greeny
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Came into Faro airport last night. No ETIAS in operation at the moment. When I asked the man on the desk when it was likely to start he shrugged his shoulders.
ETIAS at Faro
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Graham376
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Due to start in 2026 but if you have the biometric residence card, it won't apply to you anyway.
alandalus11
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wallacebob
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EES started on Sunday in some entry points, eg supposedly Alicante airport. ETIAS starts next year. I haven’t seen any news of delays or problems, but I’m sure there will be some wailing!
st599
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ETIAS isn't planned to start until next year once EES is fully running.
ashtead
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Lots of shiny new machines sitting waiting at Madeira but hardly enough to cope with an airbus full of travellers. What jobs left then for all the passport stampers apart from managing the machines I guess which fail?
greeny
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Sorry I said etias but meant EES. Brain fade.
greeny
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Sorry meant EES. But apparently even those with residence cards will have to go to the machine, go through a couple of screens until you get to the question "Do you have long term residence in the EU?" If you answer yes, then you are directed to man at the desk to check you through. I watched the BBC programme earlier in the week where there travel reporter went through the process on screen showing the system in operation. Those that enter "No" have to go through the finger print taking procedure and answer questions about accommodation, cash on hand per day etc before they are then directed to the man at the desk to get stamped. Don't know if this is an interim measure to test the system but its the way it was demonstrated on the programme. No doubt every country will do it differently as is the norm.
Davy_S
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greeny
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Apparently it varies. Hopefully this link will work for you. It also says that people from UK are rarely asked and that the limits are more aimed at people from countries with much lower income levels than Europe. Personally, I've never been asked and nor has anyone else I know. I've been in and out hundreds of times.
How much money do I need to enter each EU and Schengen area country?
st599
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I've been asked entering Germany and France (at a time when Covid forms were a thing)
I think if you say you're staying for a week, you're less likely than if you enter for 90 days.
I also note that whilst a GHIC is ok for most of the EU, France have a local law requiring travel insurance.
Davy_S
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Am i missing something? your link is the same as mine, unless my link is not working
greeny
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Apologies, I read your link as a question and didn't realise it was a link. So I answered the question and included a link, which happened to be the same link as you'd posted and I read as a question. Entirely my mistake.Am i missing something? your link is the same as mine, unless my link is not working
Davy_S
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Not a problem at all, i simply thought i had posted a bad link and only me could see it!
syvictoria
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Can you provide any further info on this travel insurance requirement please? Does this mean that a GHIC is no longer sufficient to enter France via EES? We've never bothered with travel insurance for Europe travels.
st599
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The Independent said:
When you enter now on the EES scanner, it asks if you have your insurance, 120 euros per day, accommodation booking and return ticket.
syvictoria
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Thanks for the link. Entry directly into France is certainly going to become more of a challenge it would seem!
st599
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Also via France, any of Eurostar's destinations are dealt with by French Police aux Frontiers at St Pancras who insist on French levels of cash and insurance, even if your ticket is booked to Belgium or Germany.
syvictoria
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French authorities pause EES questions for travellers in UK
Connexions (FR paper) are advising that the EES questions have now been temporarily suspended due to the potential for queues and confusion. The article also confirms that the GHIC is considered the minimum 'insurance' required for people travelling from the UK (as I believe it always has to date). All other aspects of the EES remain in force.
Connexions (FR paper) are advising that the EES questions have now been temporarily suspended due to the potential for queues and confusion. The article also confirms that the GHIC is considered the minimum 'insurance' required for people travelling from the UK (as I believe it always has to date). All other aspects of the EES remain in force.
Edit to add: The above only applies to FR border crossings I believe.
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