The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (Etias) is the next stage in the EU’s plan for greater border security: an online permit that third-country nationals such as the British must obtain ahead of travel to the Schengen area.
The system is being implemented by Frontex: the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. But Etias depends on the EU entry-exit system (EES) being fully operational. This digital border scheme involves every UK traveller entering or leaving the Schengen Area to be registered on a central database. Fingerprints and facial biometrics should be collected.
