Europe’s new biometric Entry/Exit System is reshaping airport arrivals across the continent, with non-EU travellers facing longer border checks, new fingerprint requirements, facial image capture, and growing pressure at passport control during peak holiday periods. The system, known as the EES, replaces traditional passport stamping with digital records for short-stay non-EU nationals entering and leaving […]
British tourists travelling to Greece this summer are being advised to follow local airport instructions carefully as Europe expands its digital Entry/Exit System across the Schengen area. However, the latest official guidance provides an important Greece-specific update: Greek authorities have indicated that fingerprints and photographs will not be collected from UK travellers as part of
UAE travellers heading to Europe are entering a new era of border control after the European Union’s Entry/Exit System became fully operational across the Schengen area on April 10, 2026. The digital platform now records the arrival and departure of non-EU nationals visiting for short stays, replacing routine passport stamping with biometric and travel-document checks
