Many people are not familiar with the name FRONTEX. This institution has the task of guarding the external borders of the Schengen area. They check passports and turn back travellers. They will continue to do this after the introduction of ETIAS, but there will be some changes. Whereas now they only wave most travellers through, in future they will have to check every traveller.
FR0NTEX to get more staff
At the moment, 1200 officials are employed by FRONTEX. This is not nearly enough for the tasks the institution will have to face. ETIAS is being established to make the external borders more sure. However, ETIAS can only fulfil this function if there are enough staff to carry out the necessary checks. With 1200 employees, all travellers would have to wait a correspondingly long time. In the past, everyone only had to show their passport, which only took a few minutes. Now the number has to be scanned and the check has to wait. The increase in staff is to take place slowly. FRONTEX should have 10000 more staff by 2027.
What does FRONTEX mean and what are its tasks?
FRONTEX is the abbreviation for frontières extéruers. Its task is to guard the external borders of the Schengen area. This includes the land crossings and the coast. Not everything always goes smoothly when crossing the border. If problems arise, the staff can intervene immediately. This takes away people who are, however, urgently needed elsewhere. If there are not enough staff, this leads to bottlenecks. The aim of increasing staffing is to prevent staff shortages from occurring during crises. This happened, for example, in 2015 during the refugee crisis.
Crossing the border safely
When crossing the border, travellers should keep a few things in mind. When travelling for the first time, the country visited is indicated. THIS is compulsory, later it is not. When entering the country, the tourist should have his passport handy. The printed ETIAS form is usually not necessary. Nevertheless, it can't hurt to have it with you. It happens from time to time that the technology fails. Then the traveller can prove that he or she has a valid ETIAS.
The traveller should be aware that the FRONTEX officer can also refuse entry. He will not do so without reason. However, if the tourist's behaviour arouses suspicion that he or she could endanger the security of the country, the officer will refuse to allow him or her to cross the border.
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Many people are not familiar with the name FRONTEX. This institution has the task of guarding the external borders of the Schengen area. They check passports and turn back travellers. They will continue to do this after the introduction of ETIAS, but there will be some changes. Whereas now they only wave most travellers through, in future they will have to check every traveller.
FR0NTEX to get more staff
At the moment, 1200 officials are employed by FRONTEX. This is not nearly enough for the tasks the institution will have to face. ETIAS is being established to make the external borders more sure. However, ETIAS can only fulfil this function if there are enough staff to carry out the necessary checks. With 1200 employees, all travellers would have to wait a correspondingly long time. In the past, everyone only had to show their passport, which only took a few minutes. Now the number has to be scanned and the check has to wait. The increase in staff is to take place slowly. FRONTEX should have 10000 more staff by 2027.
What does FRONTEX mean and what are its tasks?
FRONTEX is the abbreviation for frontières extéruers. Its task is to guard the external borders of the Schengen area. This includes the land crossings and the coast. Not everything always goes smoothly when crossing the border. If problems arise, the staff can intervene immediately. This takes away people who are, however, urgently needed elsewhere. If there are not enough staff, this leads to bottlenecks. The aim of increasing staffing is to prevent staff shortages from occurring during crises. This happened, for example, in 2015 during the refugee crisis.
Crossing the border safely
When crossing the border, travellers should keep a few things in mind. When travelling for the first time, the country visited is indicated. THIS is compulsory, later it is not. When entering the country, the tourist should have his passport handy. The printed ETIAS form is usually not necessary. Nevertheless, it can't hurt to have it with you. It happens from time to time that the technology fails. Then the traveller can prove that he or she has a valid ETIAS.
The traveller should be aware that the FRONTEX officer can also refuse entry. He will not do so without reason. However, if the tourist's behaviour arouses suspicion that he or she could endanger the security of the country, the officer will refuse to allow him or her to cross the border.