Britons going to France warned: You'll be fingerprinted, photographed and face border queues due to Brexit

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00:00Travelling to France next year? Well, upon arrival expect to be photographed,

00:04fingerprinted and wait in some hefty order queues.

00:07That's what the Foreign Office has warned Brits could face when visiting some EU countries.

00:11And that's thanks to our old friend, Brexit.

00:14Travellers will also have their photo taken before they leave the UK

00:17or on arrival in another European country.

00:20Ministers have said there could also be longer queues at Dover,

00:23the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras and the Eurotunnel in Kent.

00:27The new requirements and expected delays are due to a new digital border system

00:31being introduced by the EU and some other countries.

00:34This comes after the recent announcement that Brits will have to pay a visa waiver fee

00:38from 2025 to travel to the EU.

00:40If Britain had remained in the EU,

00:42people heading to the continent would not be subject to these new border rules.