Delays are likely, but we’ve got the important dates you should know.
We ’ve heard about theETIAS(and the fee attach to it ) , which non - EU travelers will need in order totravel to Europestarting in 2025 . Now , you should also acknowledge about the EES , which is a unlike matter but still something you ’ll require to do to enter EU territories .
Dubbed the post - Brexit Entry - Exit System , the EES is an automated enrolment system that non - EU travelers who do n’t require a visa to enter the EU ( include UK traveller ) must do when entering prime European state . Those include all EU member state ( except Cyprus and Ireland ) and four non - EU countries in the Schengen Area : Iceland , Lichtenstein , Norway , and Switzerland .
The way it works is pretty simple . Upon enter one of the applicable countries from an external EU border , travelers will have to scan their passport or travel text file at self - service kiosks ( or , in some countries , even on peregrine apps ) . That elbow room , the traveller ’s information , such as name , biometric data point , and both entering and departure day of the month and place , will be recorded . Legal resident and long - terminus visa holders will be exempt from the EES procedure .
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Air moulding , marine borders , and outside land locations in the Schengen Area will be equipped with automated EES barriers , which will scan and turn back travelers ' EES registrations through border guards or e - gates .
When will the EES launch?
Initially , the new enrollment organisation was speculate to launch in 2022 but was postponed to May 2023 . Then , it was once again delayed until the conclusion of the class , and after that , it was postponed to 2024 , according toEuronews . At the time , officials say the multiple pushbacks had to do with report difficulties linked to contractors not suffer deadlines .
to begin with this class , EU ’s Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson seemingly confirm that the EES would officially be put through starting November 10 . AsEuronewsreports , though , that date might change again , and the programme could bulge out one week afterward , on November 17 . Reportedly , a few European countries exact their mete would not be ready to implement the system , hence the latest pushback . presently , officials are uncertain whether or not the program will , in fact , launching in November .
What’s the difference between the ETIAS and the EES?
Do n’t worry if you ’re confused about the dispute between the ETIAS and the EES ; we ’re here to help . While the ETIAS is , de facto , a visa waiver similar to the US ESTA ( which is needed by non - American tourists ) , the EES is but an entry and exit go . According to theETIAS website , the EES " records every migration in the outside Schengen orbit border , " and both the ETIAS and the EES are made to ensure the prophylactic of all individuals . Basically , the EES will cover how long a someone detain in the Schengen Area to assure that nobody overstays their permitted 90 days within a 180 - sidereal day timeframe .
