Next summer, people travelling to the EU from non-EU countries will need to register fingerprints and a photo with their passport details under new Entry/Exit System (EES) rules). Initial registration will be valid for three years, and will replace passport stamping. Bannister said Dover would be the likely pinchpoint.
He forecast the checks could take 10 minutes per car of four; two minutes per passenger, and two minutes for the vehicle, although he told the BBC this was subject to the technology used to complete the process.
