The Entry/Exit System (EES) is Europe’s new border management system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay, each time they cross the external borders of 29 European countries, including Italy.
Starting from 12 October 2025, the 29 European countries using the EES will progressively roll out the system at their external borders over a period of six months.
Who will be registered in the EES?
Non-EU nationals travelling to the European countries using the EES for a short stay (up to 90 days within a 180-day period), will be registered in the EES.Travellers’ data will be registered in the EES, regardless of whether they need a short-stay visa or they are visa-free travellers. Certain travellers are exempt from registration (see the section on ‘Exemptions’). Refusals of entry are also recorded in the system.
Exemptions
Passengers in the following categories are exempt from registering to the EES:
- nationals of European countries using the EES, as well as Cyprus and Ireland;
- non-EU nationals who hold a residence card and are immediately related to an EU national;
- non-EU nationals who hold a residence card or a residence permit and are immediately related to a non-EU national who can travel throughout Europe like an EU citizen;
- non-EU nationals travelling to Europe as part of an intra-corporate transfer or for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au-pairing;
- holders of residence permits and long-stay visas;
- Nationals of Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and holders of a passport issued by the Vatican City State or the Holy See;
- people exempt from border checks or who have been granted certain privileges with respect to border checks;
- those holding a valid local border traffic permit;
- crew members of passenger and goods trains on international connecting journeys.
For further information, please check the dedicated page on the website of the European Union.