ETIAS Travel Authorization: What You Need to Know | Schengen 2024
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- 💡 BREAKING NEWS! ETIAS has changed their launch date again! Now it's slated for 2025. When it is launched, if you don't have the ETIAS Travel Authorization, you can't travel to Europe! In this video, learn about the ETIAS application process and ETIAS regulations. I'll also clear up some misconceptions about Schengen Zone tourist rules, the latest Schengen Zone rule changes, and I'll discuss how the ETIAS online application works. Nothing to worry about - but CRITICAL info to know!
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00:00 - Introduction to ETIAS and its impact on your Euro trip
00:50 - A closer look into the Schengen Zone
02:37 - EU vs. Schengen: What's the difference?
03:36 - In-depth understanding of ETIAS
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I made a video about this back in 2019, when they were saying it would take effect in January 2021. So I'll believe it's real when I see it. 😛 That's good to hear that it has been pushed back once again to 2025. Fun fact: tomorrow is my 90th day in the Schengen zone, so I'm catching a flight from Sardinia to London. Congrats on your channel Nora, looks like you've been having some success. 👍✌
Hey Gabriel! Yeah you're right about the delays. I finally made this video when it looked like Jan 2024 was the last of the delays, and then just this week it got postponed again. GAH! (Hence the text overlays saying "2025" - ha ha)
You've been an inspiration to me in my newfound commitment to my channel. Thanks for being awesome!
Enjoy London :-)
@@NoraDunn Hello Nora & THANKS for ALL the work you do to create & post your enjoyable, informative content.
In September of 2025. I'll travel to Ireland. My Condor Airlines Flight will connect with Lufthansa in Frankfurt. Then,
direct to Dublin. While waiting for my Lufthansa Flight, I have NO INTENTION of exiting The Frankfurt Airport.
QUESTION: In your opinion, will I be required to be ETIAS approved...if I remain in the airport?
From what I understand, international airports are considered a "free zone" & travelers who remain inside the airport
are exempt from these new regulations.
For what it's worth, I'm an American Citizen & my Condor Flight will depart from Cancun, Mexico; direct to Frankfurt.
I sincerely appreciate your attention & wait for your reply.
Best regards,
Ben
@@duygukayhanisaskank4915 Hi Ben, I believe if you are "in-transit" as you describe, you will be fine. However I also think you may need ETIAS for Ireland anyway.....don't quote me on that....haha!
Great video Nora. I appreciate your channel very much….happy I found you😀
Yay - thanks!
Dear Nora, thank you for this articulate, clear, pacey explanation of Shengen and ETIAS. I'd suggest always keeping hard copies of any authorization as IT and people systems can be faulty! Thanks.
You're so very welcome! I'm glad it was helpful.
@@NoraDunn About as helpful as a Concrete Life jacket at Sea…
@@daidavies6210 Wow! Okay then. 😂
Thank you for making that simple to understand.
Yay! Thanks!
Thank you for alerting us. I am off to Europe next year!
ETIAS has been delayed to 2025! You'll be good for 2024.
Great vid, Nora. Helpful info
Glad you think so!
Thank you for the helpful information and update!
With pleasure, Bradley!
Thanks for adding the notations to the changes in the launch dates! I was all set to apply on Jan. 1, ‘24-now I can sleep a little later. 😉
Ha! Sleep well ;-)
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE UPDATE.
With pleasure, Sue!
Your RUclips video is one of the few that has posted the 2025 update, which is awesome! I'm seeing brand new RUclips videos that are saying it's starting in 2024, creating fake news. Where have they been? You're on it! Thanks for staying up to date.
Thanks Randy! As you can see I made the video before the 2025 announcement so I had to do some scrambling to adjust the video. :-)
I have seen more videos update to 2025. Their intention is not to create fake news but the EU keeps changing the dates.Let's hope no major EU event takes place in 2025 or they'll postpone again.
What’s the problem…..Europeans have filled out forms when going to the US for years…….
Exactly!
