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EU Biometric Entry/Exit System

The European Union's Entry/Exit System requires non-EU visitors to submit fingerprints and a facial image at external Schengen borders.

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Jan 25, 2026
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Which countries require biometric fingerprinting for all incoming travelers?

A large, (EES) now requires non‑EU short‑stay visitors to submit fingerprints and a facial image at external Schengen borders across 29 countries, and that program is the clearest example of a near‑un...

Jan 6, 2026

Have any countries suspended or rolled back biometric ID programs due to privacy or human rights concerns?

Several governments and courts have halted, limited, or ordered deletion of biometric ID projects in response to privacy and human-rights concerns: Mexican tribunals have suspended parts of the countr...