British tourists will soon have to pay to enter European countries under a new scheme now that the UK has left the European Union.
The fee will be paid for a new electronic travel permit submitted to improve security and enforce the borders of the Schengen area. The new visa exemption must be valid for three years and allow unlimited entry into the European Union.
UK travelers will also need to complete an online application form for an ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System). Completing the application form should not take more than 10 minutes.
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The ETIAS security check was first introduced to visitors to the EU in 2016, when the UK had yet to vote to leave the EU, before it was confirmed in 2018, according to reports. live history. The United Kingdom cut ties with the European Union on December 31, 2022, after an 11-month transition period.
British tourists planning to visit the Schengen Area, which includes most of the European Union in continental Europe, will need to pay a fee of around €7 before departure when ETIAS launches in 2023.
While UK passport holders will not need a visa to visit EU Schengen countries as tourists, they may be refused at the border if, once the program is implemented, their ETIAS application is not approved. In fact, it is similar to the ESTA visa waiver system that Britons use to travel to the United States.
“ETIAS will be an automated IT system largely built to identify high security risks, irregular migration or epidemics posed by visa-exempt visitors traveling to Schengen countries, while facilitating border crossing for the vast majority of travelers who do not pose such problems. Non-EU citizens who do not require a visa to travel to the Schengen Area will need to apply for a travel permit through the ETIAS system prior to their trip,” The EU ETIAS website indicates.
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