On Sunday, travellers heading to Europe, including Indian citizens, will be subject to new biometric border checks as the European Union begins the phased rollout of its Entry/Exit System (EES). The new digital border regime is designed to modernise EU border security and track movements of non-EU nationals entering the Schengen Area.

The EES will require non-EU travellers to register at the border by scanning their passport, providing fingerprints, and having a facial photograph taken. These checks will replace the traditional practice of manually stamping passports and will apply to entries into Schengen countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland. Ireland and Cyprus are exempt from the scheme.

The system will also affect those departing th

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