US citizens bring in billions to europ I wounded how much Europeans bring to the US
Many Americans don’t like new or evolved things/systems. They love law and order from middle age. They want the death sentence for women who have to have a abortion, for example. 🤦🏼
Great info! The EU/Schengen thing always confused me, and this helped clear things up :-)
I'm so glad, Mitch! Schengen caught me off-guard when I first spent an extended time in Europe. I was shocked!
Thank you, Nora, very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Helpful and we will figure this out for our Icelandic visits and how it applies to us and the folks we educate to travel to Iceland Thanks! 👍
Awesome!
Such good information 🎉
Thanks Megan! Great minds think alike ;-)
Great summary. Had not heard it was pushed back to 2025. It doesn’t sound like a big deal but it’s just one less thing I have to plan for. I’m in the middle of booking my trip for next August and I had this on my list to deal with.
You're welcome! No need to worry about ETIAS for next year now. Enjoy your trip planning!
@@NoraDunnwhat happens when you were born in the UK but don't have documents from the UK. I was adopted and I found out recently I'm from the UK. I have lived in the US a long time. I grew up thinking I was from Louisiana I found out that I wasn't
@@TimothyZakaria Wow - that must be quite a discovery for you! Even if you had UK paperwork though, you would need to apply for ETIAS.
Straight to the point. Thank you
My pleasure!
Thanks for the useful information , i'm travelling to Germany in mid February and thought i had to do it but glad that its pushed back again . Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Have a great trip.
@@NoraDunn Thanks and god bless🤲
😮 So good to know! Thank you. 😃 Got your notification 🔔 bell on for more updates. 🇺🇸✈️⚓️
Awesome! Thank you!
It's now planned for 2025 due to Paris Olympics. There will also be a 6 months grace period from the introduction date.
Yes, that was just announced.
Thank you . Please provide an update every 6 months if possible
Great suggestion.
I am so glad that this has been pushed to 2025. I am planning to travel to Sweden and Norway in June. So happy i can check this off my to do list for this trip anyway! 😊 Thank you for doing videos they are so informative!
No problem, Marilyn! And not to worry when it takes effect. It will be easy, I'm quite sure.
@@NoraDunn That is what I had heard.😊
I'm glad too, Marilyn. I've already got an Italy trip for the spring of 2024 booked. Looks like one less hassle for our 2024 respective trips.
@@randykirby2326 Yes 😊 Safe travels and enjoy.
Skip all the hassle, just come in from north Africa by boat
Correct 💯
As a German, I have had to have an Esta for a long time in order to be able to travel to the USA
Exactly. It's basically the same thing, in reverse.
Thanks Nora for this very useful video. However, I am a bit confused. So, it is postponed to 2025? I was thinking of applying for it in December as I was planning to go to Spain in April 2024. Would you mind clarifying? If it is 2025, you gave me the best news of the year and you are a star!,❤❤❤
Yes - just this week they announced that it has been postponed until 2025!
@3:50 when you say "from these countries" do you mean citinzenship of these or departure from these.
Great question! It's a citizenship matter.
Hi Nora ,
is it January 2024 it’s starting ? I believe it is in a few months from now not in 2025 . Hope I am wrong . Thanks for all your wonderful videos ! Fantastic information ! ❤New subscriber.
It was just announced this week that is has been postponed until 2025. The ETIAS website still says 2024, but I expect it will be amended shortly.
@@NoraDunn Thanks for the update ! One less thing to worry about .
I think that depends how you get to Europe? Some don’t even need a passport.
Thanks for the heads up, the website is not accepting applications at this time (October 2023), per their site “ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications are collected at this point.”
Yes. It has recently been delayed to 2025.
Similar to an ESTA to go to the US
Exactly!
I live in Texas. I could spend decades exploring the United States. I've been to Europe many, many times, but if this is the new normal for Europe, I'll keep my money at home.
Power to you. Like you say, you could spend a lifetime exploring the US alone.
