{"id":1036,"date":"2026-04-09T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2026-10-26T08:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:08:26","slug":"uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi (ETA) og sakaskr\u00e1r: Mun m\u00e9r ver\u00f0a neita\u00f0?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA og sakaskr\u00e1r: Ver\u00f0 \u00e9g synja\u00f0ur? - d\u00f3msh\u00fas r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tisbygging\" class=\"wp-image-1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>S\u00ed\u00f0ast uppf\u00e6rt: 19. okt\u00f3ber 2026. Reglur athugu\u00f0ar \u00e1 m\u00f3ti opinberum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eta\">GOV.UK ETA lei\u00f0beiningar<\/a> og reglum um innflytjendam\u00e1l (Vi\u00f0auki ETA).<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Spyr ums\u00f3kn um UK ETA um sakfellingar?<\/h2>\n<p>J\u00e1. Ums\u00f3kn um rafr\u00e6na fer\u00f0aleyfi Bretlands (UK Electronic Travel Authorisation) inniheldur beina spurningu um sakavottor\u00f0 \u00feitt. N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0 spyrr h\u00fan hvort \u00fe\u00fa hafir veri\u00f0 d\u00e6mdur fyrir einhver brot s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0in 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i, e\u00f0a hvort \u00fe\u00fa hefur einhvern t\u00edma fengi\u00f0 fangelsisd\u00f3m e\u00f0a skilor\u00f0sbundinn d\u00f3m sem nemur 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um e\u00f0a lengur, \u00ed hva\u00f0a landi sem er. Ef anna\u00f0 hvort \u00e1 vi\u00f0, \u00fearf ETA \u00feinn a\u00f0 vera hafna\u00f0; \u00f6nnur afbrot geta samt leitt til h\u00f6fnunar ef ekki er tali\u00f0 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0veru \u00fe\u00edn s\u00e9 l\u00fd\u00f0heilbrig\u00f0islega \u00e1b\u00f3tavant.<\/p>\n<p>Margir fer\u00f0amenn fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem eru undan\u00feegin vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun eru e\u00f0lilega \u00e1hyggjufullir um \u00feessa spurningu, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00feeir sem hafa eldri e\u00f0a minnih\u00e1ttar d\u00f3mfellingar. \u00cd \u00feessari lei\u00f0beiningu er \u00fatsk\u00fdrt hvernig sakaskr\u00e1r eru metnar \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 ETA, hva\u00f0a tegundir d\u00f3mfellinga eru l\u00edklegar til a\u00f0 valda vandam\u00e1lum og hva\u00f0a valkostir eru \u00ed bo\u00f0i ef ETA-ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn er hafna\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p><img src='https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uk-eta-requirements-checklist.webp' alt='Kr\u00f6fur um ETA fyrir Bretland og athugunarlisti um h\u00e6fi' class='wp-image-968' \/><\/p>\n<h2>Hvernig Breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 metur sakaskr\u00e1r<\/h2>\n<p>Bretland hefur sk\u00fdr innflytjendareglur var\u00f0andi sakavottor\u00f0. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 ETA-kerfi\u00f0 felur \u00ed s\u00e9r sj\u00e1lfvirka vinnslu, f\u00e1 ums\u00f3knir sem flagga\u00f0ar eru fyrir sakavottor\u00f0 vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar\u00farskur\u00f0inn. ETA \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir um sakaskr\u00e1 fylgja fastri reglum, ekki sko\u00f0un \u00e1 alvarleika e\u00f0a endurheimtingu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lengd setningar<\/strong> &ndash; ETA ver\u00f0ur synja\u00f0 ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur fengi\u00f0 fangelsi e\u00f0a skilor\u00f0i\u00f0 fangelsi \u00ed 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i