Entry/Exit System (EES)

The EES Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 establishes an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes. This Regulation establishes the EES for:

• The recording and storage of the date, time and place of entry and exit of third-country nationals crossing the borders of the Member States at which the EES is operated;
• The calculation of the duration of the authorised stay of such third-country nationals;
• The generation of alerts to Member States when the authorised stay has expired; and
• The recording and storage of the date, time and place of refusal of entry of third-country nationals whose entry for a short stay has been refused, as well as the authority of the Member State which refused the entry and the reasons therefor.