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BRITS FINGERED
BRITS heading to Mallorca will soon be required to be fingerprinted as well have a mugshot taken on entry under new EU legislation coming in.
The new European Union Entry/Exit System (EES), which has faced two delays, is scheduled to take effect later this year and will apply to non-EU nationals.
Gangsters and thugs need also be aware: It will also record refusals of entry, while
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identifying overstayers as well as cases of document and identity fraud. It will also collect other vital information including travel document type and the date and location of entry and exit.
The EES is expected to come in around the same time as the EU’s new ETIAS entry fee, dubbed a tourist tax, which will require €7 to enter the Schengen zone.