e\u00f0a lengur<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hversu n\u00fdlega d\u00f3murinn f\u00e9ll<\/strong> &ndash; ETA ver\u00f0ur synja\u00f0 ef \u00fe\u00fa varst sakfelldur fyrir einhver brot \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00d6nnur saksfelld<\/strong> &ndash; \u00feau geta samt leitt til synjunar ef ekki er tali\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00edn vi\u00f0vera s\u00e9 til heilla fyrir almenning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fyrir yfirlit yfir allar ETA-kr\u00f6fur, sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-requirements-2026-guide\/\">Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um kr\u00f6fur fyrir ETA \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>12 m\u00e1na\u00f0a \u00fer\u00f6skuldur fangelsisrefsinga<\/h2>\n<p>Mikilv\u00e6gasta vi\u00f0mi\u00f0unarm\u00f6rkin \u00ed breskum innflytjendal\u00f6gum var\u00f0andi sakaskr\u00e1r eru <strong>12 m\u00e1na\u00f0a fangelsisd\u00f3mur<\/strong>. Samkv\u00e6mt innflytjendareglum ver\u00f0ur einstaklingi sem hefur veri\u00f0 d\u00e6mdur til fangelsisnar \u00ed 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i e\u00f0a lengur (hvort sem \u00fea\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 afpl\u00e1na\u00f0 e\u00f0a er skilor\u00f0i\u00f0) a\u00f0 vera synja\u00f0 UK ETA.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deessi regla gildir \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hven\u00e6r var d\u00f3murinn kve\u00f0inn upp?<\/li>\n<li>Hvort d\u00f3murinn teljist \u201c\u00fatrunni\u00f0\u201d samkv\u00e6mt l\u00f6gum \u00feess lands \u00fear sem hann var kve\u00f0inn upp<\/li>\n<li>Hvort sem vi\u00f0komandi hefur veri\u00f0 endurh\u00e6f\u00f0ur<\/li>\n<li>E\u00f0li brotasakarinnar (lengd d\u00f3msins skiptir m\u00e1li, ekki tilteki\u00f0 brot, svo framarlega sem broti\u00f0 hefur samsvarandi brot samkv\u00e6mt l\u00f6gum Bretlands)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ef sakfelling \u00fe\u00edn leiddi til fangelsunar \u00ed 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i e\u00f0a lengur, ver\u00f0ur UK ETA \u00fe\u00edn neita\u00f0. \u00cd \u00feessari st\u00f6\u00f0u v\u00e6ru \u00fe\u00edn best kostur a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um <strong>Sta\u00f0la\u00f0 dvalarleyfi fyrir gesti<\/strong> \u00ed sta\u00f0inn, \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00fa getur lagt fram m\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00ed heild me\u00f0 fylgiskj\u00f6lum.<\/p>\n<h2>D\u00f3mar \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um<\/h2>\n<p>Jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 d\u00f3murinn \u00feinn v\u00e6ri styttri en 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir, sakfelling innan <strong>s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i<\/strong> er skyldugrunnur fyrir synjun: UK ETA ver\u00f0ur neita\u00f0 ef \u00fe\u00fa varst sakfelldur fyrir einhver brot \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um.<\/p>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa varst sakfelldur fyrir einhver brot innan li\u00f0ins \u00e1rs, \u00e6ttir \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 b\u00faast vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ums\u00f3kn \u00feinni um UK ETA ver\u00f0i neita\u00f0. GOV.UK leggur til a\u00f0 \u00edhuga\u00f0ir Standard Visitor Visa \u00ed sta\u00f0inn ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 afbrotaskr\u00e1.