World

Full biometric data collection at Lisbon airport starts on September 6

The Prime Minister announced that the biometric data collection from foreign passengers will be complete starting September 6.

27 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

AI-generatedWritten by an AI system, editorially responsible — how we work

Archive photo: Full biometric data collection at Lisbon airport starts on September 6 — Archive photoPhoto: Panek · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Prime Minister announced that biometric data collection from foreign passengers at Lisbon Airport will be conducted at 100% starting September 6. This information was disclosed during a visit by the Prime Minister to the airport.

This new procedure aims for the complete collection of biometric data from non-European Union citizens.

With this decision, Portugal aims to strengthen security mechanisms at its borders, aligning with international regulations on migration control.

The implementation of 100% data collection is part of a series of measures that have been adopted to modernize and streamline the processes for the entry and exit of passengers at airports.

This item was written by an AI system on the basis of the headlines and short teasers of the independently operating newsrooms named below. We disclose this under Art. 50(4), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act). Before publication we check origin and verifiability — anything that appears in only one place is not published — as well as language, substance and legally sensitive content. No separate substantive review of each individual item by a natural person takes place; we therefore do not rely on the exemption in Art. 50(4), second subparagraph, of the AI Act. Editorial responsibility for this publication rests with the person named in the imprint (§ 18 Abs. 2 MStV). Please report errors to [email protected] — we will correct or remove the item. Full reports are available from the sources listed.