizen.\n  <\/li>\n<li>Non-EU nationals travelling to Europe as part of an intra-corporate transfer or for research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes, or educational projects and au-pairing.\n  <\/li>\n<li>Holders of residence permits and long-stay visas.\n  <\/li>\n<li>Nationals of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, and holders of a passport issued by the Vatican City State or the Holy See.\n  <\/li>\n<li>People exempt from border checks or who have been granted certain privileges with respect to border checks.\n  <\/li>\n<li>People not required to cross external borders solely at border crossing points and during fixed opening hours.\n  <\/li>\n<li>People holding a valid local border traffic permit.\n  <\/li>\n<li>Crew members of passenger and goods trains on international connecting journeys.\n  <\/li>\n<li>People holding a valid Facilitated Rail Transit Document or valid Facilitated Transit Document.\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n  Diplomats travelling on a short stay may also be exempt from EES registration under certain conditions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Members of the armed forces travelling on NATO or Partnership for Peace business may also be exempt from registering with the new EES, in certain circumstances.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Your rights if your flight is cancelled or delayed<\/p>\n<p>  EES to have &#8220;minimal impact&#8221;, says Eurotunnel chief executive<\/p>\n<p>\n  Eurotunnel chief executive Yann Leriche said the new EES will have \u201cminimal impact\u201d on customer experience, and estimated just two minutes will be added to average journey times.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Mr Leriche said: &#8220;As you will see, EES will have a minimal impact, not exactly zero, but a minimal impact on the time to cross the Channel.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>  More changes coming in 2026<\/p>\n<p>\n  The EU is expected to roll out another new system in 2026, impacting Brits travelling to Europe further.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>RECOMMENDED READING:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Next year will see the launch of the new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The ETIAS will mean those using a UK passport will need to apply for authorisation to enter Schengen area countries, provide personal information and details about their trip, and pay a \u20ac20 fee.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  You can find out more information on the new ETIAS via the Travel Europe website (a link to which can be found above).\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The European Union (EU) is set to launch its new Entry\/Exit System (EES) on October 12, changing the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450289,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[2000,299,5187,1699],"class_list":{"0":"post-454753","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-european","11":"tag-european-union"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115274978678898841","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}