<\/p>\n<h2>Minor Offences: \u00f6lvunarakstur, minnih\u00e1ttar gl\u00e6pir og umfer\u00f0arlagabrot<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deetta er sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fear sem flestir fer\u00f0alangar hafa spurningar og \u00fear sem sv\u00f6rin eru minnst sk\u00fdr. Byggt \u00e1 innflytjendareglum og sk\u00fdrslum fer\u00f0alanga \u00e1 spjallbor\u00f0um:<\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00e9g fengi\u00f0 UK ETA me\u00f0 \u00f6lvunaaksturssektum? (Akstur undir \u00e1hrifum)<\/h3>\n<p>Einn d\u00f3mur fyrir \u00f6lvunarakstur sem leiddi til sektar e\u00f0a skamms akstursbanns (engin fangelsisrefsing) er <strong>\u00d3l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir sam\u00feykki ETA<\/strong>, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed gefnu a\u00f0 sakfellingin s\u00e9 eldri en 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir &ndash; allar sakfellingar innan s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 12 m\u00e1na\u00f0a \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a a\u00f0 UK ETA ver\u00f0i neita\u00f0. Engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur vertu \u00fe\u00fa skyldug til a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa \u00fev\u00ed hei\u00f0arlega \u00ed ums\u00f3kinni. Margar \u00f6lvunaaksturssektir e\u00f0a \u00f6lvunaaksturs sem \u00e1tti s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 me\u00f0 slysi me\u00f0 mei\u00f0slum g\u00e6ti fengi\u00f0 n\u00e1nari athugun.<\/p>\n<h3>Minor umfer\u00f0arlagabrot<\/h3>\n<p>F\u00edknarsektir vegna hra\u00f0aksturs, b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0isbrots og annarra sm\u00e1v\u00e6gilegra umfer\u00f0arbrotanna sem ekki leiddu til sakfellingar \u00feurfa almennt ekki a\u00f0 vera tilkynnt og munu ekki hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 ETA \u00fe\u00edna. Spurningin spyr s\u00e9rstaklega um <strong>sakfellingar<\/strong>, ekki stj\u00f3rnvaldssektir n\u00e9 sektir.<\/p>\n<h3>Minor brot (Bandar\u00edkin og svipu\u00f0 l\u00f6gsagnarumd\u00e6mi)<\/h3>\n<p>Fyrir fer\u00f0amenn fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum og \u00f6\u00f0rum l\u00f6ndum sem gera greinarmun \u00e1 minnih\u00e1ttar afbrotum og alvarlegum afbrotum: Bretland vi\u00f0urkennir ekki \u00feennan mun. \u00dea\u00f0 sem skiptir m\u00e1li er hvort broti\u00f0 hafi leitt til sakfellingar og hva\u00f0a refsingu var \u00fathluta\u00f0. Minnih\u00e1ttar afbrot sem leitt hefur til sakfellingar skal tilkynnt.<\/p>\n<h3>Kannabis og minnih\u00e1ttar f\u00edkniefnalagabrot<\/h3>\n<p>Frambo\u00f0 \u00e1 litlum magni af kannabis sem leiddi til vi\u00f0varunar e\u00f0a l\u00edtillar sektarinnar \u00ed heimabili \u00fe\u00ednu g\u00e6ti ekki komi\u00f0 \u00ed veg fyrir sam\u00feykki UK ETA, en \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e6tti a\u00f0 tilkynna ef \u00fea\u00f0 felur \u00ed s\u00e9r sakfellingu. D\u00f3mst\u00f3la\u00farskur\u00f0ir um f\u00edkniefnasmygl e\u00f0a frambo\u00f0 lei\u00f0a til synjunar ef refsing var 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir e\u00f0a lengur e\u00f0a sakfellingin er yngri en 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir, og geta annars samt leitt til synjunar ef ekki er tali\u00f0 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0vera \u00fe\u00edn s\u00e9 til hagsb\u00f3ta fyrir almenning.