Ees

Two travellers with luggage pass through an airport security Parafe gate marked 12.

Britons and Americans living in France can use PARAFE e-gates again, government confirms

The same nationalities may be invited to use them if going through EES visitor checks

Dover ferry delays: Bank holiday queues grow as Entry-Exit System slows crossings to France

Passengers travelling from the UK warned to expect long waits

EES flags nearly 7,000 Schengen overstayers since launch

We look at how to make sure you follow 90/180 days visiting rule to avoid being caught out

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Updated: French passport queue rules not being applied consistently

French residency card holders share their passport queue experiences

EES checks paused? European Commission responds to media reports

Rumours come as Ryanair renews calls to France's interior minister for stoppage over summer

Which passport lane should French residency card holders use upon arrival?

Non-EU passport lanes see longer queues due to EES registration

Ryanair calls on French government to suspend EES

Airline warns families could face hours-long queues this summer

Greece exempts Britons from EES biometric registration: will France follow suit?

Suspension of regulations for Britons helps ease fears of holiday queues but risks ire from Brussels and neighbours

We missed Paris flight due to EES despite arriving early to airport

Incidents raise questions about passenger rights in such situations

EES deadline is today: is France ready for full border checks?

Airports are worried as to what will happen after summer, with ‘no plan B’

EES: Lack of equipment stalls checks for cross-Channel travellers

Biometric data collection will not start for most ferry or Eurostar passengers despite EU deadline

France set to miss EES deadline for registering all travellers

Technical difficulties with pre-registration equipment and its software hampering rollout efforts

French ferry ports warn of passenger delays as EES full rollout approaches

Software failures and insufficient staffing risk causing “congestion and disorganisation”

EES app: second EU country begins limited use before summer peak

France has yet to approve use of the Travel To Europe app which allows passengers to pre-register certain information

France faces technical delays in EU EES border rollout

Problems with kiosks and tablets raise doubts over meeting deadlines for new biometric entry-exit checks

British teen resident in France had to register in EES on re-entry

13-year-old without a DCEM young person’s travel document was told he would be subject to the 90/180 days rule

EES checks for car travellers will not start at Dover 'until 2026'

Digital border checks to start early next year as authorities await approval from French counterparts

Eurotunnel: EES digital border system on pause for cars coming to France

Discussions said to be ongoing to find the best start date

Dover port pauses EES border check rollout for car travellers

Port says it is ready but it is awaiting go-ahead from French authorities

What changes in France for residents in November 2025?

EES checks rollout, energy bills, taxes, and winter rules: See what is changing in France next month

I am now registered in EES: What happens next time I cross the Schengen border?

The system is in effect since October 12

Updated: EES and France travel: readers share experiences

Some readers report border police taking fingerprints and photos of faces

Long waits reported elsewhere but France limits EES to two hours a day

The French approach has been to start low key and without ‘travel questions’

French authorities pause EES questions for travellers in UK

Questions, especially at kiosks, were feared to cause confusion; change affects ferries, Eurostar and Eurotunnel

EES border checks start: long queues at Prague airport but France calm

Czechia opted to fully implement system but checks were later suspended for Britons and Australians

EES rollout: which French border points are affected first?

We look at airports, Dover and other ports and Eurostar passengers and what the process involves, including travel questions

Am I impacted by EES if catching a connecting flight?

We also cover rules for cruises

Is biometric information handed over for previous visas used for EES?

Data provided at registration is retained for at least three years

How does EES affect me if I need to travel to France urgently?

Travel authorisation system Etias may pose more problems in this area

Calais to start EES digital border checks from October 12

The port will gradually increase its use of the new system in the first months

How the Entry/Exit System affects French borders

EES rollout started on October 12: we explain how kiosks and tablets work and which sites use them

EES: Eurotunnel estimates two minutes extra for UK-France travel

Lorries and coaches will be affected first with car travellers following later this year

When does EES start for Eurotunnel and how will it work?

We look at how lanes and pre-registration booths are being organised

EES start date confirmed for Dover to Calais ferries

Non-EU nationality travellers will be directed towards a new area to use pre-registration kiosks

EES: Do Monaco and Andorra residency card holders need to register?

