04/10/2026
As of 10 April 2026, the European Union’s new Entry-Exit System (EES) is fully operational.
EES is an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals traveling for a short stay, each time they cross the external borders. This system is designed to make your border crossing smoother, safer, and faster.
EES will automatically register key information each time you enter or leave the 29 European countries in the Schengen Area within a 90-day period.
If you arrive at a border crossing point for the first time since the EES started, passport control officers will take a photo of your face and/or scan your fingerprints.
If you have crossed the borders of European countries using the EES more than once since the EES started, the photo of your face and/or your fingerprints will already be recorded in the system.
Learn more on usa.um.dk.