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EES have I messed up

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At the end of March my husband and I flew

Newcastle - schipol - venice
Then three days later
Venice - schipol-newcastle

On the way back in Venice there were kiosks with signs (and no staff around) that said "from non EU traveling outside of Europe" had to use. So we used the kisoks before going through security. We did this on the way home only when we were going from Venice to Schipol.

Does it now think we are still in Europe (despite having been home in the UK for 2 weeks) as we only did it on the way back and there was nothing to sys whether we were going in or out of the EU when we registered?

I'm travelling back to Europe in July with just my 12 year old daughter as shes representing England in a tournament in Riga so I can't afford to get turned away if they think I've been in Europe for over 90 days when in fact I was there for 4 days.

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Did you use EES kiosks on arrival in Schipol, or was your passport stamped?
Was your passport stamped on leaving Venice or Schipol on the way back?
Did you have your photo and fingerprints taken at the Venice booth?
If the answer to the last question is "yes", you may be OK.
See the information here:
https://travel-europe.europa.eu/ees/ltr/how-will-ees-work-what-new-during-border-checks
Your daughter will need to do the EES registration if requested when she travels.
If necessary, I am sure there will be a real person you can talk to in Riga.
I would carry with me any evidence I left the EU in March - boarding pass, pay slips, credit card bill etc etc.

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The venice computer booth took photo and fingerprints but only on way back.

The only stamps in my passport are entering schipol on the first day of holiday and exiting schipol when returning home.
No stamps in Venice presumably as was going within EU at that point?
I no longer have my boarding pass.

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If you have the stamps entering and exiting Schipol you are fine. Those were your ports of entry and exit into Schengen.

Whether or not you registed with EES is something you will find out when you go to Riga. But the stamps prove you were in and out of Schengen on those dates.

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