Millions of UK tourists visiting Portugal can use e-gates this summer - Portuguese passport control is about to get speedier ...

Brits looking forward to their summer holidays have been promised use of vital border equipment designed to cut airport ...

Faro Airport will become the first European holiday destination to let Brits skip queues and use passport e-gates ...

UK travellers will be able to use e-gates at Faro airport from this summer, Portuguese authorities have revealed. During the ...

UK Nationals looking to plan their summer holidays in Europe should brace themselves for extended border checks until later ...

Some countries currently allow this, such as Portugal and Spain, but it looks like its broader implementation will depend on the already-planned introduction of the EU’s entry/exit system (EES). The ...

When the scheme is implemented, EES will register the traveller’s information including, biometrics and the entry and exit movements of non-member, third national travellers arriving into the EU. The ...

There are pros as well as cons. The EU Council and the European Parliament have agreed to launch the EES system at EU borders. Thanks to it, the stamping of passports at the borders will be abolished.

The EU makes another step towards introducing its biometric border system but the exact date for the introduction of the Entry-Exit System is still unknown.

The roll-out of ETIAS is linked to the implementation of the Entry/Exit System (EES). After several delays, the EU has agreed to gradually introduce the EES from October this year. This phased ...