December 2025 repesents a key milestone for the EINSTEIN project. Over the past few weeks field testing of all six developed EINSTEIN applications has been undertaken in close collaboratoin and support of practitioners across involved Member States. As a reminder the six applications are:
- Online document issuance: A web application which provides the eGovernment service that enables a citizen to apply online for a first time or renewal of a document (e.g., travel, identity), with the main innovation to detect and prevent fraudulent enrollment of biometrics uploaded by the applicant.
- Mobile document and identity checks: An application, available on smart devices, which will be able to scan ID documents and determine if the document is likely to be fraudulent or not.
- Document authentication: An application supporting document experts from immigration services and border authorities to authenticate travel, identity, and breeder documents.
- Preregistration for border crossings: An application to permit travelers to preregister for border crossings by land to enable enhanced security checks and an overall improved border crossing experience for travelers and border guards.
- EES kiosk with advanced fraud detection: Development of a kiosk application to expedite entry of third country nationals’ biometric and biographical data and to efficiently conduct fraud checks.
- Fast-track biometric corridor: An application that allows the identity verification of travelers at a border without the traveler having to stop, supporting a smoother experience for both travelers and border guards.
Images: field test of Online document issuance application
The field testing provided valuable feedback to the technical partners on functionality and performance of each application which is being taken forward in the next project phase toward applications trials in the latter part of 2026.