European Travel Information and Authorisation System

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ETIAS Area
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TypeElectronic travel authorisation system area
Expected implementationMay 2025
Applicable countries
30 countries
+4 countries and 1 territory indirectly
Dimitris Avramopoulos at the press conference in Brussels for the proposal for ETIAS Avramopoulos at the press conference for the proposal for ETIAS P032979000201-810035 large.jpg
Dimitris Avramopoulos at the press conference in Brussels for the proposal for ETIAS

The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is a planned electronic authorisation system of the European Union for visa-exempt visitors travelling to the Schengen Area (including EFTA countries), as well as Cyprus. [1]

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According to the European Commission, it is implemented "for the identification of security, irregular migration or high epidemic risks posed by visa-exempt visitors." [2] It is not a visa, [3] and it does not guarantee entry. [4] It is expected to become operational in Spring 2025. [5]

ETIAS was first proposed by the European Commission in 2016 [6] and was formally established by Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the European Council of 12 September 2018. [7] [8]

ETIAS is similar to other electronic travel authorisation systems, such as the United States Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) [9] and the United Kingdom Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA).

Applicable nationalities

ETIAS would be needed to enter 30 European countries, including the 29 member states of the Schengen Area, as well as Cyprus. Ireland, which is part of the Common Travel Area, is the only member state of the European Union that continues to have its own visa policy and does not plan to join the Schengen Area or to require ETIAS. [10]

Visitors who have dual nationality of an EU or Schengen country and of a visa-exempt country (for example, Italy and Canada) will not need ETIAS travel authorisation if they hold a travel document from the EU or Schengen country. [11] [12]

As of entering into use, ETIAS will be required from nationals of visa-exempt third countries (Annex II) [13] except the European microstates of Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City. It will also be required from family members of EU or Schengen nationals not holding a residence card indicating that status. However, ETIAS will not be required from family members holding such a card; from holders of visas, residence permits, local border traffic permits or refugee or stateless travel documents issued by an EU or Schengen country; from crew members; from holders of diplomatic or official passports; or from airport transit passengers. [7]

As of 2023, holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories, without a travel document from an EU or Schengen country, would match the ETIAS criteria:

Application process

All prospective visitors will need to complete an online application and a €7 fee will be required from those between ages 18 and 70. [15] It is estimated that 1.4 billion people will need to apply. [4] The system is expected to process the vast majority of applications automatically by searching in electronic databases and providing an immediate response, but in some limited cases it may take up to 30 days. [16] [1] If approved, the authorisation will be valid for three years or until the expiry date of the travel document, whichever is earlier. [1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Excluding Northern Cyprus.
  2. ↑ Including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which are outside the Schengen Area but maintain travel without border control with the Schengen Area and use the same list of visa-exempt nationalities.
  3. ↑ Including Åland.
  4. ↑ Excluding Overseas France.
  5. ↑ Excluding the Dutch Caribbean.
  6. ↑ Excluding Svalbard and dependencies.
  7. ↑ Including Azores and Madeira.
  8. ↑ Including the Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla and plazas de soberanía .
  9. ↑ Maintains open borders with Cyprus and applies the same visa requirements.
  10. ↑ Accessible only from the Schengen Area, with controlled borders.
  11. ↑ Accessible only from the Schengen Area, with open borders, or by sea with the same visa requirements.
  12. 1 2 Accessible only from the Schengen area.
  13. ↑ Including all classes of British nationality.

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