Getting Started:
You might be wondering what is ETIAS, and why it is required for visiting EU after 2021. The answer is much simpler, ETIAS refers to the European Travel Information and Authorisation System. In this article, we will discuss the requirement of ETIAS for visiting EU after 2021.
Need for the ETIAS after 2021:
The European Union will not require any Visa instead you need to apply for authorization through the ETIAS. It is the new traveling screening system which needed to be applied by the visitors in the countries which is in the Schengen Area of EU. The countries which are included in the Schengen Area of EU are the United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. Although there are few countries which are not yet included in the Schengen Area currently, they will soon be the member state of EU and will become the part of ETIAS.
Those countries include Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Cyprus. If you are the visitor who can travel to the EU without any travel authorization, they need to apply for ETIAS. The list of search visitors are the citizens of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, and Japan. You need to note that, ETIAS is not Visa, in case you need a visa for entering Schengen Area then you still need to obtain a visa for visiting those countries. This system is not applicable for search visitors. ETIAS system is similar to the ESTA, which stands for an electronic system for a travel authorization.
ESTA is the travel authorization system which is used in the United States, similarly, ETA which is electronic travel authorization is used in Canada have similar criteria. In order to apply for ETIAS, you need to go to the https://www.etia.com. it will take around 10 minutes to complete the procedure and the application will be manually checked and it will either get approved or rejected depending on the decision. Each and every application need to pay €7 as a processing fee if your age is between 18 to 70.
If the applicant is below 18 years old or above 70 years old then the processing fee is not applicable to them. After the availability of the ETIAS authorization the validity will last for 3 years, the date it will be calculated from the travel document expiry date which you have provided for the application. Although successfully ETIAS I will not allow you the guarantee to enter the Schengen Area, you still checked in the border and the access is entirely depending on the decision by the border security.
Wrapping Things Up:
ETIAS will make your traveling much safer and secure along with convenient to EU. In case you are still confused with the system, then you can always refer to this article and read it for the clarification. We have collected the complete information from the official website and posted them in this article for you. Share this important article with others, so that they get to you know about ETIAS and its requirement.
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