From the end of this year, UK travellers looking to go to certain countries will need to get a ETIAS visa.
The changes mean an extra £6.20 will be added to the cost of travel.
The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) will be a mandatory requirement for many travellers going to Schengen member states.
They include countries like Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Italy and more.
Travellers will need to fill in an online application form via the official ETIAS website or the mobile app.
It will cost seven euros or £6.20 to complete.
It was announced by the European Commission in November 2016 and was implemented into legislation in September 2018. The intention of forming the system was to improve the security of EU member states within the Schengen region by capturing data on travellers that currently visit the area without a visa.
The ETIAS will pre-screen travellers from “third-countries”, who are citizens from countries not needing a Schengen Visa. The screening would pertain to terrorism or migration related risks. The objective is to identify individuals who pose security threats before they are able to travel to the Schengen area.
ETIAS is not a visa, it is a visa waiver, similar to the U.S. ESTA and Canadian eTA. Travelers currently visiting European Member countries visa-free, will require an ETIAS from 2023 onwards. Passport holders of the EU single market are exempt from ETIAS.
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Morgan WilliamsYou do realize Egypt charges $25 for a 'Visa on arrival' EACH trip?
I got a laugh from the poll taken on MDB. 30% actually said they wouldn't return to Mallorca because of the 6 quid 🤣 I suppose they'll be going to Costa del Sol or Greece instead 😳
Stan The ManYou're seemingly dismissing several important points in your quest to reassure yourself that it's all about Brits. A) Tourist tax applies to everyone, including EU citizens, non-EU citizens, and even Martians. It's not in any way exclusive to Brits, and so far there's no evidence it has adversely impacted tourism, and in fact, Balearic tourism continues to be close to saturation (including British tourism), and considering that Britain only accounts for roughly 25% of tourism here, it's not in much position to make (idle) threats. B) ETIAS applies to all non-EU citizens entering the Schengen area. It is not exclusive to Brits nor a "Brexit punishment", and in fact was approved and construction of it began long before Brexit. Furthermore, that "6 quid" is for 3 years, not for each visit. Compare that for example, to the US which charges $21 for 2 years. Yet I don't hear anything Brits claiming it's all about Brits. Besides, if 2 quid per year is going to break your bank, you probably should reconsider the wisdom of travelling abroad at all. C) The vast majority of tourists have no interest in staying more than 90 days, and this limit is therefore quite reasonable. Some may object to this because they'd prefer to live in Spain or elsewhere in Schengen semi-permanently without registering or being subject to inconveniences such as driving licences or taxes, but in any case it's hardly exclusive to Brits. So, unfortunately, you're going to have to find other arguments to reassure yourself of your nationalistic importance. Good luck with that.
OMG 6 quid??? That's more than you pay for breakfast, lunch and tea at a good British 3 star all-inclusive in Egypt. I reckon they're just desperate to get their grubby foreign hands on sterling, since their third world Euro is worthless now. Good job we left that mess. Hurghada it is.
“New post-Brexit visa coming into force” “….. will need to get an ETIAS visa” “ETIAS is not a visa….” Do you read what you write?!
This new charge ,plus the Tourist Tax are gradually introducing small stealth taxation to milk the Tourists. Before they have started their Holiday. Brexit has brought about these new charges along with the 90 day ruling. I hope that complaints to Brussels will bring about scrapping all these charges and rules ASAP. This year.
Greece it is then simples
While it's great telling us, why in God's name have you not put a link on the article to the the official ETIAS website were we can do it? No doubt the scammers will already have put there on online to rip everyone off trying to do this? To be honest your website seems more about winding everyone up than helping them? Especially us Brits. We love Mallorca and it's people yet you seem to want to cause nothing but friction between them and us? get a grip and look at yourselves.
Absolutely disgraceful. We are British and rule the world. They should be paying us to enter these third world tin pot countries!