Can Americans travel to Europe in 2025?
Starting October 12, 2025, the European Union will implement the Entry/Exit System (EES) — an automated border control system for non-EU nationals (including U. S. Member States of the European Union. As of October 12, 2025, U. S. EU’s new Entry and Exit System when traveling to 29 European countries. This applies to any visits lasting up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
What is needed to travel in 2025?
As of May 7, 2025, U. S. REAL ID compliant license/ID or another acceptable form of identification to board commercial flights. Travelers who fail to produce a REAL ID or an accepted alternative may not be allowed through TSA security checkpoints. Bring an acceptable ID. Before heading to the airport, make sure you have acceptable identification and make it a REAL ID since you must have a REALID-compliant ID to fly by May 7, 2025. Visit the TSA website to learn which IDs are accepted by TSA at the entrance to the security checkpoint.