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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”

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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 says full EES rollout on track despite ongoing IT issues

All eligible travellers crossing French borders are due to be checked from March 30. Delays have remained under control so far, say officials

EU Entry-Exit System flags 4,000 Schengen overstayers

The biometric border system checks compliance with the 90/180-day rule. It began in October and is set to be fully operational from April 10

Ryanair plane takes off from France without all passengers due to EES hold-ups

Pilot left 24 passengers behind to avoid missing allocated departure slot

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

EES: Why am I fingerprinted every time at Nice airport?

Phase-in period is continuing and technical improvements are still awaited

EES: Delay for British and American residents to use French passport e-gates

Phased rollout of checks set to reach full operation by April, with 'partial suspensions' possible over summer

Why France’s EES border checks are increasing

Many more travellers are undergoing fingerprinting and facial scans

Solutions ‘coming early in 2026’ to EES issues at French airports

European Commission denies claims of three-hour ‘peak time’ queues

France flagged as facing problems as airports urge EES changes

Urgent solutions needed to avoid ‘mayhem’, EU told

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Can British spouse of French passport holder use EU queue under EES rules?

Close family members can use EU passport queues under certain conditions

French ferry ports: ‘IT and tablets not ready for EES border changes’

It is possible that only ‘samples’ of passengers will be checked at first

Which passport lane for travellers with French residency cards or visas under EES?

We also look at whether the rules are different for Brexit WA card holders under the Entry/Exit System

New EU border controls: Will changes really start in November?

Eurostar ‘still awaiting a formal update’ on launch of EES biometric checks

French ferry ports voice concern over new EU digital border

There are fears over the lack of testing for the European Entry/Exit System (EES) equipment

France reported to be asking for new border system delay

Three countries are said to have requested more time, saying they are not ready for the current November 10 launch

Q&A with Normandy Ports director on new EU border plans

No time for tests as EES start date approaches; longer queues likely and ports to ask ferry firms to potentially recoup new costs in ticket price

Dover, Eurostar, Eurotunnel: UK pledges funds to ease border changes

Funds will go towards biometric data kiosks and construction projects linked to travel to France

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

Will new biometric controls ‘reset’ 90/180 day rule for travel to France?

Part of the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) is a complete digitisation of border controls

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

Foreign families urged to plan now for Christmas travel document

Under-18s should carry 'DCEMs' to avoid confusion once EES digital borders scheme starts

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

UK ambassador to France: what travellers should know about border change

Dame Menna Rawlings discusses a pre-registration app, travel papers for Britons under-18s and passport gates - as well as the Olympics and updates on this special year in UK-France relations

EU border checks: under-18s in France will need DCEM travel document

Their legal guardians will have to apply online before using the Entry/Exit System

New biometric border checks: French app delays and photo issues

Smartphone EES system unlikely to be able to collect biometric data

New biometric border checks: French transport minister ‘worried’

A lack of equipment and police personnel could lead to public order issues on the rollout of the Entry/Exit System, he said in speech to aviation industry

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

Pre-registration data ‘kiosks’ are being installed at several Schengen area entry points and places such as London's St Pancras station but travellers will still have to pass in front of a guard

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