"The long-awaited entry-exit system (EES) connects every frontier crossing point in the Schengen area (comprising all EU nations except Ireland and Cyprus, plus Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) with a central database. It aims to crack down on crime and enforce the 90-day stay limit, which applies to British travellers and other third-country nationals, within any 180-day period. The system will collect or check biometrics from all third-country nationals when they either enter or leave at an external Schengen border."
"On the first occasion on which the traveller comes into contact with the system, it will create a digital record: registering their face and fingerprints, along with personal data from their passport. (Under-12s are excused from providing fingerprints.) On subsequent crossings of the Schengen area border, the facial biometric will be checked against this record. Most travellers will register on kiosks installed at borders. You place the photo page of your passport as indicated, and then follow the instructions."
EES connects every frontier crossing point in the Schengen area to a central database. It aims to enforce the 90-day stay limit within any 180-day period and to crack down on crime. The system collects or checks biometric data from all third-country nationals when they enter or leave external Schengen borders, including airports, seaports, railway stations and road crossings. On first contact the system creates a digital record registering face, fingerprints and passport data; under-12s are excused from providing fingerprints. On subsequent crossings the facial biometric is checked against the stored record. Most travellers register at kiosks; later visits use kiosks, eGates or, at some frontiers, face-to-face checks by border guards.
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