I hope you realize I wasn't criticizing you. I recently retired from being a flight attendant after 33 years. Nearly all of it was international travel. I haven't seen as much of the U.S.A. as the rest of the world. I, for one, never want to see the inside of an airport or airliner ever again.@@NoraDunn
@@nosaltadded2530 Absolutely fair points all around, and no offence taken!
Same with Europeans who could spend the rest of their lives exploring Europe instead of filling out and paying for the American ESTA (what costs more than the European ETIAS). 😉
Exactly. No thank you. US territory bigger than the eu nonsense
I do believe the airlines will be on top of this, but I'm not so sure the cruise lines will. Please remember there are a lot of transatlantic cruises, and a lot of Mediterranean Cruises
Great point! In my experience cruise lines are pretty good about ensuring their passengers' paperwork is in order, but it's certainly good to be proactive about it.
Same as Australia and New Zealand.
Exactly. :-)
Sounds like a USA ESTA the rest of us apply for travel to the USA, but cheaper. No big deal.
For the avoidance of doubt, EU citizens in non-Shengen countries listed such as Cyprus and Ireland do not require any documentation or ETIAS for travel throughout the EU, as their passport or approved ID card will suffice. This also applies to citizens of Northern Ireland who hold an Irish passport, despite Northern Ireland being part of the UK. (Confused? If this doesn't apply to you or your family members, ignore it.)
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What about people with Swiss citizenship?
@@SN-bl6xm My understanding is that citizens of the EU member countries and participants in the Schengen Agreement like CH will be treated the same, not requiring them to file an ETIAS for free travel within the area.
Does an ETIAS application require a specific flight number, or can we just apply at any time and have it cover any travel for the blanket (3 year?) period?
I don't yet know, since it hasn't been launched. But not to worry - it looks like it has been postponed until 2025.
USA and Canada have same procedure for years already is there a problem now when they also must comply with Europe ?
No problem. Just a new system.
It’s the Americans freaking out about the ETIAS (what will cost I think 7 EUR). The Americans have their ESTA (what costs I think 21 USD) since decades. I think it’s just a problem for the Americans because it’s something new. They don’t like new things/systems.
Hello there, thank you for your video. I'm a bit confused....I looked on ETIAS website it says not operational. Where can I get apply because I have a trip coming up.
It will take effect in 2025.
Sorry, I'm a bit confused. On the official ETAIS website it says slated for lauch in and required for travel in 2024? Where was the move to 2025 mentioned?
Yeah it's odd that they haven't updated the site yet. They have an article buried on the site about the delay, which has also been published on other media. etias.com/articles/etias-implementation-likely-delayed-to-2025
To me the challenge with ETAIS is airline tickets that are non-refundable. So I would want to have travel authorization before booking flights and then I'd have to see if flights are still affordable/available. That probably means no travel two-three months after approval. It would be very helpful to be able to apply well before I plan to travel. The alternative would be travel insurance which is pretty expense and I'm not sure it covers an EITAS refusal.
I think you'll be able to apply well before you travel if you wish. The ETIAS is good for a couple of years once approved.
ETIAS should be valid for 3 years
You do the same as Europeans do with the US ESTA. You apply for it in advance before you buy the ticket. It takes maximum 3-4 days to get the approval. And it is not only valid for one trip, but for two years. So no stress there needed.
@@PascalGienger Exactly. Thanks Pascal!
They even recommend that you apply at least a month before your departure. You will be able to apply earlier but of course that shortens the remaining validity period after that first voyage. Your ETIAS will be valid for 3 years or less if your passport expires before.
I don't think any insurance will be willing to cover ETIAS refusal as you should know (or are able to find out) if you are legible for ETIAS or not.
Thanks for this video. We've cancelled our 3 week tour of Europe because we don't like complicated restricted travel.
Oh no, really? Because ETIAS has been delayed to 2025.
If you don't want any complications or restrictions then there is only 1 solution : stay at home.
ETIAS going to exist at sometime in the future seems a stupid reason to cancel a trip. How do you cope with everyday life? What would you do if you needed to actually do something hard like a visa? Millions of people fill in the US equivalent (ESTA) every year to visit the USA. Seems a daft reason. Booking rail tickets is harder than the ESTA, and based on the information given, the ETIAS isn't much different.
