EES - Entry Exit System

On 12 October 2025 the Entry-Exit System (EES) starts operations in all EU countries. The system is being put in place to modernise borders, make border checks easy, secure, and more efficient for travellers, and to improve European-wide security. The EES will be progressively rolled out at the external borders until 9 April 2026 and it will be fully operational at all border crossing points from 10 April 2026. According to the national implementation plan, in Italy the EES will be operational from October 12th at the airports of Fiumicino and Malpensa and from October 20th at all other airports.

The EES allows to register non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay (maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period), each time they cross an external border of a European country. In this way, the EES will:

• Modernise and improve border management with secure and reliable electronic records and by enabling automation at the borders.
• Improve the experience for travellers and gradually reduce waiting times thanks to automated border checks.
• Prevent irregular immigration, by identifying overstayers and providing reliable data on entries, exits, and refusals of entry.
• Strengthen the Schengen area’s internal security by preventing identity and document fraud thanks to the use of biometric data, and by supporting law enforcement authorities to prevent, detect, and investigate terrorism and other serious crimes.

For more information, please see the official EES website here: https://travel-europe.europa.eu/ees

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