Electronic authorisation required for EU travel from 2025

[Cossie]

My nephew, his family and some friends went through Rome last week without any problems. So maybe it's just Germany, who knows.
A few years ago I flew into Frankfurt and landed just after a couple of full flights from the prc. It was a long slow process that time as well.

 

[MARTINE]

Landed in CPH - less than 5mins with border force agent who said smile for the camera and took electronic finger prints (4 fingers right hand). No actual booth

 

[SYD]

My nephew, his family and some friends went through Rome last week without any problems. So maybe it's just Germany, who knows.
A few years ago I flew into Frankfurt and landed just after a couple of full flights from the prc. It was a long slow process that time as well.

The irony is, when we booked I dismissed a FRA connection (I hate connecting at FRA) but in hindsight, it would have been T3 to T3 and over 4hrs transit. We originally wanted an option via MUC has the AY onward flight is an A350 but was only offering PE not J, so settled for MXP (which I’ve never flown in/out of). When we read that Italy had suspended EES processing we were relieved but as mentioned above, apparently it’s only if the lines stretch beyond 45 mins.

I had seen it was pushed back to Q4 (European Union - EES / ETIAS).

Did nothing, no issues when arriving into WAW earlier this summer. My AU-passport carrying young one arrived via different EU transit and also had no issues.

ADAIK, that’s the fee part - which starts later. But the biometrics capturing has already started.

So first entry into the EU/Schengen zone, foreigners need to be fingerprinted, photo etc. As mentioned upthread, there are self-service kiosks to do the biometrics as a once off. Those machines have been problematic in some ports and / or PAX not “match fit”…

No issues in ZRH the other day, used the self service scan and then manually processed, only issue was the folk who didn’t do self serve lining up in the same line

So what happened to those peeps who didn’t use a kiosk? Sent back or manual processed anyway?

 

[I love to travel]

My arrival into CDG like Puska. No issues anywhere else was registered in Budapest took 2 mins albeit at 12am. On departure from Amsterdam could use self service so 1 minute. It really is luck what you get. My luck ran out in BKK.

 

[markis10]

So what happened to those peeps who didn’t use a kiosk? Sent back or manual processed anyway?

Manually processed

 

[drron]

We have a 2hr20 minute transit in MXP in September on our way to BCN. I am now hoping for a wheelchair line to make things easier.