Europe Travel Information
New Schengen
entry requirements (planned for November 2024 onwards)
From November
2024, the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES) will start for all non-EU nationals,
including British nationals, travelling in or out of the Schengen area. The
Schengen area is made up of 29 European countries, 25 of which are EU Member
States. The EES is a digital border system which registers non-EU visitors
travelling into the Schengen area instead of stamping their passports.
You will need
to have your fingerprints and your photo taken when entering the Schengen area.
If you enter the Schengen area through Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone or St
Pancras International, your fingerprints and photo will be taken before you
leave the UK. You will also need to provide either your fingerprint or photo on
exit.
You may
experience longer queues at borders when the new system starts.
For further information please click the following link. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-entryexit-system
Passport Validity
To enter Europe, your passport must have:
a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it may have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ago
an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave
at least one blank page for stamping