EU's new Entry/Exit System at Eurotunnel

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After years of delays, the EU's new Entry/Exit System has a phased launch in October. We tried out the technology at Eurotunnel's LeShuttle terminal in Folkestone. Full story - see KentOnline.co.uk

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00:00If you're planning to travel to Europe soon, you're going to need to get used to the new European Union's Entry-Exit System.

00:07Designed to ensure the EU knows exactly who is within its borders, a soft rollout begins in October before a full launch in April 2026.

00:15And if you are a non-EU citizen, which, since Brexit, we Brits are, you'll need to comply.

00:21Eurotunnel's Folkestone Terminal has built a huge covered hangar with more than 50 terminals,

00:26installed at a cost of £70m, where travellers will have to disembark and submit some biometric details.

00:32The process is relatively simple. Scan your passport and your fingerprints, get your photograph taken,

00:37and then head to regular passport control, which should, if all goes to plan, now be a lot quicker.

00:42While your data will be stored for three years by the EU, you will need to at least have your photograph taken

00:47at one of these terminals every time you enter or leave the block.

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