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New Entry/Exit System (EES) to the EU from 12 October 2025

The new Entry/Exit System (EES) will start operations on 12 October 2025.

European countries using the EES will introduce the system gradually at their external borders. This means that travellers’ biometric data (facial image and fingerprints) might not be collected at every border crossing point right away, and their personal information may not be registered in the system. Passports will continue to be stamped as usual. 

The EES applies to you if you are a non-EU national travelling for a short stay to a European country using the EES and you either:

  • possess a short-stay visa; or 
  • do not need a visa to stay for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period.

 For more information:  https://travel-europe.europa.eu/pub

Last updated 25 Sep 2025, 11.10 AM