The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay, each time they cross the external borders of any of the following European countries using the system.
For the purpose of the EES, ‘non-EU national’ means a traveller not holding the nationality of any European Union country or the nationality of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
‘Short stay’ means up to 90 days within any 180-day period. This period is calculated as a single period for all the European countries using the EES.
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Which countries’ nationals must be registered in the EES?
The system applies to you if you are a non-EU national who either:
- needs a short-stay visa to travel to the European countries using the EES
or
- does not need a visa to travel for a short stay in the European countries using the EES
Your entries and exits, or entry refusals will be electronically registered in the EES.
In Cyprus and Ireland, despite being countries of the European Union, passports will still be stamped manually.
Exemptions to registration in the EES apply – see To whom does the EES not apply?
