On 12 October 2025 the Entry-Exit System (EES) starts operations in all EU countries. The system is being put in place to modernise borders, make border checks easy, secure, and more efficient for travellers, and to improve European-wide security. The EES will be progressively rolled out at the external borders until 9 April 2026 and it will be fully operational at all border crossing points from 10 April 2026.
The EES allows to register non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay (maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period), each time they cross an external border of a European country. In this way, the EES will:
For more information, please see the official EES website here: https://travel-europe.europa.eu/ees.