New EU entry and exit system launched today at Budapest Airport!
The European Union is introducing a new border control system (Entry/Exit System, EES) for the registration of non-EU citizens travelling for short stays. The measure has been introduced uniformly and mandatorily at all border crossing points in 29 European countries, with the aim of strengthening internal security in the Schengen area.
New EU entry and exit system launched today at Budapest Airport
Implementation at Ferenc Liszt International Airport is taking place gradually, starting on 18 November 2025. The regulation is only for passengers with non-EU passports, who may temporarily have to expect longer waiting times during border checks. Budapest Airport is working with the authorities to ensure the seamless handling of passenger traffic.
The European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) has already been introduced at all Hungarian border crossing points, and is being introduced at Ferenc Liszt International Airport from 18 November. The EES is used to register non-EU citizens travelling for short stays—that is, for up to 90 days within a 180-day period—each time they cross the external border of one of the 29 European countries using the system.
They have prepared for the change
Budapest Airport has been preparing for the introduction of the system at the airport for several months, in close cooperation with the authorities, and all parties are doing their utmost to ensure that passenger traffic at the airport remains seamless.
Budapest Airport is helping to ensure the seamless running of the process by publishing official information provided by the European Union, airport-specific frequently asked questions and answers on its website and by increasing the number of staff on site. There is no change in the border crossing process for passengers with an EU passport.
Further information is available on the website of the European Union.
Read also:
- Wizz Air sold 3 new planes: Lurking problems or rethinking their strategy?
- Budapest Airport buyback may take 45 years to pay off despite promises of massive dividends
Click for more articles concerning Hungary’s Budapest Airport.
This needs a disclaimer stating it only applies to the schmucks who seek entry through legal channels.
There’s always the alternative of just turning up at any E.U. country’s border (EXCEPT Hungary’s!) and claiming asylum. You’ll be waved in, no questions asked, and be given endless freebies while having to contribute absolutely nothing. You can even engage in heinous criminal activity without fear of deportation.
Yay, E.U.!!!
By definition this is designed to address entry via regular routes at land borders, ports and airports, not irregular migration or indeed, people claiming asylum on arrival. It’s designed to stop people like you from staying more than 90 in 180 days in the Schengen area without a residency visa as well as ensuring that non-EU nationals have biometrics taken on entry so that they can more easily caught and deported if they overstay or commit a crime.
Well asnwered Steve.
There should be a seperate laws for hate speech and stupidity like idiot Steiner.