Which countries will use the digital border checks for non-eu nationals?
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NOT ALL EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES ARE INVOLVED IN THE ENTRY/EXIT SYSTEM DO YOU RECEIVE THE CONNEXION'S FREE WEEKDAY NEWSLETTER? Sign up here The new Entry/Exit System (EES) for
digital border checks on non-EU nationals is organised by the European Commission, however it not only concerns European Union member states - and certain member states are not involved.
From autumn, non-EU citizens over the age of 12 entering the Schengen area will be subject to digital checks that will record their name, age, facial image, fingerprints and their point of
entry and exit. This EES will cover all of the Schengen area, which in 2024 includes 29 European countries that adhere to a single visa policy. Read more: New UK/France border checks:
visas, residency cards and which queues? THE SCHENGEN AREA COUNTRIES ARE: Austria Belgium Bulgaria (joined 2024) Croatia (joined 2023) Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany
Greece Hungary Iceland (Schengen but not EU) Italy Latvia Liechtenstein (Schengen but not EU) Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway (Schengen but not EU) Poland Portugal Romania
(joined 2024) Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland (Schengen but not EU)