Sadly, you could just well be summing-up one Michel Barnier. From a year or two back.
I can see no other benefit, reason or logic otherwise.
FOR ALL EES STUFF, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, MOANS, JOYS AND ANYTHING ELSE
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I can see no other benefit, reason or logic otherwise.
I might be wrong but they could be doing some work on Sunday 21st February. I was looking at returning from France that afternoon but there are no booking options available.
Hull to Rotterdam this morning in the car, we were the 5th vehicle off the ship and it still took ages to clear the EES, 5 cyclists each took about 4 minutes each and then the two campers containing couples took about 10 minutes.
Best was as we were doing the biometrics a bloke swans in nextt to us and was about to complete his when customs ask what about the two others in your car?
His reply was that they have already done their biometrics a couple of months back, he honestly believed that once done you could just waltz into Europe without presenting yourself to immigration or even getting out of your car
Customs officer said it is taking at least double the time to clear the passengers through and it is not even peak time as yet
Best was as we were doing the biometrics a bloke swans in nextt to us and was about to complete his when customs ask what about the two others in your car?
His reply was that they have already done their biometrics a couple of months back, he honestly believed that once done you could just waltz into Europe without presenting yourself to immigration or even getting out of your car
Customs officer said it is taking at least double the time to clear the passengers through and it is not even peak time as yet
And I flew through the other day although I was the first bike off and a massive queue behind. Few months ago it took a while to get through.
St Malo on Britanny ferries, docked at 9.15 and were on our way by 10am. There was no EES and neither did they stamp passports.
I think much of the delay is due to their systems being shite... the UK's E-Gates are definitely quicker, and they do pretty much the same thing...
There are no delays…. I read it here.
Clearly the scheme, apparently targeted at the UK out of spite (I read that here, too) needs to be revamped and stiffened up in order to achieve its aim.
Clearly the scheme, apparently targeted at the UK out of spite (I read that here, too) needs to be revamped and stiffened up in order to achieve its aim.
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I haven't gone back through all 19 pages of posts, so sorry if this is a repeat...
You should be aware that you must only register for EES once, using the machines at the airport or elsewhere. This is because every time you use the registration machine it creates a new profile against the same passport. When you then try to get through one of the automatic border gates at certain airports, it won't let you through and you have to join the queue to see a border control officer.
This definitely happens at Schiphol and the border officers admit it's a fault, not helped by the fact that every time you land from a non-Schengen destination that shepherd you towards the EES machines. At CDG, the system works without issue, so it isn't an EU-wide problem.
Going through AMS again tomorrow and expecting to be delayed for this reason
You should be aware that you must only register for EES once, using the machines at the airport or elsewhere. This is because every time you use the registration machine it creates a new profile against the same passport. When you then try to get through one of the automatic border gates at certain airports, it won't let you through and you have to join the queue to see a border control officer.
This definitely happens at Schiphol and the border officers admit it's a fault, not helped by the fact that every time you land from a non-Schengen destination that shepherd you towards the EES machines. At CDG, the system works without issue, so it isn't an EU-wide problem.
Going through AMS again tomorrow and expecting to be delayed for this reason
There are no delays mostly because they are not using it!
Exiting St Malo today, no EES, no passport stamp either- so we were not stamped in or out.
Presumably Europlod know we’ve entered and exited France because they scanned our passports, which begs the question why is EES even needed, and why are passport stamps needed?
Well, it’s clearly failing in its sole purpose of spite.
Hopefully they’ll turn it on, just in time to delay Brexit voting bods who MUST be off and away quickly, or their holiday plans are ruined, before they have even rolled a wheel in the god forsaken Soviet state.
Hopefully they’ll turn it on, just in time to delay Brexit voting bods who MUST be off and away quickly, or their holiday plans are ruined, before they have even rolled a wheel in the god forsaken Soviet state.
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Hopefully the common sense that is somehow seeping through in the moribund Eurozone areas that would still like British tourists to turn up and spend their British pounds on lager and egg and chips, and are therefore turning the stupid and it would seem unnecessary system off, will spread.Well, it’s clearly failing in its sole purpose of spite.
Hopefully they’ll turn it on, just in time to delay Brexit voting bods who MUST be off and away quickly, or their holiday plans are ruined, before they have even rolled a wheel in the god forsaken Soviet state.
Doesn't happen at Dutch ports as there are no automaric border gates, so same rigmarole every timeI haven't gone back through all 19 pages of posts, so sorry if this is a repeat...
You should be aware that you must only register for EES once, using the machines at the airport or elsewhere. This is because every time you use the registration machine it creates a new profile against the same passport. When you then try to get through one of the automatic border gates at certain airports, it won't let you through and you have to join the queue to see a border control officer.
This definitely happens at Schiphol and the border officers admit it's a fault, not helped by the fact that every time you land from a non-Schengen destination that shepherd you towards the EES machines. At CDG, the system works without issue, so it isn't an EU-wide problem.
Going through AMS again tomorrow and expecting to be delayed for this reason
Just boarded at Caen for Brittany Ferries. No sign of EES at all and no idea where they’ll put it. Same old passport check and on you go in operation currently.