Apologies for ETIAS. As a European, I never supported such thing.
It's truly not a big deal. And you certainly need not apologize! ;-)
ETIAS will basically be the European equivalent to the American ESTA that we EU citizens have been subject to for quite a few years now. And, as Nora puts it here, truly not a big deal. It's not a visa; I've worked at a consular section in th past and, you can believe me, the procedure to obtain a visa is a different story, and a lengthier one, than the simple ETIAS or ESTA formalities.
@@NoraDunn Government overreach.
@@jfrancobelge Well said!
@travelvideos And now from another European: Finaly they can actually check the security status of those crossing the border. You might not like it, I do.
I’m glad I traveled to Europe in 2021 before this ETIAS mess. I had a great vacation!
It truly won't be a big deal. Not to worry!
You still have time for another great Euro trip before ETIAS goes into effect.
Thanks. But I’m out of money! 😅
The ETIAS is the same like the American ESTA what everyone visiting the USA needs to have. Since decades travelers to the USA fill out and pay the Americans for the ESTA. I don’t know why for Americans it’s such a scary thing to fill out a ETIAS and pay for it. On other YT channels they say that the ETIAS is even much cheaper then the ESTA.
Turkey sounds like a wonderful destination
😆
Come on, it’s modeled on the US system, welcome to reciprocity
Exactly!
Will you need to fill one of these visa type forms if you are not leaving the airport but just waiting for your connecting flight to your destination
If you are transiting through without leaving the airport, you should be fine.
Thank you for your reply
Just wanted to say I am enjoying your videos very informative
@@markhosbrough9180 Thanks Mark!
Taking under consideration all this problems(weather including) traveling in Europe and around the world( inhuman custom searches) could you take under extreme fearful but careful brain storm traveling into place like North Korea?- sorry for “unique” style forming this question but haven’t a lot choices. Understand if not answer.❤
So glad I became a citizen of the Netherlands while living there in the 90s with my summer love Dutch girlfriend I had met while back packing in Australia, we lasted 12 years and I'm still a citizen altho I now live back in New Zealand
Lucky! Both with the Dutch citizenship as well as NZ!
@@NoraDunn I know lol, and dad was Australian the oldest of 9 so I'm related to half of that country and never short of accommodation lol, pretty lucky alright Nora, thanks for the great channel.
@@deepsouthNZ Thank you!
Good vid, again (you should do this stuff for a living! 😂)
There are currently 27 full EU members - EU27, which was EU28 until my fellow countrymen decided to leave the biggest & most successful tradin bloc in history to Take Back Control (note the capitals) and re-enter Splendid Isolation.
Luckily, I'm legally Irish, which means I have no probelm travellling in the EU, Schengen, or continental Europe, though my British registered motorbike is occasionally a red flag!
Nice! And thanks, Ian :-)
I'm not Irish, and i have zero problems travelling into and through the eu... Just like the Russian woman i was talking to on the ferry from St Petersburg to Helsinki 10 years ago, who was travelling to Berlin, but chose the quickest, easiest way out of Russia and into Schengen, where she could then travel freely.
I guess that like all anti brexit pro eu extremists, you thought that the eu awarded you the right to travel freely, when the actual fact, is that the eu pillar you refer to, is the 'free movement of labour'. And it isn't for your benefit. It exists for the big multinational businesses to move HQ staff around departments in different eu countries. And was then used to move cheap labour en masse from the east to western europe, to keep wages suppressed. But it's cute that you think the eu is a good and successful thing. It's main success is the erosion and destruction of democracy... So i wonder what that says about its supporters?
Gate agents watch the hand/arm sign the flight attendant uses to alert gate agent the door is armed.DONT OPEN DOOR! If a/c door is armed and is opened. Slide blows out with such force it would kill anyone on jet bridge
Wow!
