Captain Haddock wrote:
6. Under EES, all 3CNs (including Brits) will have to register their biometrics (fingerprints and face) and scan their passports on arrival in the EU. They may also be questioned under the Schengen Borders Code (SBC) about duration of stay, purpose of visit, address in EU. This can be done at a kiosk (not an e gate) on arrival, before passport control. For a family of 4 this process could take up to ten minutes transaction time.
In the case of Dover Straits ferry/shuttle/train crossings, biometric recording will be located at Dover, Cheriton and St Pancras.
The process is likely to take longer than the simple transaction time, particularly in the case of the first two locations, due to having to park the vehicle and walk to and back from the kiosk, and potentially having to wait for a kiosk to become free at busy periods or with coach traffic.