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This new €7 waiver is aimed at more frequent visitors from countries outside of the EU. Once ID has been established and the waiver charge has been received, it will cover visitors from outside of the EU and Schengen zone, just like the US ESTA visa, and it will be valid for 3 years.
Further details are yet to be released by the EU, but part of the concept is to speed up entry and exit at passport controls once implemented. Over 700 million visitors entered the Schengen zone last year, and this new system is also expected to make it more difficult for criminals and terrorists to enter Europe including cutting down on the use of fake passports.
