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  "id": "world/visa/ees-launch",
  "catalog": "BC-001303",
  "title": "EU Entry/Exit System (EES) — fully operational date",
  "title_en": "EU Entry/Exit System (EES) — fully operational date",
  "value": "2026-04-10",
  "unit": "date",
  "period": "2026",
  "valid_from": "2026-04-10",
  "valid_to": null,
  "applies_to": "EU",
  "note": "The EES (biometric registration of non-EU short-stay travellers — replacing passport stamps) began a progressive roll-out on 12 October 2025 and becomes FULLY operational on 10 April 2026, when all 29 Schengen countries must apply it at external borders. Registers facial image, fingerprints and travel-document data; automatically tracks the 90/180 rule.",
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  ],
  "source": {
    "name": "European Commission — Migration and Home Affairs: EES fully operational on 10 April 2026",
    "url": "https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/entryexit-system-will-become-fully-operational-10-april-2026-2026-03-30_en",
    "retrieved": "2026-06-07",
    "quote": "As of 10 April 2026, the EES will become fully operational.",
    "published": "2026-04-10",
    "published_kind": "effective",
    "quote_en": "As of 10 April 2026, the EES will become fully operational."
  },
  "confidence": "high",
  "status": "ok",
  "corroboration": [
    {
      "name": "European Commission — Migration and Home Affairs: Entry/Exit System (EES)",
      "url": "https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/smart-borders/entry-exit-system_en",
      "retrieved": "2026-06-07"
    }
  ],
  "sources_count": 2,
  "verification": {
    "is_real": true,
    "method": "cross-checked against multiple independent official sources (web research 2026-06-07)",
    "checked": "2026-06-07",
    "checked_by": "botcorpus verifikácia (web research, cross-check)",
    "note": "Real fact verified from multiple independent sources — not a hallucination.",
    "note_en": "Real fact verified from multiple independent sources — not a hallucination."
  },
  "freshness": {
    "source_dated": "2026-04-10",
    "retrieved": "2026-06-07",
    "last_checked": "2026-06-07",
    "next_check": "2026-09-05",
    "cadence_days": 90,
    "stale": false
  }
}