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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Lisa O'Carroll

UK citizens face fingerprint checks each time they visit EU

Doug Bannister
Port of Dover chief executive Doug Bannister said a ‘big change’ in travel will be phased in from November. Photograph: Lisa O'Carroll/The Guardian

British citizens who travel frequently to the EU face having their fingerprints individually checked each time they cross the border into the Schengen area because of delays in developing an app to verify biometrics digitally, it has emerged.

It will be “business as usual” this summer but “a big change” in travel will be phased in from November, Doug Bannister, the chief executive of the Port of Dover has said.

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