Warning for Brits overstaying in EU

UK nationals exceeding post-Brexit limits on how long they can spend in the EU have been warned they will be “automatically detected” through a new border system coming into force this week.

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Speaking at Abta’s annual convention in Calvia on the Spanish island of Mallorca, the organisation's director of public affairs, Luke Petherbridge, said UK nationals with second homes in the Schengen area “need to be aware of the rules”.

Travel trade organisation Abta claims enforcement of the limit of 90 days in a 180-day period has previously been widely ignored. It warns that this will change with the EU's Entry Exit System (EES) - which launches on Sunday - as it will automatically alert border officials when someone has overstayed.

Currently, a case would generally only come to light following an inspection of each stamp inside an individual's passport.