Hi Nora… if I land in Hamburg Germany and transition on to Egypt do I need a ETIAS? I will not be leaving the airport.
No, I believe you won't need an ETIAS if you don't leave the airport.
Luckily I am only planning on Serbia for my next trip.
Easy peasy!
I have travel plans for March/April 2024. Is it necessary to have the ETIAS process completed? It looks like the requirement dates are after my trip.
No, it looks like ETIAS will be postponed until 2025.
Thank you. I had forgotten to tell you that I'm in the USA and traveling to Switzerland, Germany, Liechtenstein and Austria, but you must've figured out that I'm from a non-Schengen nation traveling into at least one Schengen nation. Thanks for the quick reply. @@NoraDunn
So it’s now 2025? I don’t have to apply for ETIAS for my trip to Norway this June right?
Correct! You're in the clear for 2024.
I wanna visit Norway, too, but not sure if in Sept. or next year.
If you are a permanent resident in an EU country with a British passport do you need it? Thanks
Good question. I'm not sure. I suspect with an EU permanent resident card you'll be fine.
Now it says it will start second half of 2024 so around July 2024
Really? Last I heard it was postponed to 2025. Let's see what happens!
So does it apply to the boat people?
Neither they (boat people) nor the migrational jihadis are affected. It is to control the (primarily) Western tourists (read: sheep) that contribute hundreds of billions to the EU economy yearly.
Of course not.
Rules are only in place to take money from, and inconvenience the law abiding people.
Criminals don't are not law abiding. No one needs to leave France and seek refugee status elsewhere, anyone claiming to be a refugee when leaving France (and the eu) is both a fraud and a liar!
What happens if you are a dual citizen. Say you live in Canada but are an Italian Born. Do you still need to do this?
I don't believe so, as long as you have an Italian passport and plan to enter using it.
Hi there , May I know the latest update, do I need a EITAS visa in 2024 from Malaysia, or the EITAs visa will effective on May 2025 so can wait until 2025 to apply? Tks
At this moment it looks like it will be delayed until 2025. I'm sure the airline will let you know because they will have to check for it when you check in.
@@NoraDunn I think it’s confirmed delay to 2025 spring right? From what I saw from the actual website?
@@travelkingdom8987 Yes, you're right!
So i saw online the app asks for your medical info & pre existing conditions. Is this true and are there any they can ban you for? Like, i have an old hip replaced & some sciatica, but i don't see why it's their buisness to know. Also, they ask about travel plans on the app, but can you still apply for the E if nothing's written in stone just to be sure you're cleared?
I'm not sure about the medical info and pre-existing conditions. I'm surprised these are questions!
Regarding onward travel plans, technically it has always been the case that you need to show proof of onward travel, which is perhaps what they're asking about. I don't know if you can still apply fr the ETIAS if nothing is firm; ETIAS isn't going to take effect until 2025 now, so I suspect things will change between now and then.
@@NoraDunn OK, thanks. I guess I can wait until I actually have concrete plans. I know when I applied for my passport, it asked about plans and I left it blank because I just know I wanna go somewhere, but not sure exactly where or when. But I got my passport in 3 weeks which was impressive for no plans, lol.
@@pinkfreud62Official website says, ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications are collected at this point. Other websites with application, you can currently found, are not official. Btw you found on official website all information about questions, you will be asked for (no medical questions, no travel plan, just first entry).
@@monikaliebold4225 OK, thanks.
For those watching as of January 1, 2024, the website says the program will not be implemented until 2025.
Yes! Thank you Mary.
I’ve been telling people to relax, stay informed, but it may be delayed again. Shocker, it was delayed again! Hehe!
Right?!?! ;-)
Anything that drives a wedge between UK and EU is a beautiful thing. 😂🇬🇧👍💯💯💯
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I’m going to Italy in April and May
So what do I do
You'll be fine. This has been delayed until 2025.
I suppose an US passport holder that also has a EU passport then doesnt need to apply for Etias if travelling to Europe
I believe you're correct, as long as you enter using your EU passport.
