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The EU is building a more connected digital architecture for borders, migration and law enforcement, with interoperability at the center of the plan.

Queuing times at French borders could double or even triple when the EU's digital Entry/Exit System launches, requiring fingerprints and photographs from all British travellers for the first time.

Fears of 14-hour queues at Dover can be put to rest. The port's CEO reveals a new kiosk-based system and AI-monitored corridor that will keep delays to mere minutes when the EU's Entry-Exit System launches.

Discover how ETIAS affects your land travel plans by bus, train, or car across Europe.

ABTA's Brexit guidance treats travel to the EU as manageable, but more procedural than before. The page pulls together the core checks that now matter most, from passport validity and 90-day limits to insurance, border controls and trip-specific paperwork.

Days before the EES launch, tests at Eurotunnel kiosks showed roughly two minutes of screen time per person. Getlink invested EUR 80 million in the infrastructure while Eurostar fitted 49 kiosks at St Pancras.

Days before the EES launch, tests at Eurotunnel kiosks showed roughly two minutes of screen time per person. Getlink invested EUR 80 million in the infrastructure while Eurostar fitted 49 kiosks at St Pancras.

As the EU's Entry/Exit System approached launch, traveller concerns shifted from the headline to the practical details. The key issues were not only when EES would start, but how passport stamping, biometric checks, eGates and transit rules would work in everyday journeys.

Passport stamps in the Schengen Area are approaching the end of the line for many non-EU visitors. The EU’s new digital Entry/Exit System is designed to record border crossings more accurately, strengthen oversight, and modernize external border checks.

When the EU Entry/Exit System takes effect, British passport holders will for the first time need to provide biometric data at European borders. This article, written in late 2023, previews what the new checks will require and what the processing challenges could look like at key UK departure points.