EU to Launch Biometric Entry/Exit System in a Few
Months
June 15,
2022
The European Union’s Entry-Exit System (EES), which
aims to enhance internal security and modernise external border management,
will start its operation just a few months from now.
The
Entry/Exit System (EES) will be an automated system that will be used to
register travellers from third countries each time they cross an EU external
border, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
Once it
starts being functional in September, the system will protect the Schengen
zone.
In full
respect of fundamental rights and data protection, the system will register the
person’s name, type of travel document, biometric data (fingerprints and
captures facial images), as well as the date and place of entry and exit. In
addition, the system will also record entry refusals.
The data
will be gathered at land crossings, seaports, and air and then will be shared
with the relevant government agencies.
Apart from
the above-mentioned, EES will also contribute to preventing illegal migration
and help to protect the security of citizens of Europe.
“EES is
among the measures undertaken as part of the Security Union and will help
achieve the objectives of the European Agenda on Security and the European
Agenda on Migration in particular regarding border management and preventing
cross-border crime and terrorism,” the statement of the Commission reads.
The system
will help bona fide third-country nationals too to travel more easily while
identifying more efficiently over-stayers and cases of document and identity
fraud.
Moreover,
the system will enable to make wider use of self-service systems – which are
quicker and more comfortable for travellers – and automated border control
checks.
The
Commission previously revealed that the European Agency for the operational
management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security, and
justice, eu-LISA, is responsible for developing as well as managing the system.
Currently,
travellers who travel to the Schengen zone have to go through the manual
stamping of passports. However, this system is no longer adequate as it is
time-consuming, does not provide reliable data on border crossings, and does
not allow a systematic detection of travellers who have exceeded the maximum
duration of their authorised stay.
As soon as
the new system start being operational, the authorities will put self-service
devices at airports. These devices will be used to scan airports, faces, and
fingerprints.
Similarly,
land borders will get gates where people will be able to scan their documents
and face and register their entry or exit into the EU.
Previously, SchengenVisaInfo.com reported that
the EU Border Agency is ready to support Member States with the EES system. The
agency said that it would help the Member States to adapt their border
management procedures and infrastructure at the border before the system
becomes operational.
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