I have an American and Spanish passport do I need an Etias authorization ?
I don't believe so.
You are saying 2024 but flashing 2025. 🤷♀️
Yes, because it changed this week, since I filmed the video.
2025
I'm from the future, ETIAS has extended it yet again to 2050.
😂
As a us citizen do you need a visa to go to france, netherlands, germany, italy, and portugal, what do they ask you once you arrive to these countries in europe once you arrive in the check point
No, you don't need a visa. These countries are in the Schengen zone, and you are allowed to stay for up to 90 days (in all combined). They may ask you where you're going and how long you plan to stay. They may also ask you for a copy of your flight out of Europe, though I don't think I've ever been asked for it.
Once I arrive in these countries they may ask where I work, and show where I work and my pay stubs and bank acount and how much money do I bring and they check my phone, or just my passport and plane ticket. So the etias is going to start on the mid 2025
@@jorgeurbano7881 Great point, Jorge! They can ask about your work and proof of income (to demonstrate you have the money to travel).
@@NoraDunn ok, but there are not strict as canada
I’m a US citizen but I also have an Italian residency do I need one of these
I'm not totally sure, and I don't want to lead you astray. I think you'll be fine. You'll know for sure when ETIAS is launched - which isn't for some time yet.
I assume that a dual citizen(US and Ireland) would not need an ETIAS. I’m hoping to go to Germany next year.
Yes, I believe Irish passports are exempt from ETIAS. But it would be good to check, when the time comes. You'll be okay next year (2024).
@@NoraDunn Many thanks for the update Nora. Although the UK is not in the EU any longer, I'm from Northern Ireland (and hold dual citizenship UK/Ireland) and also have an Irish/EU passport. I had anticipated that an ETIAS would not be necessary for travel to Europe. In addition, the 90 day rule does not apply to EU passport holders which is a bonus.
@@AndrewKNI Three cheers for EU passports! :-)
ETIAS is NOT open for applications as of 04/10/23. I have emails from them to prove it. Really, ETIAS does not know when it will open.
Yes. As I say in the video and the description, it has been postponed until 2025. Indeed, no need to worry - but as I've been getting emails and questions about it for many weeks, I thought I would create some content about it.
There are advantages to being over 70. I'm doing the happy dance here.
Ha ha! You'll still have to apply, but at least you'll save the 7 euro fee ;-)
What if you're a non-EU citizen living in a Schengen country, with residence or equivalent permit to live there?
I think if you have residence you're fine, but I can't say for sure. The ETIAS website should have that info (and if they don't yet, they will, closer to the 2025 launch date).
@@NoraDunn I went to their site and found this in the FAQ:
"I have residency status or a residency card in an E.U. member country, do I need ETIAS?
No, if you have a residency card or residency status in an EU country, you will not need to apply for an ETIAS but will need to travel using your proof of residency and a valid passport."
@@pcread AWESOME - thanks for looking into this!
I beLieve that older predating laws on Irish independence allow for freedom of movement between the uk and eire
Hm. Interesting - let's see!
Yes.
The UK and Republic of Ireland have 'the common travel area', which is basically a smaller version of schengen, just between our 2 countries.
It is because of this common travel area, that the Republic of Ireland can't join Schengen itself... To join Schengen, they would need to leave our common travel area, and set up a proper hard border with the UK. They probably wouldn't do that, as the Irish make massive use of what is called 'the land bridge', polluting England and Wales with hundreds (maybe a thousand) of lorries everyday, driving across us, to get from the Irish sea to the English channel or North sea.
@@amateurcameraman The UK is to introduce its own ETA at some point. The Common Travel Area (between Ireland/UK) protects citizens resident in Ireland (an EU member but not Schengen) from needing to apply for ETA if travelling to Northern Ireland or Great Britain. There may be an issue as regards tourists visiting Ireland and wishing to travel to Northern Ireland or GB. This is a recognised problem although I doubt it has been resolved.
