Travel to Europe

European Union

About this app

Speed up your border check with the Travel to Europe app.
Developed by the European Union, Travel to Europe allows you to pre-register your personal information for the Entry/Exit System (EES) in advance.
Currently, you can use the Travel to Europe app when entering Sweden and Portugal, where it supports passport data, facial image and entry questionnaire. The other European countries using the EES may make the app available later. The specific functionalities offered may also vary from country to country.
Secure and simple to use, pre-registration with the app can be done within 72 hours before arriving in or leaving a European country using the EES.
Who can use the app?
You can use the app if you are a non-EU national travelling for a short stay to a European country using the EES, provided that you have:
• A biometric passport
• Android 10 or later
• NFC (Near-Field Communication) functionality, in order to read the passport’s chip
• A frontal camera for the selfie capture
You cannot use the app if you hold a residence permit or a long-stay visa issued by a European country using the EES. To read more about whom the EES does not apply to and who cannot use the app visit https://travel-europe.europa.eu/ees/to-whom-does-ees-not-apply

How do I use the app?
1. Create a new journey by selecting the European country using the EES you are arriving in or leaving from
2. Select the border crossing point and the time of your expected arrival
3. Scan the personal details page and the chip of your passport
4. Take a selfie to confirm your identity
5. Answer a few questions about your travel plans
6. Optional: add co-travellers using steps 1-5
7. Submit your journey
8. Receive a confirmation that your journey has been accepted
9. Go to the border crossing point and follow the border guard’s instructions

Using the app does not replace checks by the border authorities and does not guarantee entry into the European countries using the EES. The final decision on entry can only be taken by the local border authorities based on whether you fulfil the entry conditions.
More information about the EES: https://travel-europe.europa.eu/

Ratings and reviews

Basically, all it asked was how much money are you bringing in (incl credit cards and cash). At no time did it ask to scan the passport or a selfie as mentioned in the instructions. If that's what it's supposed to do this isn't ready for prime time. Otherwise the navigation was clear and simple.

Despite app saying it is available for Portugal and allowing me to start setting up an exit from Portugal, no airports were listed and a search for Faro didn't come up with any airports either. It's supposed to support Portugal and Sweden but was not possible to use for our travel home from Portugal.

I was sent the link for this by my travel provider 4 months before my due date of travel, but was astounded that it only allows completion up to one week in advance. Difficult to give a good rating for something so limiting.

What’s new

bug fixing