Facial scans and fingerprinting will replace passport stamps across 29 countries in the Schengen Zone, including France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Switzerland, Iceland and the Netherlands.

Border, visa and immigration authorities in the European countries using the EES can access your information, as well as law enforcement agencies and Europol.

Travellers who refuse to provide biometric data will be denied entry into the territory of the European countries using the EES.