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Europe's new biometric border system is finally on course for 2025. Here is what the EES is, who must use it, why it kept slipping and how its phased rollout will work.

Meeting in Luxembourg on 10 October 2024, EU home affairs ministers examined how the Entry/Exit System would be rolled out in phases, when ETIAS would follow, and how to reinforce the resilience of the Schengen area's external borders.

The EU's post-Brexit Entry/Exit System is scheduled for 10 November, yet reports suggest a fresh delay as some countries say they are not ready. Here is who it affects, how it works and what it means for queues at the border.

The EU's new Entry/Exit System has been pushed back again, with a fresh launch date pencilled in for November 2024. To avoid chaos at busy crossings, officials have also softened the biometric requirement with a 'relief valve' that could excuse many travellers on first entry.

The EU's Entry/Exit System has slipped from its original 2022 timeline more than once, and its exact launch date remains uncertain. Here is what the new biometric Schengen border checks involve and who will be affected.

ETIAS will not only change what travellers do before a trip; it also gives airlines, ferry lines and coach operators a new duty to verify authorisations before boarding. Here is what the carrier checks involve and who is affected.

Authorities across the EU share information through several large-scale IT systems to secure borders, fight crime, protect citizens and manage migration. Here is how the main systems fit together.

The EU's facial-scan Entry/Exit System was expected in late 2024, with one UK report pointing to a 6 October start. Here is what the system involves, who it applies to and how it links to ETIAS.

The European Commission has confirmed that British nationals will have to pay a small visa-waiver fee to enter Europe's Schengen Area from next year. The charge is tied to ETIAS, the new online travel authorisation due to launch before the end of 2022.

The ETIAS visa waiver will apply to travellers from visa-exempt 'Annex II' countries visiting Europe's Schengen Area. Here is who is on the list, which microstates are exempt, and how the system works.