<\/p>\n<p><img src='https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uk-eta-online-application-2026.webp' alt='UK ETA ums\u00f3knarferli \u00e1 netinu' class='wp-image-967' \/><\/p>\n<h2>Af hverju hei\u00f0arleiki er alltaf besta stefna<\/h2>\n<p>Eitt af mikilv\u00e6gustu r\u00e1\u00f0um var\u00f0andi sakaskr\u00e1r \u00ed ETA-ums\u00f3kninni \u00feinni: <strong>seg\u00f0u alltaf sannleikann<\/strong>. \u00deetta er ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 leggja n\u00e6gilega \u00e1herslu \u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00e9r er \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 lygar e\u00f0a uppl\u00fdsingafali eru mun verri en a\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsa um d\u00f3mfellingu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bretland deilir g\u00f6gnum um sakaskr\u00e1r<\/strong> me\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum l\u00f6ndum \u00ed gegnum al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0leg samkomul\u00f6g. D\u00f3murinn \u00feinn g\u00e6ti \u00feegar veri\u00f0 kunnur breskum yfirv\u00f6ldum.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Falskur yfirl\u00fdsing er s\u00e9rstakt brot.<\/strong> samkv\u00e6mt breskum innflytjendal\u00f6gum. Ef upp kemur getur \u00fea\u00f0 leitt til innt\u00f6kubanns sem er mun strangara en upprunalega sakfellingin hef\u00f0i valdi\u00f0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rangt yfirl\u00fdsing getur haft \u00e1hrif \u00e1 framt\u00ed\u00f0ar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarbei\u00f0nir.<\/strong> til Bretlands og annarra landa. Innflytjendakerfi um allan heim deila s\u00edfellt meira g\u00f6gnum.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uppg\u00f6tvun vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin<\/strong> \u2013 jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn s\u00e9 sam\u00feykkt, getur landam\u00e6rag\u00e6sla Bretlands neita\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r um inng\u00f6ngu ef h\u00fan kemst a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir fali\u00f0 d\u00f3mfellingar vi\u00f0 yfirheyrslu. \u00deetta er mun truflandi en a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 m\u00e1li\u00f0 fr\u00e1 upphafi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fer\u00f0alangur me\u00f0 tilkynntan sm\u00e1v\u00e6gilegan d\u00f3m, sem er hei\u00f0arlegur og gagns\u00e6r, hefur mun betri m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 a\u00f0 komast inn en s\u00e1 sem reynir a\u00f0 fela fort\u00ed\u00f0 s\u00edna.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00datrunni\u00f0 sakar og endurh\u00e6fing<\/h2>\n<p>M\u00f6rg l\u00f6nd hafa l\u00f6g sem gera kleift a\u00f0 sakfellingar ver\u00f0i \u201ceyttar\u201d eftir \u00e1kve\u00f0inn t\u00edma, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r \u00feurfa ekki lengur a\u00f0 vera uppl\u00fdst um \u00fe\u00e6r \u00ed flestum tilgangi. Hins vegar, <strong>Innflytjendastefna Bretlands er undantekning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt d\u00f3murinn \u00feinn teljist \u00fatrunninn samkv\u00e6mt l\u00f6gum heimalandsins, ertu samt skyldugur til a\u00f0 tilkynna hann \u00ed ETA-ums\u00f3kninni til Bretlands. Breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkennir ekki \u00fatrunna d\u00f3ma annarra landa \u00ed innflytjendam\u00e1lum.<\/p>\n<p>Sem sagt, \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir UK ETA um sakaskr\u00e1 fylgja f\u00f6stum reglum frekar en vegu endurb\u00f3ta. S\u00f6nnunarg\u00f6gn um endurb\u00e6tur eru gagnlegri vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3kn um Standard Visitor Visa, \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00fa getur fylgt me\u00f0 kynningarbr\u00e9fi, \u00e1bendingum, starfsferilsg\u00f6gnum e\u00f0a sakavottor\u00f0i.