EES is the automated digital border control system to register travellers from non-EU countries each time they cross into or out of the Schengen area. The EES completely replaces the traditional practice of manually stamping passports and required those on their first visit to the Schengen area to register a digital record (facial and fingerprint scanning) at dedicated border booths or kiosks.
Speaking at Abta’s Travel Matters event on Tuesday (9 June), Uku Sarekanno, a director of the EU border agency Frontex, revealed it could take up to two years for the implementation to “stabilise”.
