The digital entry/exit system EES has began working at three checkpoints. It registers the identification and biometric information of residents of third nations getting into the Schengen space.

A digital entry/exit system (EES) has been launched on the border between Ukraine and Romania. At the moment, this method operates at three checkpoints, UNN stories on the subject of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

Particulars

This refers back to the checkpoints "Diakivtsi – Rakovets", "Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus" and "Diakove – Halmeu" – the place identification and biometric information are already being entered. The "Porubne – Siret" checkpoint will be a part of on January 9, 2026.

On the similar time, this method has been working since October 12 on the "Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației" checkpoint.

The remaining Romanian checkpoints might be related to the EES from March 10, 2026.

– said the State Border Guard Service.

Moreover

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is a brand new European automated registration system for third-country nationals who aren’t EU members and who make short-term journeys to the Schengen space.

The process contains scanning a passport, taking a photograph, and taking fingerprints of third-country nationals (for youngsters underneath 12 – with out fingerprints). Throughout the first crossing, a digital document is created, after which the info might be verified robotically.

As famous by the State Border Guard Service, the EES system is designed to hurry up management, improve safety, and enhance the accuracy of accounting for stays within the EU. The process for crossing the border for residents stays unchanged.

Recall

Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, said that info from the UN and Eurostat a few sharp improve within the variety of Ukrainians who left the nation within the autumn is just not confirmed.