twenty eighth August 2024
Whether or not you are taking a 1-week vacation, go a number of occasions or are lucky sufficient to personal a property listed here are the info it’s essential to know for subsequent winter. NEW
On November tenth 2024 the brand new Entry/Exit System, EES, is ready to be launched by the EU.
Below the scheme, individuals coming into an EU nation from non-EU international locations, together with the UK, might want to register fingerprints and a photograph with their passport particulars so as to have the ability to proceed with journey.
Each time individuals enter or exit a collaborating European nation this can be recorded and as soon as travellers have given their fingerprints and particulars, that registration can be legitimate for 3 years.
The November date could also be delayed, but when it stays it’s going to have penalties for skiers and snowboarders.
It had beforehand been rescheduled for Could 2023, then the tip of 2023.
Because the UK voted for Brexit again in 2016 there are actually implications for us Brit skiers and snowboarders who go to the mountain ranges in Europe as we’re exterior European preparations.
The impression for many is the short-term delays we are going to doubtless face as the brand new guidelines lastly come into pressure.
We’ve got reported on the problem:
However for these fortunate sufficient to take a number of journeys to the mountains or personal a property the brand new preparations and deadlines set may have a big impression.
UK residents are actually allowed to spend 90 days out of 180 within the EU and Schengen areas.
The important thing factor is when does the 180-day clock begin ticking.
In the event you selected to begin it in November then, it goes via to Could.
Solely 90-days allowed within the mountains throughout the winter.
In the event you selected to delay the beginning of the clock ticking this season till February 2025 then you’ll be able to have 90 earlier than February, and 90 after.
180-days within the mountains throughout the winter.
Briefly, the entire winter ski season, with the ‘90 out of 180’ rule having little impression.
Right here at PlanetSKI we ski throughout the entire winter so we’ll doubtless be delaying our first entry to Europe this winter to Europe as we take a long-term view.
We may have our reporters throughout the mountains of Europe within the early months so our protection will stay the identical, however PlanetSKI editor, James Cove, will doubtless not go to Europe at first of the season.
“Each cloud has a silver lining and we’re planning to go to Japan for the primary half of the winter, and presumably Canada too earlier than returning to Europe as soon as the season is underway.
“Plus, there may be hopefully snowboarding in Scotland on the odd weeks obtainable.
“Andorra is obtainable, however it may solely entry it by way of Spain or France and that units the 180-day clock ticking, although days within the Principality don’t depend to the 90 days.”
Andorra/France border. Picture © PlanetSKI
“For anybody that owns a property within the mountains or wish to ski the entire season, the choice you make when to go for the primary time this winter is an important one with some long-term penalties,” added James.
This week the UK authorities unveiled monetary help for the brand new state of affairs.
It’s proving £10.5m value of funding to arrange for brand new EU border checks this autumn.
See extra her on the BBC.
