Overview

• The Entry/Exit System launches on 12 October 2025 with a phased activation to full operation by 10 April 2026 across Schengen borders.
• Enrollment will occur at arrival kiosks for first‑time entrants, creating a digital record that replaces routine passport stamping once fully established.
• Dover, Eurotunnel Folkestone and Eurostar St Pancras have installed registration kiosks, and vehicle occupants will be required to exit cars to enroll, with Dover using a new Western Docks processing site.
• Service operators warn that processing for drivers, motorhomes and caravans could lengthen queues at border checkpoints.
• Travel expert Simon Calder says Irish passport holders can travel as EU citizens and bypass EES checks for non‑EU visitors, and passport stamping will continue during the transition.