<\/p>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 gerist ef ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn er hafna\u00f0<\/h2>\n<p>Ef UK ETA ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn er soku\u00f0 vegna sakaskr\u00e1r \u00feinnar, er engin \u00e1fr\u00fdjun m\u00f6guleg: lei\u00f0in \u00e1fram er Standard Visitor Visa, sem kostar &pound;135 (fr\u00e1 8. apr\u00edl 2026; \u00e1\u00f0ur &pound;127). H\u00e9r er \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita:<\/p>\n<h3>Engin \u00e1fr\u00fdjunarferli<\/h3>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 er <strong>engin formleg k\u00e6rua\u00f0fer\u00f0<\/strong> fyrir synjanir ETA. \u00c1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unin er endanleg. \u00de\u00fa getur ekki k\u00e6rt hana \u00ed gegnum ETA-kerfi\u00f0. Fyrir n\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar um hva\u00f0 gera skal eftir synjun, sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-refused-help-guide\/\">Alhli\u00f0a lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um synjun ETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>S\u00e6kja um venjulegt gestadleyfi<\/h3>\n<p>Ef UK ETA \u00fe\u00edn er soku\u00f0 getur\u00f0u s\u00f3tt um \u00e1 netinu um <strong>Sta\u00f0la\u00f0 dvalarleyfi fyrir gesti<\/strong> \u00e1 GOV.UK. \u00deetta er \u00edtarlegri ferli \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00fa getur:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sendu inn fylgibr\u00e9f \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fatsk\u00fdrir a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00ednar.<\/li>\n<li>Legg\u00f0u fram s\u00f6nnunarg\u00f6gn um endurh\u00e6fingu (vinnuskr\u00e1r, pers\u00f3nulegar me\u00f0m\u00e6li, sk\u00edrteini um gott h\u00e1ttalag)<\/li>\n<li>S\u00fdndu fram \u00e1 sterk tengsl vi\u00f0 heimalandi\u00f0 \u00feitt.<\/li>\n<li>\u00datsk\u00fdr\u00f0u tilgang heims\u00f3knar \u00feinnar \u00ed sm\u00e1atri\u00f0um.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sta\u00f0la\u00f0 gestad\u00f3msleyfi kostar meira (n\u00fa \u00a3135) og tekur lengri t\u00edma \u00ed afgrei\u00f0slu, en \u00fea\u00f0 gerir \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 leggja fram m\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00feitt a\u00f0 fullu \u2013 eitthva\u00f0 sem ETA-kerfi\u00f0 gerir ekki r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir.<\/p>\n<h3>Ekki reyna a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast \u00e1n ETA<\/h3>\n<p>Ef ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn hefur veri\u00f0 synja\u00f0, skaltu ekki reyna a\u00f0 ganga um bor\u00f0 \u00ed flug e\u00f0a annan samg\u00f6ngum\u00e1ta til Bretlands \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 leysa m\u00e1li\u00f0. Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en gengi\u00f0 er um bor\u00f0, og \u00fe\u00e9r ver\u00f0ur neita\u00f0 um bor\u00f0g\u00f6ngu. A\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 komast til Bretlands \u00e1n gildrar ETA e\u00f0a vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar telst brot gegn \u00fatlendingal\u00f6gum.<\/p>\n<h2>Hagn\u00fdtar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur<\/h2>\n<h3>Senario 1: Gamalt d\u00f3mfellus, stutt fangelsisrefsing<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u00de\u00fdskur r\u00edkisborgari var sakfelldur fyrir \u00fej\u00f3fna\u00f0 fyrir fimmt\u00e1n \u00e1rum og f\u00e9kk \u00feriggja m\u00e1na\u00f0a skilor\u00f0sbundinn d\u00f3m.<\/em> \u00deessi a\u00f0ili \u00e6tti a\u00f0 tilkynna sakfellingu hei\u00f0arlega \u00e1 UK ETA ums\u00f3kn sinni. Mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 minnih\u00e1ttu\u00f0u e\u00f0li brotanna, stutta d\u00f3ma og umtalsver\u00f0a t\u00ed\u00f0ni sem er li\u00f0inn, er sam\u00feykki l\u00edklegt. Hins vegar \u00e6ttu \u00feeir a\u00f0 vera tilb\u00fanir fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ums\u00f3knin g\u00e6ti teki\u00f0 lengri t\u00edma en venjulega ef h\u00fan er merkt fyrir handvirka endursko\u00f0un.