What the EU's new biometric border rules mean for non-EU travellers
Europe • Oct 9, 2025, 7:20 AM
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Non-EU citizens travelling to and from the Schengen area will now have to pass through a new biometric Entry/Exit System (EES), which starts operations from Sunday. The new system removes the requirement to manually stamp passports and instead creates digital records that link a travel document to a person’s identity using biometrics.
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Non-EU citizens travelling to and from the Schengen area will now have to pass through a new biometric Entry/Exit System (EES), which starts operations from Sunday. The new system removes the requirement to manually stamp passports and instead creates di
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