New Visa for europe

[waterbabyfish]

Has that new visa gone into affect? Heard about it several months ago and not sure how to apply for it. Doing a TA from ft.lauderdale to southampton,uk.

[startedwithamouse]

Quick Google search:

 

https://etias.com/etias-requirements/etias-for-american-citizens

 

[cubfan63]

There is also an official website from the EU to review regarding the ETIAS. 

 

https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en

 

UK also has an ETA. Not active yet for US, but apparently sometime this years per the official UK site.

 

https://www.etauk.uk/

Edited February 9 by cubfan63

[waterbabyfish]

So none of them go into effect yet, looks like next year. Tks

[mahasamatman]

ETIAS is not a visa.

[Guest Snaxmuppet]

ETIAS travel authorisation is an entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals travelling to any of these 30 European countries

 

https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias/what-etias_en

[ontheweb]

8 hours ago, waterbabyfish said:

So none of them go into effect yet, looks like next year. Tks

They have been delaying this for years. So maybe next year, maybe not.

[beg3yrs]

2 hours ago, ontheweb said:

They have been delaying this for years. So maybe next year, maybe not.

Seems unlike Princess Cruises, they won't start using this until ALL the bugs are worked out.

[ontheweb]

1 hour ago, beg3yrs said:

Seems unlike Princess Cruises, they won't start using this until ALL the bugs are worked out.

What a profound statement!

[njhorseman]

17 hours ago, waterbabyfish said:

Has that new visa gone into affect? Heard about it several months ago and not sure how to apply for it. Doing a TA from ft.lauderdale to southampton,uk.

 

16 hours ago, waterbabyfish said:

So none of them go into effect yet, looks like next year. Tks

 

As has already been noted, this is not a visa.

 

The UK is not part of the EU, so even when the ETIAS is implemented by the EU, which won't be until at least mid 2025, it wouldn't be needed for a trip to the UK.

 

The UK has its own similar program called ETA but at present it's only in use for certain countries in the Middle East. Eventually US citizens will need it, but the effective date has not yet been announced.

[wcook]

It’s a race to see which actually gets implemented first, this or real id in the US. 

[ontheweb]

1 hour ago, wcook said:

It’s a race to see which actually gets implemented first, this or real id in the US. 

More likely a race to see which is implemented last. And that assumes they eventually get implemented.