As the EU prepared to switch on its Entry/Exit System, Eurostar, the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel raced to install biometric kiosks and extra booths. Here is how cross-Channel travel braced for face scans and fingerprint checks.
The EU's Entry/Exit System will replace passport stamps with biometric registration for non-EU visitors. For British travellers with family or homes in France, the change adds new steps at the border — and a fresh incentive to secure an EU passport.
The arrival of ETIAS does not only affect travellers. Airlines, ferry lines and coach operators will soon have to verify that visa-exempt passengers hold a valid authorisation before they board.
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.
ABTA brought members together with the European officials leading the rollout of the EU's Entry/Exit System and ETIAS in a record-breaking webinar, part of a wider effort to help the trade prepare for the new border rules.
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.
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.
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.
Three years after the UK formally left the European Union, the promises made about effortless travel look very different in practice. From passport queues to the 90/180-day limit, here is how trips to Europe have changed for British travellers.