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Ketsuda Phoutinane

UK holidaymakers could be caught out by new EU fingerprint and photo system

UK tourists to the EU won't have to pay a fee quite yet - but they will have to submit a photograph and fingerprints for a new entry system.

The long-awaited European Travel Information and Authorisation System (Etias) has been delayed again to November 2023 after it was due to start May 2023 - having already been pushed back from late 2022, the Telegraph reported.

Etias is a similar visa waiver system to the ESTA programme in America. It will require UK citizens to apply online for a €7 pass to enter the bloc. The pass lasts three years or until the traveller's passport expires, whichever comes first.

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