What about subsequent visits?

What will happen on subsequent entries into the EU after the initial creation of an EES record? We expect to be coming and going regularly as we have a French second home and we also ski in winter. 

Once your details have been entered into the system, it is intended that the process should be faster for subsequent entries and exits. 

However, at least one of the biometric data requirements – so either fingerprints or facial image – must be checked again on each entry and exit. 

This is expected to usually be the facial image. 

The exact process for this may vary depending on your point of entry or exit.

 With Eurostar, for example, a spokesman said the company expects that for subsequent journeys travellers will have to go to one of the pre-registration kiosks for facial recognition and to answer one of the previously answered four travel questions. 

On their first entry/exit after EES implementation, passengers will have to complete their registration at a manual border guard booth but they will be able to use e-gates on subsequent journeys. 

Eurotunnel also confirmed that a visit to a kiosk for another facial scan will be required on subsequent trips.