Progressive roll-out of new controls is set to begin from October 12

Entry/Exit System: key points to note about the new rules and travel to France

New checks start phasing in at Schengen borders on October 12, 2025

Air travellers pass through automated border control gates

Entry/Exit System: Is proof of health insurance required for travel to France?

Recent media reports - as well as Reform UK’s Nigel Farage - claim this is the case

France’s Interior Ministry clarifies new EES border rules

We share official answers on phased rollout, Parafe gate use for residency card and visa holders, and plans for a pre-registration app for visitors to France

France travel: Who will need to register in EU’s new Entry/Exit System?

The EES will affect millions of people including regular visitors - see our list for who is and who is not affected

Border checks at Charles de Gaulle airport

Liberal Democrat MPs sign motion over 'damaging' 90/180 limit in France

An early day motion has been put forward, stating that the longstanding rule is harmful

A view of a beautiful old house in Brittany, France

Are second-home owners in France subject to EES?

France does not have a specific immigration/residency status for homeowners

EES border controls: we answer your questions

Including queries about e-gate usage visitors, spouses of French citizens and foreign residents and visa holders

How to get a DCEM travel document for children travelling through EES

Document set to be important for under-18s travelling into or out of France from this autumn

EES digital border checks: start date officially confirmed

Non-EU nationality visitors to France such as Britons and Americans will need to register in new system

EU looks to increase Etias travel authorisation fee from €7 to €20

Second-home owners and other visitors from the UK and US will need this from autumn 2026

Is a date set for start of EES border controls this autumn?

We also look at which passport lanes French visa and residency card holders will use

Timing for launch of EES app at French borders outlined

App will allow non-EU visitors, whose entries and exits will be logged in new digital borders system, to input most - but not all - data before arrival

Dover prepares as France declares readiness for new EU border checks

EU confirms that it is preparing an autumn start for its new border controls

Is EU planning to raise the expected €7 Etias travel authorisation fee?

Reports say rise from original planned fee is being considered – we have checked with the EU authorities

Entry/Exit System: How will it work with a temporary French visa?

If a person enters France from outside the EU prior to the start of their French visa, they will be logged

Entry/Exit System: What happens when travelling to EU with a French spouse?

The rules are different for the family members of EU citizens

Phased launch of EES border checks advances

France is making adaptations to Parafe e-gates to ease queues as long-delayed start approaches

New EES border controls: will foreign residents of France be able to use e-gates?

Airports seek solutions to avoid obligatory queuing at border guards’ booths for French residency card and visa holders

France’s ‘readiness’ declaration still awaited for October EES launch

France, Germany, and Netherlands urged to declare they are ready for the new EES system amid security and technical challenges.

Will EES affect travel rules for spouses of French citizens?

Spouses have additional rights to remain in the EU

EES digital borders scheme: Launch date update

Plans for a ‘progressive start’ are said to be well supported

App to ease new EES border control checks is now ready - how it will work

EU Member States will be able to choose if they allow passengers to use the app to hand over certain information required in advance

Britons, Americans, other non-EU travellers: New problem for digital border checks

Approval is required for the plan to be 'phased in' instead of launched all at once, potentially causing further delays to 'EES' launch

EES digital borders delays: French IT firm reported to be largely to blame

Atos, which was also involved in the Paris Olympics, is accused of misplacing parts, taking weeks to fix bugs and sending teams that lack experience

Plans for how EES digital border checks will be ‘phased in’ explained

The EU Commission is aiming for a ‘progressive’ start for the delayed system

EES: What are next steps for EU’s new digital border checks?

The scheme was intended to launch ‘in the autumn’ but time is running out

November 10 start date for EES would have been 'utter carnage,' UK Lords told

Council leader reports that Dover roads could not have coped; UK now has “no idea” when system will start

Passport control signage in French and English

Will EES registration be required in France for EU residency permit holders?

The Entry/Exit System will require visitors to the Schengen Area to give their biometric information at the border

EasyJet boss says EU border changes risk 'passengers being left stuck on planes’

Senior figures in the travel sector are concerned over implementation of EES

Paris, France - July 3, 2021: Random people, tourists and visitors at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

France one of countries officially 'not ready' for EES - delay expected

Germany and The Netherlands also say they will not be ready for new new biometric border check system

Rennes airport opens 300m2 building for new EU border controls

From next month, airports across France will need to manage the new system, and invest in technology to efficiently process passengers’ entry and exit