New European entry/output system that will be launched in October

Passengers in certain European countries will soon experience a new process of control of the border as Europe Long -awaited new entry/output systemOr ees, they will start his presentation this fall. The launch of the system, which will use biometric data to register the visit of passengers who are not the European Union, has been delayed several times because it was initially expected to start in 2021.

Ees is obliged to all the EU nationals and you cannot decide to record biometric data. If you refuse, you will be rejected.

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The countries used by the system are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lihtenin, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, S Sundal, Portugal, Norwal, Portugal, Portugal.

EES countries include 25 of the 27 EU Member States, and Cyprus and Ireland alone do not participate. These countries will continue to perform manual checks of border passports. Iceland, Lithtenstein, Norway and Switzerland are not EU countries, but members are Schengeno area And follow the rules of short stays.

passportincluding your full name and date of birth. Passport control officers will scan four your fingerprints and/or take pictures of your face to be stored in a digital file known as a biometric match service. The prints of children under the age of 12 will not scan.

It is unknown whether the rollover will cause a long waiting time on the boundaries while passengers are moving with a new system. It may be in advance to register some of your information using a self -service system if available at your border point or mobile application if the country you travel is. You will still need to see a passport controller.

Ees will monitor the date and place of each entry and exit, along with whether you have been rejected. Records of entry, outbursts and rejections will be stored for three years and then automatically deleted. Passengers may request access to their data, request corrections and request that their data be deleted.