The introduction of a new automated EU travel scheme to replace the manual stamping of passports will lead to delays for UK travellers, a union has warned.
The entry-exit system (EES), which will require UK citizens to provide fingerprints and facial biometrics before travelling to Europe, has already been delayed numerous times.
And now a union for UK border workers has warned that British passengers will face their own delays once the scheme is up and running.
Yahoo News UK examines how the system will work and what British travellers can expect when it eventually rolls out.
How does the EES work?
The entry-exit system (EES) is an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals who are travelling to the EU for a short stay – up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
The system will register the traveller’s name, type of travel document, biometric data (fingerprints and captured facial images) and the date of place of entry and exit.
It will replace the current system of manually stamping passports. The system will be used by the 29 countries in the Schengen Area, which guarantees…
