All Romanian border crossings to apply new EU entry/exit system from Monday

As of Monday, all border crossings with Romania will apply the European Union entry/exit system, which requires the registration of biometric and travel data of citizens from non-EU countries entering the Schengen Area for a maximum of 90 days. The procedure will also apply at the port of Constanta and Otopeni airport.

Reporter Catalin Purcaru: "The electronic system records the date and place of entry and exit for third-country nationals admitted for a short-term stay, maximum 90 days, including citizens of the Republic of Moldova. Third-country nationals holding a permit or long-stay visa issued by a member state of the European Union will not be subject to the system.

Upon the first entry, after the system is operational, biometric data will be collected: facial image and four fingerprints, to create an individual file. Children under 12 years of age are exempt from fingerprinting, as well as persons for whom this is physically impossible.

On subsequent trips, the verification will be carried out automatically based on the data already recorded. The data collected in the system will be stored for a period of three years or five years, in case of refusal of entry or exceeding the legal duration of stay.

To avoid delays in the control process, the border police recommends that persons benefiting from exceptions from the implementation in the system to present from the beginning the supporting documents that attest to this status.”

Translated by: Radu Matei