European Union’s new digital border registration kicks in for all travellers

London: Travellers to Europe, including Indians, will be subject to new entry registrations from Sunday under a phased implementation of the European Union’s new digital border system. The EU’s Entry Exit System (EES) requires non-EU citizens to register at the border when entering any of the EU countries by scanning their passport and having their fingerprints and photograph taken.

EES will be a requirement when entering Schengen area countries including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, with Ireland and Cyprus exempt.

For travellers using the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone or Eurostar at St Pancras International in London, the process will take place at the border before they leave the UK.

“We must do everything we can to prevent terrorists and irregular migrants from entering the Schengen Area illegally,” said Rasmus Stoklund, EU’s Minister for Immigration

and Integration.