Britons have been warned to depart an additional 4 hours if travelling into the European Union (EU), with officers having no concept which European airports will totally implement new journey purple tape.
Brussels and EU international locations refused to inform the UK Authorities the place the brand new "Entry/Exit System" (EES) will likely be enforced.
The unknown enrollments threat Britons dealing with enormous queues at European airports, with travellers instructed to offer themselves an additional 4 hours.
The EES requires Britons and different non-EU residents to register on the EU border by scanning their passports and taking their fingerprints and photographs at digital cubicles.
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Passengers could should reply a number of questions, together with their journey plans, the place they’re staying, journey insurance coverage and whether or not they manage to pay for to cowl the journey.
Refusing to reply any of the questions might end in being questioned by border guards.
Details about the challenge has been very restricted, leaving numerous Britons at nighttime.
Some international locations, together with Estonia, Luxembourg, and the Czech Republic, have publicly introduced they are going to implement EES for all arrivals and departures from day one.
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Spain will solely check the EES with a single flight arriving at Madrid airport on day one of many system.
A full checklist of places as to the place EES will likely be rolled out has not been offered.
British passport-holders might want to register for the EES upon their first go to to a rustic the place checks are working.
It will likely be a requirement when getting into EU international locations inside the Schengen "open borders" zone, in addition to Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
These with twin nationality can solely register for the system underneath one passport.
When leaving a European nation, travellers solely must scan their passport and supply both {a photograph} or a fingerprint on the border.
A Dwelling Workplace spokesman mentioned: "While the checks ought to solely take one to 2 minutes for every particular person, they might result in longer wait instances at border management upon arrival within the Schengen space.
"On the juxtaposed ports, the place registration will likely be accomplished within the UK previous to departure, there could also be longer waits at busy instances."
The EES will likely be phased in progressively over six months, up till April 2026.
EES was because of be applied in 2022, however has since been delayed 5 instances earlier than its roll out right now.
Checks may even be carried out within the UK at ports which have already got "juxtaposed" passport controls with Belgium, the Netherlands and France.
EES necessities on the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel will initially solely apply to HGVs and coaches.
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