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might be simpler to grab a cheap return flight to Europe as a means to pre-register?
I was thinking this earlier - quick smash 'n' grab midweek, take a couple of days off, flight to wherever, get it done, back home, job jobbed.
Another one for the Brexit Benefits thread in the Upside Down.
I (Mrs OTS and kinder OTS's have Italian passports!) registered at Malaga in December and then swanned through Linate in January.
It was quite straightforward once it was clear what was required, but few folk knew what to do or how the machines worked. The fingerprint machine was a masterclass in how not to do user interfaces both from an instruction and hand placing point of view.
Will be fun to see how it beds down over the summer.
I flew into Gothenburg on Saturday morning and back out the same evening. It was all very easy, photo and finger prints taken on the way into the country and photo on the way out again. Stanstead was equally easy to get though the automated gates by scanning my passport. No complaints here.
As I wrote on the other thread, a trip to Norway last week was pretty simple. Finger prints and photo taken at the same booth you would normally go to get your passport stamped, and then just finger prints on the way home. No issure for us, extra few minutes maybe.
Manchester airport was easy as well with the auto gates.
biggest hold up was waiting for my snowboard bag in Oslo, before I realised it had gone to the other end of the luggage collection room....
I flew EasyJet into Paris CDG on Saturday morning there, all the new machines were taped off and not being used, got through Border Control in under 5 mins 🤪
Does anyone know if this is in place on the chunnel yet?
Another one for the Brexit Benefits thread in the Upside Down.
It might have made a small difference if we were still in the Schengen zone, for traveling within the zone, but more and more countries are introducing very similar systems and laws, so any traveller is going to have to comply anyway.
My family in New York are going to have to comply, both are dual citizens, U.K./America, and will have to comply at both ends, being certain to use the correct passport when they travel between countries.
Flew into Geneva last Saturday. EES was a breeze. Took a minute. Was expecting carnage
It might have made a small difference if we were still in the Schengen zone,
The UK has never been in Schengen
Does anyone know if this is in place on the chunnel yet?
Wasn't in use at the weekend, believe it's been delayed (again)
just back from Mallorca, Palma airport was perfectly fine.
maybe 15mins to get scanned on the way in and exit was fine.
Does anyone know if this is in place on the chunnel yet?
No, but the lack of UK border officials meant a massive queue anyway.
Nice was a pain in and out last week, nearly missed my return flight but got called to the front of the queue.
I've been into the EU 4 times in the past couple of months and have had to do face scan and finger prints every time, as if I'd never done it before
Doesn't seem the most efficient process, and kinda unclear if this is the process every time or whether in theory it's meant to be faster at some point?
I guess that one major question is whether any potential delays at the border, are accommodated if you’ve booked a package holiday.
i guess the travel reps will ensure that your connecting bus to the hotel will wait for you.
likewise, they’re legally obliged to ensure that you get a return flight when your holiday ends.
independent travellers may be subject to the vagaries of specific airports…
My Lidl app doesn’t always work correctly, I sometimes have to access the QR code via an email. It made Greek week a bit awkward but I succeeded eventually, a fridge full of loveliness!