26 November 2024,   16:42
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Implementation of the new rule related to travel to EU countries has been postponed until 2024

The European Union has postponed the implementation of the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) until 2024. Before that, it was scheduled to be introduced in the fall of 2023.

The Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs at the European Commission in Brussels has quietly changed the target date in its online advice about the “ETIAS” scheme.

Prospective visitors to the EU are now told: “It is expected that the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) will be operational in 2024”.

The ETIAS is broadly modelled on the US Esta scheme, with prospective visitors from outside the EU being obliged to register online and make payment before they can visit the European Union and wider Schegen area.

The fee will be €7 for a permit valid for up to 3 years.

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