<\/p>\n<h3>Atbur\u00f0ar\u00e1s 2: Alvarlegur d\u00f3mur<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u00c1stralskur r\u00edkisborgari afpl\u00e1na\u00f0i 18 m\u00e1na\u00f0a fangelsisd\u00f3m fyrir l\u00edkams\u00e1r\u00e1s fyrir \u00e1tta \u00e1rum.<\/em> Vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 fangelsisd\u00f3murinn var lengri en 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir er mj\u00f6g l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 \u00feessum einstaklingi ver\u00f0i neita\u00f0 um ETA. Hann \u00e6tti a\u00f0 \u00edhuga a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja beint um venjulegt gestaleyfi, \u00fear sem hann getur lagt fram s\u00f6nnunarg\u00f6gn um endurh\u00e6fingu, atvinnus\u00f6gu og pers\u00f3nulegar me\u00f0m\u00e6li.<\/p>\n<h3>Atbur\u00f0ar\u00e1s 3: N\u00fdlegt minnih\u00e1ttar brot<\/h3>\n<p><em>Kanad\u00edskur r\u00edkisborgari f\u00e9kk d\u00f3m fyrir akstur undir \u00e1hrifum \u00e1fengis fyrir sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um, sem leiddi til sektar og akstursbanns en engra fangelsisvistar.<\/em> \u00de\u00f3tt engin fangelsis\u00fatileggj\u00f6f v\u00e6ri, er d\u00f3murinn yngri en 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir, \u00feannig a\u00f0 UK ETA ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vera hafna\u00f0. \u00deeir \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 \u00edhuga a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um Standard Visitor Visa \u00ed sta\u00f0inn. Hei\u00f0arleg yfirl\u00fdsing er nau\u00f0synleg.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_1.jpg\" alt=\"Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi og sakaskr\u00e1r: Mun ums\u00f3kninni minni ver\u00f0a hafna\u00f0? - l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ileg skj\u00f6l og papp\u00edrsvinnsla\" class=\"wp-image-1282\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>\u00c1bendingar fyrir fer\u00f0alanga me\u00f0 sakaskr\u00e1<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>S\u00e6kja snemma<\/strong> &ndash; b\u00edddu ekki \u00feanga\u00f0 til s\u00ed\u00f0asta stundar fyrir fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna. Ef ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn er merkt til handvirks yfirfarar, getur \u00fea\u00f0 teki\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00e1 virka daga. Sendu inn ums\u00f3knina um lei\u00f0 og \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3ka\u00f0ir fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vertu alveg hei\u00f0arlegur<\/strong> \u2013 tilkynna allar sakfellingar, jafnvel \u00fe\u00e6r sm\u00e6stu. \u00d3s\u00f6nn yfirl\u00fdsing er mun verri en nokkur sakfelling.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Haltu skjalag\u00f6gnum<\/strong> \u2013 Taktu me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r afrit af \u00f6llum vi\u00f0eigandi d\u00f3mskj\u00f6lum, endurh\u00e6fingarsk\u00edrteinum e\u00f0a sakavottor\u00f0um. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 ETA sj\u00e1lft krefjist ekki \u00feessara skjala g\u00e6tu \u00feau veri\u00f0 gagnleg vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6ri Bretlands.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vertu me\u00f0 varaplan.