Overview
- Malaga Airport has used the EU Entry/Exit System since October 20, with airport management acknowledging occasional longer waits after passengers reported queues of more than an hour.
- Tenerife South has begun introducing the system for some arrivals, and British travellers are being advised to arrive earlier to allow time for first‑time biometric enrollment.
- The EES replaces passport stamping with a digital record that captures passport details, a facial image for all travellers, and fingerprints for visa‑exempt non‑EU visitors, with children under 12 exempt from fingerprinting.
- Manual stamping continues alongside EES during the initial rollout, with full implementation due by April 10, 2026.
- Spain has allocated €83 million to upgrade border posts as National Police handle passport control and the Guardia Civil manages customs.