Eurostar passengers to face new border questions on hotels, cash and medical insurance
Eurostar travel warning ahead of new system rollout
- Eurostar passengers travelling to the Schengen area from 12 October will face new entry requirements enforced by French border police at London St Pancras.
- These requirements, part of the new EU Entry-Exit System (EES), include proof of medical insurance, pre-booked accommodation, a return ticket, and sufficient funds.
- The demand for medical insurance is a specific French control for "third-country nationals" and goes beyond the standard Schengen area entry rules.
- Travellers will be asked these questions at automatic kiosks during biometric registration, and a negative answer could result in refusal of entry.
- This rule applies to all Eurostar destinations, including Belgium and the Netherlands, despite those countries not having a medical insurance requirement for entry.