@@AndrewKNI it works the other way too. The ESTA is a schengen policy. Ireland not being able to be in Schengen, whilst still in our common travel area, means anyone travelling from the UK to ROI won't need at ESTA. If they then travel from ROI direct to a Schengen member state, then they will need an ESTA to make that journey, whereas an Irish Passport holder making the same journey into Schengen can enter with just their Irish passport or national ID card.
@@amateurcameraman Good point, thank you.
Ok, I have a right to live and work in Ireland. I have a USA passport. Do I need ETISA?
Honestly I'm not totally sure and I wouldn't want to give you the wrong answer. The ETIAS website can probably tell you.
Great summation! Thank you. The USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Canada, and NZ have higher per capita incomes than the EU. The Anglo-Saxon world isn't moving to Europe to live off the dole. It's the other way around, with residents of Eastern Europe and the PIIGS overstaying their visas in the WASP world. If Europe wants to play this visa requirement game, I could easily see the WASP world requiring visas of Europeans. Europeans need WASP tourists more than the WASP world needs European tourists.
The US & Canada already require this (ESTA in the US, eTA for Canada) for non-VISA countries so this is probably the EU retaliating against the US & Canada (and possibly the UK over Brexit), and then lumping in other countries and getting a cash grab at the same time.
@jkirk1626 Wow! Your comment is the social equivalent of you passing gas loudly at a fancy dinner party. It's embarrassing for you, and those around you just want to get as far away from you as possible. The sad thing here is that obviously you are NOT embarrassed by your disgusting statements. When did not even trying to be a better human become not only ok, but something to be proud of?
Can't apply as put back again
Exactly. This won't take effect until 2025 now.
What if you started the video with it will all be common knowledge when it comes into play?
Thanks for the suggestion.
I am part of Shengen so no need anything, but my kids and partner does 😂
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USA allows 180 days to Europeans. Should USA match Europes 90 days?
Any visa by any other name.
Tourists are allowed in USA for 90 days too
ETIAS is not a visa.
I hope these governments involved have realized how badly they have screwed themselves. I was going to take 9 months and spend $18000. Now I will spend 3 months and spend $6000. Perhaps if the Europeans catch on to this they'll change it.
The Schengen zone is about much more than tourism. I believe it's more about the lack of border control and free trade, which is way more consequential than long-term tourism dollars, since most tourists don't travel for more than 3 months anyway, relatively speaking.
@@NoraDunn Thank you that was a good perspective.
@@pg618 The USA must have screwed itself with ESTA in your opinion
And how long can a European spend in the USA with the American ESTA? I think also max 3 months! So perhaps if the Americans catch on to this they’ll change it. 😉
I heard that Europe was going to start requiring VISAs for US travelers in 2024. The company we booked our cruise (June 2024) with hasn't updated that with their travel documents page yet. I suppose I should go google that, huh?
This week it was announced that it has been postponed until 2025.
No, Europe is not asking for visas. But they will have the same like the American ESTA. The European one is called ETIAS and will be starting in 2024/2025. It’s not a visa. It’s the same as the US ESTA, just called ETIAS and for Europe.
If I have dual nationality do I have to use the same passport when entering and leaving the Schengen zone? For example I have UK and German nationality, can I use my UK passport when travelling from Germany to the UK, the UK will also introducing a pre-registration system called ETA, and the my German passport when travelling from the UK to Germany. Similarly a friend of mine has US and German nationality, can they avoid ESTA and ETIAS by using different passports for each trip?
I'm not honestly sure, and I wouldn't want to steer you the wrong way on this one.
Fantastic that decent folk will follow the new guidelines while thousands of people invade Europe illegally on a daily basis! Excellent work....
It’s the exact same like in the USA. Since decades travelers have to have a ESTA and pay for it, while people cross the US border illegally. It’s everywhere the same in every country globally.
Just go to Turkey on holiday
Sure, that works too. But I believe you need a visa for Turkey, so if you're trying to avoid paperwork, that doesn't work either.
It doesn’t affect boat rats though…..
From mid 2025
Yep.
My head is spinning.
