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UK’s new ETA travel fee permit: rules for French and other non-British visitors

We also look at whether binationals and the family of UK nationals are exempt, when this is due to start and if there will be changes to passport lanes

New EU border control checks to launch November 10 - official

EES system of checks on non-EU visitors, including taking facial images and fingerprints, to start in three months’ time

UK wants EES ‘soft launch’ measures to be extended into summer 2025

It is expected that in the first months of the EU’s new digital borders scheme some passengers will not have to provide fingerprints and a facial image

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Dover port: French border zone to be expanded ready for new checks

Minister accuses previous government of not ‘pulling out all the stops’ to prevent long queues for ferry passengers when the EU checks begin in autumn

France slow to comment on use of new EES border check app

The phone app - intended to speed up procedures by collecting passenger information ahead of time - is optional for EU countries

EES border checks: why your fingerprints may be taken twice

Data ‘kiosks’ are being installed at several Schengen area entry points and places like St Pancras station in London but they can not do all the requirements

Key step completed for France-UK travel and new EU border controls

Total of 224 ‘kiosks’ being installed at UK and French tunnel borders to speed up data collection ahead of the launch of the EES system

Prepare for border changes to start November 6, French airports told

Airport officials say the date is too early for the Entry/Exit System and will lead to significant delays. It is still not known if France will opt to use a phone app

How will EES/Etias affect spouses of EU nationals in France?

The EES is set to replace the current manual stamping of passports for non EU-nationals entering the bloc

Alarm grows over new digital checks at UK/France borders from autumn

Ports, travel operators and airlines are calling for urgent action. Travel operator group Abta says France is not opting for a pre-registration app for EES

New EU border checks: how are French ports and airports preparing?

We look at whether the launch will be progressive and what disruption is expected

Plans for tighter 'crisis' border controls for Schengen zone

New provisions are planned to control the flow of migrants and manage internal security and future potential health crises

New European Entry/Exit System: 9 key things to know in advance

These digital EU border checks are set to come into force in 2024. Here is how they will work

Can I bring prescription pet food into France?

There are border restrictions however France offers a range of dietary foods for pets

What is the EU’s Etias visa waiver scheme?

Britons, Americans, Canadians and Australians will be among the nationalities that will have to apply for the €7 Etias

Border changes, ferry discount, ghost station: 8 French travel updates

Plus the benefits of a French passport and a US pilot is banned after being caught over the alcohol limit ahead of a flight from Paris

Has a start date been set for the EU's new digital border system?

The European Entry/Exit System will be a digital system for collecting data on non-EU citizens entering and leaving the Schengen area

UK unveils launch price of new visa waiver: when and who is affected?

It is part of the UK’s new digital border system, which is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2024

France travel news: Flights scrapped, new UK-Paris routes, Orly strike

Plus railway staff offered a bonus to work during Paris Olympics and a boost for Brittany Ferries as bookings rise

Passports, Etias, EES: Changes to European border control in 2023

We look at how passports will be used to track non-EU residents, how the new European Entry/Exit System will work and more

Here is what we know about the UK’s new digital border scheme

British and Irish citizens are exempt, but EU and US citizens will have to pay a visa waiver fee

Passport delay fears, P&O hit by strikes and other France travel news

Plus: Eurostar urged to resume stops at Ebbsfleet and Ashford and concerns over the price and frequency of flights this summer

EU’s online visa-waiver system Etias delayed to 2024

Official website has changed scheduled operational date in several places

France-UK ferry travellers told to expect disruption later this month

A UK Border Force union has called for four days of strikes from February 17-20, and warned that it will ‘have consequences’ for people travelling on those days

Eurostar border fears, new flights, SUV tax: 9 French travel updates

We also explain how an animal charity is suing SNCF after a cat was crushed by a train, hear about strike refund delays and more

Plan to ease launch of EU Entry/Exit system with app pre-registration

Officials are looking at ways to collect traveller data in advance of their arrival. The scheme is now not likely to launch in May

Dover border control boost, new UK, US flights: France travel update

We also look at renewed interest in a direct London-to-Bordeaux Eurostar ‘wine train’, how the French air industry aims to fight short-haul flight bans and more

Is the May launch of the EU’s new Entry/Exit System delayed?

This automatic border check system will affect many (but not all) non-EU travellers

French airports worried about extra waiting due to EU Entry/Exit plan

It is expected that special pre-registration booths will be installed at large airports, but they are said to be “not completely satisfactory” as yet

Must British EU residents give biometric data in new border controls?

We look at how the incoming Entry-Exit System will work with regards to foreign nationals resident in the EU

UK-France ferries boost, new flights: Eight France travel updates

We also look at a financial incentive to encourage drivers to avoid rush hour, resident complaints over night flights, the success of Italy’s rail operator in France and more

Christmas travel France: latest on air and rail strikes

Staff from Air France, Eurostar, SNCF and the UK Border Force workers are all planning industrial action

UK Border Force strike, new air routes: Eight France travel updates

We also look at how a GPS system is adding a festive twist, a metro train part auction, a controversial ferry prize and more

UK Border Force to strike for eight days over Christmas

Six British airports and a port will be affected by the industry action, which is over pay, pensions and redundancies

Longer waiting times expected due to new EU border checks

Officials are warning travellers could face significantly increased waiting times following the introduction of new border checks next year

New UK-France air routes, EU checks alert: Nine France travel updates

We also look at increases to TGV fares, new self-service bag drop machines at Paris airports, a rail-ferry one-ticket deal and more

New EU border checks for entry to France: plans at standstill in UK

Transport chiefs and campaign groups fear long waits when exit/entry scheme gets under way

Young Brexit agreement Britons facing residency difficulties in France

France opted not to ask under-18s in families living in France since before Brexit to hold residency cards, but this is causing issues at the border and for education and work, a support group says

UK-France Eurostar capacity cut by a third due to post-Brexit checks

Passport controls on Britons travelling to France take 15-30 seconds longer per person now, forcing Eurostar to reduce ticket sales and additional routes

Spain lifts Covid-19 checks at French border after two years

Travel by air or ship is however subject to different rules and checks and masks remain

Trade body resilient as post-Brexit customs controls start EU to UK

‘One can’t deny that the administrative side of things now adds a cost to importing and exporting and businesses will take whatever measures are necessary to compensate for that’

Essential reasons list for visiting France from UK to be extended

In due course ministers will consider lifting the essential reasons requirement entirely, the government’s spokesman said today

What are post-Brexit rules for moving items from a French house to UK?

As with French customs rules on moving items from the UK to France, the UK’s HMRC now has requirements when people move from France to the UK

Recap of post-Brexit rules for bringing items into France from the UK

There are various new issues to consider depending on whether you are coming for a holiday or bringing several items to a second home or moving home

Which French M&S stores are to close - and which will stay open?

The high street chain announced yesterday that it would be closing the 11 shops that it operates with French partner SFH

M&S to close 11 French stores, blaming post-Brexit customs checks

The company’s chairman said previously that ‘draconian’ French border controls were preventing a third of sandwiches from reaching stores before their best-before date

M&S: Brexit customs issues are forcing us to review our French stores

Company chairman said France’s ‘draconian’ border controls are preventing one third of sandwiches from reaching its 20 French shops before their sell-by date