From November, Ukrainians will enter Europe according to the new rules implemented by the EU
From November, Ukrainians will enter Europe according to new rules introduced by the European Union. The EES is a new automated digital personal data collection system that the EU will use to automatically control border crossings by non-EU nationals, regardless of whether they need a visa to enter the Schengen area.
On November 10, the European Union plans to launch the entry and exit registration system at the external Schengen borders. The main change is that the EES will replace the manual stamping of passports of third-country nationals. Control will be carried out through special self-service terminals. This is reported by the Ministry of Finance.
Development of the new EES system began after Brexit and will be implemented at all EU external borders on November 10, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson confirmed. According to her, thanks to the EES, the EU will be able to accurately monitor who enters the Schengen area with a foreign passport. It will also help prevent illegal migration, as the system will monitor whether travelers are overstaying. In addition, biometric identification, which includes photographs and fingerprints, will make it more difficult for criminals, terrorists or Russian spies to use fake passports.
The launch of the EES was originally planned for 2022, but it has been repeatedly delayed due to technical difficulties and delays in the installation of automated barriers, which are to be installed at all international land, sea and air borders of the Schengen area.
When the new system goes live in the fall, travelers from non-EU countries will be subject to border controls under the new rules. The EES system will replace the traditional stamping of passports, and everyone crossing the EU’s external borders will have to scan their passport or other travel documents at a self-service terminal.
EES will collect the traveler’s name, biometric data, and date and place of entry and exit. Biometrics such as face scans and fingerprints will only be captured once every three years and will be valid for multiple trips during that time.
The system will work at entry to all EU countries, with the exception of Cyprus and Ireland, where stamps will still be applied manually, as well as four non-EU Schengen countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
The purpose of the EES implementation is to strengthen border security and detect travelers who have overstayed in the Schengen area on a C visa (90 days in a 180-day period). Previously, border guards could manually monitor the time of stay of persons in the Schengen zone, and fingerprints have long been collected during the submission of visa documents.
