Barcelona airport Now Using EU’s New Entry-Exit System

Spain’s second busiest airport has started using the new EES system for non-EU residents.

That’s according to the British Embassy in Spain, which on Tuesday October 28th posted on its Facebook page ‘Brits in Spain’ to warn UK nationals that Barcelona’s main airport is now using the new biometric border system.

The new passport checks started being implemented in many European countries on October 12th and will be rolled out across much of the bloc for the next six months until April 10th 2026.

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To be exact, this affects the 29 European countries that form part of the Schengen Area – all those in the European Union except Cyprus and Ireland, as well as Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.