#A&Egate
After being made EU slaves yesterday, the village is in gloom.
Cliff in the pub told us there’d be no more pints of wine.
Jill in the village shop has retired to bed sobbing about no fish and clutching a bent banana.
And unlike the EU, Bunty has closed her eGate to me.
I BLAME STARMER!
😡
May 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I have heard horror stories about the new EU entry system and especially non-Schengen entry at Malaga.

Fortunately, even though the place is setup for insanely long queues, we saw none. The EU egate thing didn’t work for me but there was no wait for a staffed booth. Plane to train in 20 minutes.
January 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Egate Portabli Gemu series: Sonic the hedgehog (SatAM)
(8-bit American Sonic Sprite by I-like-Sonic-91)
(Animated series by I-like-Sonic-91 and franchise by @sega.jp/ @sega-west.bsky.social)
September 19, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Egate Portabli Gemu series(イーゲートポータブルゲームシリーズ): Adventures in Kororaido (コロライドの冒険)
(Kororos, Kororaido belongs to LuseKororo on DeviantArt)
September 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Don't get #rubbledup with all the dunes 👀

#A&Egate would NOT go hard for some

#erosion
#extremeexfoliation
#duneing
#sand
#gate
#hashtag
August 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It basically feels like the EU made a few APIs, didn‘t document them well (at all?) and left everyone to get on with building software and procedures on top of that. Norwegian border guard seemed convinced EES would never allow egate use for non-EU, I used one in Spain the next week.
September 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
It's a start; but that's all.

Starmer's red lines are crippling the UK's creative industries - music, fashion and many more.

Of course it's great to be able to travel to the EU for vacations and use an eGate.

But some of us actually need to go there to work.

#RejoinEU
May 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Egate Portabli Gemu series(イーゲートポータブルゲームシリーズ): Super Mario Bros EXTended (スーパーマリオブラザーズ エクステンデッド)
(Franchise by Nintendo/ @nintendoamericax.bsky.social [plz Don't sue me] )
September 10, 2026 at 9:58 PM
✈️ Frequent travellers to Germany, get your passports ready: eGate usage for UK citizens is being rolled out at German airports. To do so, you will need to register for EasyPASS at a Federal Police Office at a German airport.

ℹ️ www.easypass.de/EasyPass/EN/...
September 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Egate Portabli Gemu series(イーゲートポータブルゲームシリーズ): Sonic the Hedgehog 12-bit (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ 12ビット版)
(Franchise by @sega.jp/ @sega-west.bsky.social)
September 6, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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November 25, 2024 at 1:01 AM
I went through Milan Linate airport before Christmas - they have fully implemented EES.
Registration at a kiosk took a couple of minutes, then I was directed to an egate.
I was through before my two kids, both EU passport holders.
December 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A consequence of not being willing to fund the state...... They tag you coming in, They tag you going out..... They should be able to tag anyone without the relevant visa at check in & eGate should send them to the desk..... If you're leaving beyond date you should be sent to gate & passport blocked
July 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
⚠️ Ireland recalls 13k passports after software error

Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs recalled 12.904 passports after a software update caused printing defects, likely affecting the MRZ and eGate readability.

Passports issued Dec 23 to Jan 6 will be replaced free of charge.

#ransomNews
January 13, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I’ve done my ees thing so coming in I went straight to the egate and got through. But coming out again I had five minutes of hassle with an immigration officer who didn’t seem to know what to do. Hope it’s better in a few weeks. Bloody Brexit….
May 4, 2026 at 1:47 PM
As has been pointed out, EES-free eGate access would require extensive data-sharing … which HMG/ HO want anyway as a means to address irregular migration.

bsky.app/profile/aphc...
Iirc doing this without EES requires extensive data-sharing
May 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Delta terminal at Logan has a new Clear eGate 🚀
December 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“Da quando è stato introdotto l’EES il nuovo sistema dei controlli ha determinato un significativo incremento dei tempi di attesa alle frontiere, fino al raddoppio sia alle postazioni manuali sia agli eGate”

Fortuna che doveva azzerare le code

www.ilsole24ore.com/art/controll...
Controlli alle frontiere: raddoppiate le code in aeroporto con il nuovo sistema extra Shengen
Disagi crescenti per i passeggeri fino a quattro ore di fila. Le misure per le Olimpiadi: quali sono gli aeroporti coinvolti
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December 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Today on the show I'll be taking Labour to task for failing to get the Egate scheme up to speed in a day when the Tories couldn't do it in 8 years.
May 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Would still be quicker not to do prints, though. UK and Indonesia have had the easiest entry (short online form, just use egate) of anywhere I have been lately (admittedly more effort than before the UK made me fill in a form).
August 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
At the moment it seems everyone puts their passport onto the registration terminal, and if it determines you are already registered the screen directs you to go straight to an egate

It will be mayhem if people are allowed to join a line for those already registered or one for those who need to
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March 31, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This was also the first time since owning this passport that the eGate didn’t work and I had to have a proper conversation with an officer. Yes sir I am going to a wrestling show today. I am leaving again tomorrow
August 25, 2024 at 12:29 PM
First encounter with the new EU entry system.

Scan passport at one desk, a bank of about 20. Then go to an eGate, one of about 9. Then proceed to get passport entry stamped by one of two people.

Felt like it took longer than it did. Someone behind loudly saying this was “punishment”. #holiday
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM