Canada’s Budget Funds Traveller Biometrics Strategy and Facial Images for eTA Applicants
Canada’s 2026 federal budget proposes C$4.3 million over four years for Transport Canada to develop a Traveller Biometrics Strategy, along with C$90 million to…
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Nine Schengen Countries Retain Flexibility to Pause EES Biometrics at Some Borders
Nine Schengen countries are continuing to pause fingerprint and facial-image collection at selected border crossings after temporary flexibility for the…
Dubai Puts Passport Control in an Officer’s Hand With 12-Second Mobile Checks
Dubai has launched a mobile immigration service that lets passport officers clear a traveller in roughly 12 to 15 seconds while walking the terminal, rather…
EU Border Guards Lose the Power to Pause Biometric Checks at Busy Crossings
The provision that let European border authorities suspend fingerprint and facial capture when queues built up expires today, and border guards must now run…
Russia Says Border Biometrics Flagged About 70,000 Barred Foreigners
Biometric checks at Russian border crossing points have identified roughly 70,000 foreign nationals who are barred from entering the country, the interior…
Greek Airports Chief Calls for Overhaul of the EU’s Biometric Entry/Exit System
The head of Fraport Greece, which runs 14 Greek airports, has called for a serious overhaul of the European Union’s biometric border system after queues forced…
UK MPs Warn of Dover Congestion as EU Entry/Exit System Falters
British MPs have warned that the port of Dover and cross-Channel ferry passengers face severe congestion this summer unless technical problems with the…
Greece Exempts UK Travelers from EES Biometric Registration
Greece is exempting British passport holders from EES biometric registration at all Greek border crossings, opening a country-level gap in the EU rollout.
EU Entry/Exit System Launch Strands Passengers Across Europe
The EU Entry/Exit System’s April 10 launch produced multi-hour queues and kiosk failures across Schengen airports, stranding 122 travelers at Milan Linate.
Poland Awards EUR 2.1M ABC Gate Contract for Katowice Airport to Enigma
Poland’s Katowice Airport awards a EUR 2.1M biometric ABC gate contract to Enigma, with 15 gates to be commissioned by December 2026 for EU EES compliance.