Years after Brexit, a European holiday still trips up seasoned travellers, with confusion swirling around passports, the length of a stay and a forthcoming permit called ETIAS. Here is a clear guide to what actually applied in early 2025 and the myths that keep catching people out.
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.
When the European Commission published its ETIAS proposal in 2016, it was careful to stress that the scheme was not a reaction to Brexit. It had been expected for years and was modelled on the United States' ESTA. Here is how the original plan was framed.
The EU's new Entry/Exit System is due to go live on 10 November, and non-EU travellers face fingerprint and photo checks at every border. Here is how the UK is preparing its ports, tunnels and stations to keep queues down.
The EU has confirmed that its Entry/Exit System will start on 10 November 2024, with the €7 ETIAS visa waiver expected to follow about six months later. UK travellers should plan for both changes.
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 cost of a UK passport went up for the second time in 14 months in April 2024, with an adult online application rising 7% to £88.50. Here is what is changing and how to plan ahead.
As of late 2023, the EU's new digital border system was earmarked to start in autumn 2024, requiring British travellers to give fingerprints and a facial scan on their first trip. Here is what the change was expected to involve.
UK travellers crossing the French border could see waiting times more than double when the EU's digital Entry/Exit System arrives, according to a report by France's public finance watchdog. France has ordered hundreds of kiosks and tablets to register photos and fingerprints.
Three years after the Brexit transition period ended, travel between the UK and the EU looks very different. From the 90-day rule to stricter passport checks and the looming ETIAS visa waiver, here is what British visitors now need to keep in mind.