<\/strong> \u2013 ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur alvarlega sakfellingu skaltu vera undirb\u00fainn undir m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 synjun. \u00cdhuga\u00f0u hvort \u00fe\u00fa eigir a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja beint um venjulegt gestaleyfi \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 taka \u00e1h\u00e6ttu \u00e1 synjun ETA \u00ed skr\u00e1 \u00feinni.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leita\u00f0u r\u00e1\u00f0a l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ings \u00ed fl\u00f3knum m\u00e1lum.<\/strong> \u2013 Ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur fengi\u00f0 fleiri en eina sakfellingu e\u00f0a alvarlegan sakas\u00f6gu, \u00edhuga\u00f0u a\u00f0 leita til innflytjendal\u00f6gmanns \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um. Hann getur r\u00e1\u00f0lagt \u00fe\u00e9r hvort ETA e\u00f0a vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun s\u00e9 betri kostur.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_2.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA og sakaskr\u00e1r: Ver\u00f0 \u00e9g hafna\u00f0? - fingrafarau\u00f0kenning\" class=\"wp-image-1283\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n<h3>Hva\u00f0a spurningar um gl\u00e6pas\u00f6gu eru spurt \u00ed ums\u00f3kn um UK ETA?<\/h3>\n<p>Ums\u00f3kn um ETA spyrr hvort \u00fe\u00fa hafir veri\u00f0 d\u00e6mdur fyrir einhver brot s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0in 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i og hvort \u00fe\u00fa hafir fengi\u00f0 fangelsisd\u00f3m e\u00f0a dvelid\u00f3m upp \u00e1 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i e\u00f0a lengur, \u00ed hva\u00f0ri l\u00edkri landi sem er, \u00e1samt \u00f6\u00f0rum h\u00e6fnik\u00f6nnunarspurningum. Ofbeldisvi\u00f0varanir fr\u00e1 l\u00f6greglu og umfer\u00f0asektir \u00e1n d\u00f3ms\u00farskur\u00f0ar eru ekki taldir d\u00f3mar.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00dearf \u00e9g a\u00f0 tilkynna vi\u00f0v\u00f6run e\u00f0a \u00e1minningu?<\/h3>\n<p>L\u00f6gregluvi\u00f0v\u00f6run (algeng \u00ed Bretlandi, \u00c1stral\u00edu og nokkrum \u00f6\u00f0rum l\u00f6ndum) er ekki \u00fea\u00f0 sama og sakfelling. Ef spurningin um ETA spyr s\u00e9rstaklega um <strong>d\u00f3mar<\/strong>, Almennt \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 tilkynna um \u00e1minningu. Ef spurningin er hins vegar v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari og spyr um allar samskipti vi\u00f0 sakam\u00e1lar\u00e9ttarkerfi\u00f0, \u00e6ttir \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 tilkynna um hana. \u00deegar vafi leikur, tilkynntu hana \u2013 hei\u00f0arleiki ska\u00f0ar \u00feig ekki.<\/p>\n<h3>Mun d\u00f3mur fyrir kannabism\u00e1l \u00ed landi \u00fear sem kannabis er n\u00fa l\u00f6glegt hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 ETA-i\u00f0 mitt?<\/h3>\n<p>M\u00f6gulega j\u00e1. Jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt kannabis hafi s\u00ed\u00f0an veri\u00f0 l\u00f6gleitt \u00ed landinu e\u00f0a r\u00edkinu \u00fe\u00ednu, ef d\u00f3murinn \u00feinn var kve\u00f0inn upp \u00feegar ath\u00e6fi\u00f0 var \u00f3l\u00f6glegt, er hann enn sakfelling. Hins vegar er \u00f3l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 sm\u00e1v\u00e6gileg f\u00edkniefnaeign fr\u00e1 m\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0an lei\u00f0i ein og s\u00e9r til synjunar \u00e1 ETA.<\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00e9g s\u00f3tt aftur um ef ETA-ums\u00f3kninni minni er hafna\u00f0?<\/h3>\n<p>Ekki ef h\u00fan var neita\u00f0. Eftir synjun vertu a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um Standard Visitor Visa \u00ed sta\u00f0inn, \u00fear sem engin k\u00e6ra er m\u00f6guleg. Ef ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn var hafna\u00f0 (til d\u00e6mis vegna \u00f3hentugrar myndar e\u00f0a rangra uppl\u00fdsinga) frekar en s\u00fdnt synjun, getur\u00f0u sent n\u00fdja UK ETA ums\u00f3kn.