Ha! I know it's a bit overwhelming especially if you're not already familiar with Schengen rules.
Why are they doing this?
But interesting mumbo-jumbo, Nora. To my mind, the UK, and other countries, should buy some card-machines and hit any EU 'citizens' with an entry fee, at Immigration, just to balance that balance of payments.
Well-explained.
The US already does this. It’s been many years, that the Schengen hasn’t required US citizens to do the same. I don’t know about the other countries.
@@Nubianette I was like the previous person and thought the US should implement it if they were going to do it to us. But since apparently we have been doing it which I was not aware of, I really can’t complain. It’s not a big deal either way and it’s not exactly a big expense. If I can’t afford seven euros I don’t need to be traveling to Europe.
@@FoCoBuzz exactly! I have a feeling some of the people who complain the most, have no immediate plan to travel, and/or, they just like to cause controversy for fun.
@@NubianetteI'm off to Croatia ..... tomorrow.
@@well-blazeredman6187 I am sure they will welcome you in Croatia even though you are obviously ill informed.The UK Government changed entry into the UK for the majority of EU citizens in October 2021 and have you never heard of the UK ETA scheme ?
I’m still mad confused. Haha😅
Ha ha! Sorry about that. 🙈
@@NoraDunn it’s alright. 😛 but i am. Being a dual citizen I wonder what that means for my situation.
@@Acteaon The good news is you don't need to worry about ETIAS until 2025. And I believe at that time it will be very clear and easy to apply for.
It’s “coming down the PIKE”.
😬 Noted! 😆
No problem.... we'll just spend our money somewhere else.....
As you wish...
Travel to the USA. To enter you need a ESTA form what will cost you 21 USD. Or you can travel to Europe where you will need a ETIAS form what will cost you 7 EUR. 🤷🏼
It really is just the price of a beer in a nice bar, or a coffee in Starbucks... Well cheaper than the US entry tax 😉
According to the British newspapers, this ( ETIAS) only applies to British travellers and was introduced to victimise the British for Brexit . ( Yes I know it is rubbish. Tell the UK newspapers )
WOW - really?? That's what is being published? That's not only inaccurate, it's laced with political bitterness. Yikes.
ETIAS isn’t even up and running, is accepting no applications, so I seriously doubt this will be required at the beginning of 2024. Sometime during the year is all they are saying, so nobody traveling early in the year needs to be freaking out.
Exactlly. And as per the description and the text overlay in this video, it has been postponed until 2025. That was announced a few days ago (after I'd already produced this video).
What would be hilarious? “What if they gave a party and nobody came?”
More food & drink for the all of us ?
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I'm not going back, Germany, Ireland, GB, Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Netherlands, none of them ! My Job doesn't require me to! Seen them all! 😂
Good for you! :-)
I have no desire to go to europe
Well then you needn't concern yourself with this.
NOPE 👎.. Like many others we are looking at alternatives, 2022 over 27,345 million people entered the EU countries on a Holiday down over 60 million from previous years, 2023 so far has seen a 63% drop in Hotel bookings in Spain alone 71% for France, Summer 2023 has been a Disaster for EU Countries with Visitors numbers falling .. Flights Stopped and cancellations due to No Bookings on certain Flights , Four Airline companies have had to ask for financial help off the Eu due to shortfalls in bookings, 6 years ago OAPs would Book Spanish Hotels in Spain & the canaries Islands for Over winter Bookings in the Millions, For October through to March thats 6 Months great Trade from the Uk .. Now all that disappeared overnight when the EU brought in the Schengen Rule ….Costing the Tourists Industry 100s of Millions of Euros a season… The EU is the worst thing to happen to Europe since the Second World War… The sooner EU countries leave the EU the Better..
Wow, thank you for sharing your view.
Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭😉
@@NoraDunn Its the truth and weather you like it or not its is not going to get any better, The EU needs to stop these ridiculous Rules for passport Holders, The have let in Millions of Illegal Immigrants yet they get to stay longer without a Passport…. See where this is going…? Doesn’t make sense does it…