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EU’s new entry system frustrates travellers: up to two-hour waits at Europe’s major airports

Financial Times data show waiting times at Frankfurt, Munich and Amsterdam doubling this summer under the EU's new Entry/Exit System, prompting eight member states and Switzerland to request extended exemptions ahead of September's looming deadline

Changes for non-EU travelers – Europe ends passport stamps: How border checks will work

For the purposes of the Entry/Exit System (EES), a "third-country national" is defined as a traveler who does not hold the nationality of any EU country, nor that of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland. The new rules will also apply in Greece