Vision-Box and The Finnish Border Guard Deploy the First EU Entry/Exit System Project Inside the Schengen Area

Vision-Box, a world leader in biometrics seamless travel, automated border control and digital identity solutions, has announced that the company, along with the Finnish Border Guard (RAJA), are implementing the first EU Entry/Exit System (EES) project inside the Schengen area. It aims to modernize and expand the existing border control infrastructure at Helsinki Airport, while guaranteeing compliance to the EU regulatory framework. The EES is a landmark initiative set to replace traditional border controls of Third-Country Nationals with fully digital passenger processing and automated biometric data collection in 2022.

Helsinki Airport (Finavia) and RAJA will operate in a transitional protocol up until the EES goes live in 2022. RAJA has already started using the solution with transitional workflows which include the self-service processing of physical visas for TCN-VH (Visa Holders). Amidst the pandemic, Vision-Box and RAJA plan on executing the last phase of the program between the second semester of 2021 and first quarter of 2022, ensuring that Helsinki Airport will be fully ready for the 2022 deadline.

Vision-Box provided last-generation hardware for pre-enrollment, automated and manual border crossing, sustained by its Orchestra Identity & Border Management Platform. This is offering RAJA with a solution including automatic and assisted capture of regulatory information, process and control of all required data while guaranteeing GDPR compliance at every step of the journey.

The new infrastructure offers digital tools that reduce or eliminate passenger contact with touchscreen surfaces and minimizes physical interaction with airport and border control officers, for a safer travel experience.

Further relevant details and practical elements of the successful implementation are now available through a dedicated case-study which is made available to all border control communities at the same time of this present announcement.

The case-study is made available here: http://hub.vision-box.com/finish-border-guard-case-study