A third-country national is a person who does not have the nationality of one of the Member States of the European Union, nor the nationality of one of the countries associated with the European Union (Iceland,
Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland).
The Entry/Exit System is a new automated system which is expected to launch later this year fully. The system will be used to keep track of third-country travellers who enter the EU and detect over-stayers, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
“EES will replace the current system of manual stamping of passports, which is time-consuming, does not provide reliable data on border crossings and does not allow a systematic detection of over-stayers,” reads a statement of the Migration and Home Affairs of the EU Commission regarding the system.
The same also aims to modernise some other current procedures that travellers from third countries have to follow when reaching the bloc, thus enabling travellers to cross borders more quickly.
It has been revealed that the system will record specific data on travellers, including their name, fingerprints, facial image, travel document type, date and place of entry, date and place of exit, as well as their stay period in the Schengen Area.
The Entry/Exit System is a new automated system which is expected to launch later this year fully. The system will be used to keep track of third-country travellers who enter the EU and detect over-stayers, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
“EES will replace the current system of manual stamping of passports, which is time-consuming, does not provide reliable data on border crossings and does not allow a systematic detection of over-stayers,” reads a statement of the Migration and Home Affairs of the EU Commission regarding the system.
The same also aims to modernise some other current procedures that travellers from third countries have to follow when reaching the bloc, thus enabling travellers to cross borders more quickly.
It has been revealed that the system will record specific data on travellers, including their name, fingerprints, facial image, travel document type, date and place of entry, date and place of exit, as well as their stay period in the Schengen Area.
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