The launch of the EU Entry-Exit System (EES) has inched closer with confirmation more nations are ready for the switch, the development of an app and a new system for car passengers at Dover.
Some in the industry predict long queues at airports when EES is introduced (Credit: iStock / anouchka)
France, Germany and the Netherlands, believed to be the last three countries to finalise procedures, are now ready to proceed, according to French publication The Connexion, meaning a phased introduction could start in October.
Meanwhile, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has developed an app to allow travellers to pre-register their documents and a facial image for EES purposes.
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