"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."
"That will have a particular sting for Britons on a short cross-Channel hop, where the official French border is juxtaposed on British soil. Aside from the indignity of queueing at a London terminal or by the white cliffs of Dover to relay bodily information to a Euro-database, train, tunnel and sea passengers uniquely need to complete EES formalities before the actual journey to Europe."
From 12 October the Entry-Exit System (EES) requires non-EU nationals to register facial images and fingerprints at every Schengen external border. The post-Brexit UK is treated as a third country alongside nations from Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe. Prior app-based registration is not available, so biometric processing must occur at each airport, crossing or port. Short cross-Channel trips face particular disruption because French border checks often happen on UK soil, forcing passengers to queue and process EES formalities before travel. Eurostar, Eurotunnel and the Port of Dover have invested in kiosks, staff and infrastructure; readiness and traffic impacts remain concerns.
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