New Schengen entry requirements (planned for November 2024)

[Pauline]

From UK government website but applies to every non-European entering Europe starting November 2024. Start date not set yet.

New Schengen entry requirements (planned for November 2024 onwards)​

From November 2024, the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES) will start for all non-EU nationals, including British nationals, travelling in or out of the Schengen area. The Schengen area is made up of 29 European countries, 25 of which are EU Member States. The EES is a digital border system which registers non-EU visitors travelling into the Schengen area instead of stamping their passports.

You will need to have your fingerprints and your photo taken when entering the Schengen area. If you enter the Schengen area through Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone or St Pancras International, your fingerprints and photo will be taken before you leave the UK. You will also need to provide either your fingerprint or photo on exit.

You may experience longer queues at borders when the new system starts.


Official EU website:

EES

European Entry/Exit System will register non-EU nationals each time they are visiting European countries. Travelers will be able to check the number of days they are allowed to stay in Europe. It will make passport control faster and will replace the need for passports to be stamped.

travel-europe.europa.eu

 

[daydreamer]

Thank you for posting this information, Pauline. I have bookmarked the website for future reference.

 

[ulysse]

Thanks a lot for the new. Didn't know about it and some friends of mine who are supposed to travel from UK to France will be "glad" to get the memo.