British tourists prepare for HOURS of travel delays over new EU entry-exit system

Tamara Ceaikovski

British tourists are being warned to expect delays as a brand new EU entry-exit system comes into place, meaning the majority of travellers visiting a participating country for the first time will now have to register their biometric information at the EU border. Under the Entry Exit System (EES), non-EU citizens must now have their passport scanned and their fingerprints and photograph taken before entering Europe’s Schengen area, which comprises 25 of the 27 EU member states, plus Iceland,