American and Canadian travelers visiting Europe will very soon be subjected to a few more steps at passport control under a new system called the EU Entry/Exit System —or EES for short. What is EES? Essentially, it’s a new, all-digital method of passport control and entry into European Union (EU) countries, specifically those in the Schengen zone.

Instead of getting their passport stamped, non-EU travelers (which includes Americans and Canadians) will provide their biometric data to enter the continent, which means handing over fingerprints and facial scans from mid-October . That information will be stored for three years. Any time Americans and Canadians visit Europe thereafter, they'll only need to scan their passport and undergo facial scanning.

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