EU Fingerprint border checks
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https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/oct/07/eur...
Bit on the news recently about fingerprint and biometric border checks when enter the EU border.
Thing is, I've had this done when entering some other countries such as the US and even Cambodia.
Does anyone know if this happens at the UK border for foreign nationals. Are their fingerprints taken?
Bit on the news recently about fingerprint and biometric border checks when enter the EU border.
Thing is, I've had this done when entering some other countries such as the US and even Cambodia.
Does anyone know if this happens at the UK border for foreign nationals. Are their fingerprints taken?
Terminator X said:
Why are they doing it? Passport not good enough?
TX.
Immigration controls I guess. The fingerprints add an additional level of verification. TX.
To be fair, it has been a thing in the US for a number of years.
Obviously being a British citizen, I wasn't sure if we had the same checks for foreign people entering the UK.
Terminator X said:
Why are they doing it? Passport not good enough?
TX.
Links the person to any other identity they've used to travel to the UK previously (legitimate or otherwise), links the person to their visa and immigration record even if the passport goes missing. Also allows checks for criminal records etc. TX.
Slow.Patrol said:
Terminator X said:
Why are they doing it? Passport not good enough?
TX.
Immigration controls I guess. The fingerprints add an additional level of verification. TX.
To be fair, it has been a thing in the US for a number of years.
Obviously being a British citizen, I wasn't sure if we had the same checks for foreign people entering the UK.
Slow.Patrol said:
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/oct/07/eur...
Bit on the news recently about fingerprint and biometric border checks when enter the EU border.
Thing is, I've had this done when entering some other countries such as the US and even Cambodia.
Does anyone know if this happens at the UK border for foreign nationals. Are their fingerprints taken?
No it doesn't. Bit on the news recently about fingerprint and biometric border checks when enter the EU border.
Thing is, I've had this done when entering some other countries such as the US and even Cambodia.
Does anyone know if this happens at the UK border for foreign nationals. Are their fingerprints taken?
I am alright Jack said:
Slow.Patrol said:
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/oct/07/eur...
Bit on the news recently about fingerprint and biometric border checks when enter the EU border.
Thing is, I've had this done when entering some other countries such as the US and even Cambodia.
Does anyone know if this happens at the UK border for foreign nationals. Are their fingerprints taken?
No it doesn't. Bit on the news recently about fingerprint and biometric border checks when enter the EU border.
Thing is, I've had this done when entering some other countries such as the US and even Cambodia.
Does anyone know if this happens at the UK border for foreign nationals. Are their fingerprints taken?
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7...
Edited by NRS on Saturday 11th October 20:39
Countdown said:
From what I read in the Independent apparently it stops people overstaying
Pretty much. At the moment the only way they can identify if you do more than your 90 days in 180 in the EU is by manually adding up the date stamps in your passport. Once they have this digital record they'll be able to automatically identify people doing that, theoretically track you down and kick you out, but more likely flag you to be refused readmission next time you come back. E63eeeeee... said:
Countdown said:
From what I read in the Independent apparently it stops people overstaying
Pretty much. At the moment the only way they can identify if you do more than your 90 days in 180 in the EU is by manually adding up the date stamps in your passport. Once they have this digital record they'll be able to automatically identify people doing that, theoretically track you down and kick you out, but more likely flag you to be refused readmission next time you come back. Pachydermus said:
E63eeeeee... said:
Countdown said:
From what I read in the Independent apparently it stops people overstaying
Pretty much. At the moment the only way they can identify if you do more than your 90 days in 180 in the EU is by manually adding up the date stamps in your passport. Once they have this digital record they'll be able to automatically identify people doing that, theoretically track you down and kick you out, but more likely flag you to be refused readmission next time you come back. E63eeeeee... said:
Countdown said:
From what I read in the Independent apparently it stops people overstaying
Pretty much. At the moment the only way they can identify if you do more than your 90 days in 180 in the EU is by manually adding up the date stamps in your passport. Once they have this digital record they'll be able to automatically identify people doing that, theoretically track you down and kick you out, but more likely flag you to be refused readmission next time you come back. Should have voted to stay in the EU lads.
Pachydermus said:
E63eeeeee... said:
Countdown said:
From what I read in the Independent apparently it stops people overstaying
Pretty much. At the moment the only way they can identify if you do more than your 90 days in 180 in the EU is by manually adding up the date stamps in your passport. Once they have this digital record they'll be able to automatically identify people doing that, theoretically track you down and kick you out, but more likely flag you to be refused readmission next time you come back. Came through St Malo yesterday morning on the Portsmouth overnight ferry. We were second car off and went through the normal process of getting the passport stamped, I asked the gendarme about EES and he said that every 10th car will go through a different barrier area where the EES process is taking place.
WyrleyD said:
Came through St Malo yesterday morning on the Portsmouth overnight ferry. We were second car off and went through the normal process of getting the passport stamped, I asked the gendarme about EES and he said that every 10th car will go through a different barrier area where the EES process is taking place.
What happens if you say no? Will they let you travel on just the passport or are you asked to leave / sent home?TX.
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