Travellers from non-EU countries, including India, must now comply with the European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES), which mandates fingerprinting, facial recognition, and digital passport scans at borders across the Schengen Zone.

The EES went live today and replaces traditional passport stamping with a fully digital record of biometric data and travel history. It applies to the 25 Schengen countries — including major destinations like France, Spain, Italy, and Germany — as well as Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. Ireland and Cyprus remain exempt from the system. Advertisement

The European Union says the EES will improve border efficiency, strengthen internal security, and help track visa overstays. “The data may be accessed by border, visa and immigration authorit

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