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How long does the EU entry-exit scheme take? Simon Calder puts it to the test Source: The Independent
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00:00Here at Prague Airport Terminal 1 the entry exit system machines are fully
00:07switched on and working and I'm just gonna go through and see if I can get
00:13registered so here's my preferred language English will do and place my
00:19open passport with the side data side facing down in the left-hand slot let me
00:27just do that and you can see the details actually coming out here and that's
00:34remarkable are you this person I'm afraid I am and I'm just gonna hit proceed
00:41please wait do you own a long-term resident permit document from the EU
00:48sadly no I wish I did remember to take your passport good idea always remember
00:54to take your passport now first of all I'm gonna get a picture taken I'm just
01:00looking straight into the camera and how's that go I'm smiling a bit maybe I
01:07shouldn't looking into the camera no right and now I've got to scan my
01:13fingerprints so I'm putting them in and seeing how that goes press and hold your
01:20reader yep okay they're kind of yep it's kind of being done they're not
01:26particularly impressed with my first three fingers but let's see that now put
01:35my left hand on now I was under the impression it was only going to be the
01:39right hand but you can have as many fingerprints as you want let's see if
01:43that's all right yep they're reasonably happy with the index finger in the middle
01:50finger not too happy about the others maybe they're getting there now I've got
01:55to say what is the purpose of your trip I'm a tourist a private tourist very
02:01private tourist hitting the continue button I've got confirmation of
02:06accommodation yep I've got a return ticket yep and I've got cash minimum of 66 euros a
02:13day or credit or debit card I can I can do that I haven't actually got any cash but
02:18certainly got a credit card so let's see where that takes us return date I'm
02:23actually leaving now continue do I have travel insurance yes but I'm surprised
02:30you're asking because it's not a condition that the European Union or the
02:36Czech government normally asks but it's interesting I'm glad I was able to answer
02:42all those questions thanks for your time you're all set please go to one of the
02:47following border control to counters in order to perform the check well there we
02:54are it's some interesting times but this is the future everybody and I think that
03:01probably took me about three minutes to go through
03:06you sabes you could look at set up
03:08you could take me about three minutes so let's look at the first question
03:12your mind didn't be able to answer to that I know
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