Application for the electronic submission of travel data (“EU Digital Travel application”); use of digital travel credentials
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In interinstitutional negotiations (trilogues). Parliament and Council are working toward a provisional agreement, which would still need formal adoption to become law.
Last active 05 May 2026
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
The proposal creates an EU app for travellers to submit digital travel document data before crossing Schengen external borders.
Who it affects
It affects EU citizens and non-EU travellers crossing Schengen external borders. It also affects carriers and national border authorities handling travel checks.
Core of the proposal
- Creates an EU Digital Travel application for digital travel credentials and self-declared travel data.
- Allows travellers to submit credentials voluntarily for checks up to 36 hours before arrival or departure.
- Requires Member States to accept digital travel credentials once the EU application is operational.
- Excludes fingerprints from digital travel credentials and limits storage of personal data.
Key provisions
- Takes effect
- It enters into force on the twentieth day after publication in the Official Journal.
- Transitional law
- The rule requiring passports and travel documents to be accompanied by requested digital credentials applies 12 months after the relevant implementing act.
Articles changed · 12 across 3 laws
- Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 (32004R2252)
- art. 1: inserts paragraph 1a on digital travel credentials accompanying passports and travel documents
- art. 2: adds point (d) on technical specifications for digital travel credentials
- art. 4: adds paragraph 4 allowing stakeholder access to storage medium except fingerprints with consent
- Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (32016R0399)
- art. 2: adds points 31 to 34 defining digital travel credential and related concepts
- art. 8: adds paragraph 2g, point 3(j), paragraph 3a and paragraph 10 on advance checks and standards
- art. 8a: inserts paragraph 4a allowing alternative verification using technical measures and random checks
- art. 8ba: inserts new Article 8ba on use of the EU Digital Travel application
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 (32018R1726)
- art. 8d: inserts new Article 8d on eu-LISA tasks relating to EU Digital Travel application
- art. 14: replaces paragraph 1 to include EU Digital Travel application in research monitoring
- art. 19: amends paragraph 1 points on reports, annual reports and statistics for EU Digital Travel application
- art. 22: inserts subparagraph in paragraph 4 on Frontex observer attendance for EU Digital Travel agenda items
- art. 24: replaces paragraph 3 point (u) to include reports on EU Digital Travel application development
Latest update
05 Jun 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations) → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations) → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
Documents
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