#schengen-area

#schengen-area

From Sunday, non-EU travellers entering Europe's Schengen open-borders zone will gradually be photographed and fingerprinted at border crossings, as the European Union rolls out its much-delayed automated border checks. The aim of the new system? To replace eventually the manual stamp on passports and secure better information-sharing between the bloc's 27 states.

Many travellers to Europe will see changes in border security from Sunday with the launch of the EU's new digital entry and exit system (EES) after many delays. The system means most non-EU citizens will have to register their biometric information at the border. Travellers' faces will have to be photographed and fingerprints scanned before they are allowed into Europe's Schengen area.