Big changes for UK travellers going to Europe in 2025

Final EU plans to take fingerprints and facial biometrics from British travellers to Europe have been revealed. The long-awaited “entry-exit system” (EES) will be rolled out over the course of 180 days from 12 October 2025 to 9 April 2026.

It will connect every frontier in the Schengen area (comprising all EU nations except Ireland, plus Iceland, Norway and Switzerland). with a central database.

The aims are to identify suspected criminals and to police the limit on stays of 90 days in any 180 days that applies to UK and other nationalities.

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