When the new European regulations on how nationals from 60 countries must enter the Schengen area go into effect, the EES system should already be in place at all airports involved. But there are travelers who do NOT have to go through this procedure, and who are they?

– Third country nationals holding a residence card who have a direct family relationship with an EU citizen.

– Nationals of the European countries that use the EES, as well as Cyprus and Ireland.

– Third-country nationals holding a residence card or residence permit who have a direct family relationship with a third-country national may travel in Europe as an EU citizen.

– Nationals of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and holders of a passport issued by the Vatican City State or the Holy See.

– Third-country nationals traveling to Europe as part of an intra-corporate transfer or for the purposes of research, studies, training, volunteering, pupil exchange or educational projects and au-pairs.

– Persons exempt from border controls or who have been granted certain border control privileges (such as heads of state, cross-border workers, etc.).

– Persons who are not obliged to cross external borders only at border crossing points and during the established opening hours.

– Persons holding a valid facilitated rail transit document or a valid facilitated transit document, provided that they travel by train and do not disembark anywhere on the territory of an EU Member State.- Persons holding a valid local border traffic permit.

– Crew members of passenger and freight trains on international connecting journeys.

– Holders of residence permits and long-stay visas.