Citizens of over 60 countries, including, Georgia will be required to apply for receiving authorisation from the European Travel Information and Authorisation System if they want to visit much of Europe starting November, 2023.

The extra step in procedures required for gaining travel permission throughout the Schengen Area comes following European authorities’ addition of the ETIAS clearance, in a move reportedly designed to increase border security in Schengen Area countries.

The European Commission said ETIAS would be a “simple, fast and visitor-friendly system, which will, in more than 95% of cases, result in a positive answer within a few minutes”.

The procedure will involve filling out an online application and making a EUR 7 credit card payment.