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fromTravel + Leisure
2 days ago

Europe Is Replacing Passport Stamps With Fingerprint and Face Scans-Here's What Travelers Should Know

Europe's Entry and Exit System will require fingerprints or face scans for most non-EU short-stay travelers, replacing passport stamps with digital records.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Will the EU's new fingerprint entry system cause gridlock? The Guardian tried it out

From 12 October, non-citizens of the EU will start having to register their biometric information at the border with faces photographed and fingerprints scanned before being allowed into Europe's Schengen area. After helping draw up the scheme a decade ago, the post-Brexit UK now finds itself lumped with nations from Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe outside the bloc. Hopes of prior registration via an app have not materialised, and the whole biometric process must still take place at each airport, crossing or port.
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fromTheregister
1 week ago

EU to register fingerprints, faces for short-stay visitors

Non-EU short-stay visitors to Schengen countries must register fingerprints, facial images, and passport details in a biometric Entry/Exit System retained for years.
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