People’s passports will be replaced by biometric checks for people traveling inside and outside the European Union from October 12, the authorities have confirmed.
Entry/Exit System (EES) will change the current paper check and this would mean the UK passengers will require their fingers and faces scanned to cross the European Union border.
The scheme will be rolled out in member countries in six months, which means that it will not be fully implemented until 10 April 2026.
It was scheduled to come into force last November, but the technical is surrounded by delay.
Under the new system, citizens of the UK, including the people of the UK, will need to register their biometric data with their passport details to enter the European Union country.
Anyone who refuses to provide biometric data will be denied entry into the European Union.
Currently, passengers will have to present their passport to check and seal to a border officer.
The data will be collected at the point of departure – either at an airport, port or train station – where the fingerprint will be dedicated to scan and take a photo.
This record will then be valid for three years and later on trips, the border officers will need to verify only one person’s biometrics, which will take less time for the European Union. People with Epassports will also be able to use e-gates.
There is no cost for EES registration.
For most tourists, digital records will be held for only three years and a day – but for those who reduce the 90 -day range without visa, their data will be held up to five years.
The system aims to tighten border security, but has increased the concerns of long queues. The UK government has warned the passengers that when the plan starts, “be ready to wait during the busy time”, as it will take several minutes to complete the check.
However, the European Union has stated that, once implemented, the EES will wait at the border by enabling rapid check and allowing passengers to provide its information in advance.
Since Britain left the European Union, airports at many popular European holiday sites saw long queues of British passengers as their passports need to be tested and stamped.
There have also been long queues in Eurotunnel, and the new system has expressed concern that the time waiting for people traveling from France will be extended only by the new system.
Passengers Hand -caught equipment will be given To register in its cars, while the French border check on the British earth has been implemented at the port of the Dover, Focestone & and ST Pancrass Terminal of Eurotunellelers.
In May, UK and European Union Deal with Which allowed UK citizens to use EU e -Gates – but only after the EES is introduced.
A spokesman for a commission of the European Union told the BBC at the time, “Once the EES is in place, the UK citizens will therefore be able to use e-gates where they are available, provided they are registered in the system.”
Some European countries, including Germany and Bulgaria, already allow e-gate access to UK citizens.
