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European Union will require face and fingerprint scanning to enter the bloc

For non-Europeans, crossing the border into the bloc is about to get progressively more complicated next year.

A new system called EES (entry-exit system) goes into effect from May 2023 and will change the current process in two main ways:

  • In addition to the information in passports, the system will collect biometric data (fingerprints and facial images) and store them for future reference - just as the US currently does.
  • Instead of passport stamps - which can be time-consuming as dates need to be manually verified - the system will automatically and accurately record when someone . . .

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