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The EU's new travel permit is coming — but not yet. Here is what ETIAS is, what it costs, and when British travellers will genuinely need to apply.

The UK and the EU are rolling out new digital border systems. Here is what changes for visa-free travellers heading to Britain and the Schengen Area.

The Entry/Exit System digitally registers non-EU travellers as they cross the Schengen area's external borders, replacing manual passport stamps with faster biometric checks. Here is how it works.

The EU's new digital border system, which requires fingerprints and photos alongside a passport scan, became fully operational on 10 April. There have already been long queues at some European airports and warnings that delays could be worse during busy holiday periods.

The EU's new digital border system became fully operational in April 2026, and early disruption has prompted warnings of longer queues during busy holiday periods. Here is what travellers need to do and why delays have appeared.

Apps now handle everything from digital border formalities to trains, translation and splitting costs. Here is a practical guide to the travel apps most worth downloading before your next trip to Europe.

Lorry drivers from Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro and North Macedonia threatened to blockade Schengen frontiers over the EU's Entry/Exit System, casting a spotlight on how the digital border could shape summer queues.

Cruise holidaymakers have been left confused by the EU's new Entry/Exit System. The good news: sailings that begin and end at a port outside the Schengen area, such as a UK harbour, are generally exempt from EES checks, including day trips ashore.

Estonia is set to become the first EU country with the new Entry/Exit System (EES) running at every air, sea and land frontier from 12 October. Most other Schengen states, including Germany, will start with only partial coverage.

From 12 October, British travellers to the European Union face a new layer of border formality as the Entry/Exit System begins its long-delayed rollout. Here is a plain-language guide to what changes, why there is so much confusion, and how ETIAS fits in.