EU visitors to have fingerprints taken

External Since: Aug 16, 2003 Posts: 668

"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4 DeleteThis @yahoo.co.uk> skrev i meddelandet
news:1icclyg.4h6iy3sd73wmN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> Tim C. <tim.challenger DeleteThis @aon.at> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:22:20 +0000, d4g4h4 DeleteThis @yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
>> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >Tim C. <tim.challenger DeleteThis @aon.at> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:25:13 -0600, "Pat" <chime DeleteThis @clock.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >> The scheme, which must be approved by all 27 EU governments before
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> can come into force in 2013 as proposed, has been criticised by
>> >> >> civil
>> >> >> rights groups.
>> >> >
>> >> >It's not a done deal. It's a plan.
>> >>
>> >> It won't worry the Spaniards. They all have their FPs taken when they
>> >> reach the age of consent.
>> >
>> >Why would it worry them anyway- it's not them who'll have their
>> >fingerprints taken.
>>
>> I can't see the original post. What was it about?
>> Visitors within or from outside the EU?
>
> It's for non-EU (and I presume EEA) citizens entering the EU.
>
I would guess that at least Schengen countries like Norway,Iceland must be
excluded from the requirement.

External Since: May 31, 2007 Posts: 1884

Lennart Petersen <lennart.petersen.DeleteThis@swipnet.se> wrote:

> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4.DeleteThis@yahoo.co.uk> skrev i meddelandet
> news:1icclyg.4h6iy3sd73wmN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> > Tim C. <tim.challenger.DeleteThis@aon.at> wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:22:20 +0000, d4g4h4.DeleteThis@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
> >> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> >>
> >> >Tim C. <tim.challenger.DeleteThis@aon.at> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:25:13 -0600, "Pat" <chime.DeleteThis@clock.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> The scheme, which must be approved by all 27 EU governments before
> >> >> >> it
> >> >> >> can come into force in 2013 as proposed, has been criticised by
> >> >> >> civil
> >> >> >> rights groups.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >It's not a done deal. It's a plan.
> >> >>
> >> >> It won't worry the Spaniards. They all have their FPs taken when they
> >> >> reach the age of consent.
> >> >
> >> >Why would it worry them anyway- it's not them who'll have their
> >> >fingerprints taken.
> >>
> >> I can't see the original post. What was it about?
> >> Visitors within or from outside the EU?
> >
> > It's for non-EU (and I presume EEA) citizens entering the EU.
> >
> I would guess that at least Schengen countries like Norway,Iceland must be
> excluded from the requirement.

I would expect this to have less to do with schengen, but with EEA
status. However, if Norway doesn't like the idea of fingerprinting all
non-EEA tourists, what then?

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