The EES is now expected to start in October 2025, having originally been intended for a 2022 launch. It was last scheduled for November 2024, but the lack of the fingerprint and facial scan technology needed prompted the latest revised date.
EU Entry-Exit System delay prompts new FCDO advice
Business
Gary Noakes
18 March 2025
New advice on the much-delayed EU Entry-Exit System (EES) has been issued by the FCDO following the latest revised launch date.
Eurostar will launch services to Frankfurt and Geneva from London in the coming years (Credit: iStock / Alena Kravchenko)
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