<\/p>\n<h3>Sko\u00f0ar Bretland sakaskr\u00e1r me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum l\u00f6ndum?<\/h3>\n<p>Bretland hefur uppl\u00fdsingaskiptasamninga vi\u00f0 m\u00f6rg l\u00f6nd, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Bandar\u00edkin, Kanada, \u00c1stral\u00edu og a\u00f0ildarr\u00edki Evr\u00f3pusambandsins. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 ekki s\u00e9 sj\u00e1lfgefi\u00f0 a\u00f0 kanna alla ums\u00e6kjendur gegn gagnagrunnum allra landa, \u00fe\u00e1 er s\u00fa geta til sta\u00f0ar og er n\u00fdtt \u00feegar ums\u00f3knir eru merktar til sko\u00f0unar.<\/p>\n<h3>D\u00f3murinn minn var hreinsa\u00f0ur \u00far sakaskr\u00e1nni. \u00dearf \u00e9g samt a\u00f0 tilkynna hann?<\/h3>\n<p>\u00deetta fer eftir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0a lagalegu \u00e1hrif ey\u00f0ing skr\u00e1ningar hefur \u00ed l\u00f6gsagnarumd\u00e6mi \u00fe\u00ednu. \u00cd sumum l\u00f6ndum er skr\u00e1 sem hefur veri\u00f0 eytt me\u00f0h\u00f6ndlu\u00f0 eins og h\u00fan hafi aldrei veri\u00f0 til. \u00cd \u00f6\u00f0rum l\u00f6ndum \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir \u00fea\u00f0 einfaldlega a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 loku\u00f0 fyrir almenningss\u00fdn en s\u00e9 samt til. Fyrir innflytjendam\u00e1l \u00ed Bretlandi, ef sakfellingin hefur nokkurn t\u00edma veri\u00f0 til, er \u00f6ruggasta lei\u00f0in a\u00f0 tilkynna hana og taka fram a\u00f0 henni hafi veri\u00f0 eytt. Innflytjendal\u00f6gma\u00f0ur getur veitt landstengdar r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar.<\/p>\n<h2>Helstu atri\u00f0i<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>UK ETA-ums\u00f3knin spyr um sakfellingar \u2013 \u00fe\u00fa <strong>ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 svara hei\u00f0arlega<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fangelsis\u00fatileggj\u00f6f e\u00f0a skilyrt d\u00f3mur um <strong>12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir e\u00f0a lengur<\/strong> \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 UK ETA ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vera hafna\u00f0<\/li>\n<li>Sakfellingar innan <strong>s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i<\/strong> \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a einnig a\u00f0 UK ETA ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vera hafna\u00f0<\/li>\n<li>Eldri minni brot (eins og akstur undir \u00e1hrifum me\u00f0 sekt fyrir meira en 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um s\u00ed\u00f0an) eru \u00f3l\u00edkleg til a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir sam\u00feykki<\/li>\n<li><strong>Falskur yfirl\u00fdsing<\/strong> er miklu verra en nokkur d\u00f3mur og getur leitt til endurkomubanns sem varir allt a\u00f0 10 \u00e1r<\/li>\n<li>Ef synja\u00f0 er, er <strong>engin \u00e1fr\u00fdjun<\/strong> \u2013 s\u00e6kja \u00ed sta\u00f0inn um venjulegt gestadleyfi<\/li>\n<li>S\u00e6kja snemma um og hafa me\u00f0 s\u00e9r skj\u00f6l um endurh\u00e6fingu ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur sakfellingar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00ed\u00f0ast uppf\u00e6rt: 19. okt\u00f3ber 2026. Reglur athuga\u00f0ar gegn opinberum GOV.UK ETA lei\u00f0beiningum og Innflytjendareglum (Vi\u00f0b\u00f3t ETA). Spyrja UK ETA ums\u00f3knin um refsakr\u00e1? J\u00e1. UK Electronic Travel Authorisation ums\u00f3knin inniheldur beina spurningu um gl\u00e6pas\u00f6gu \u00feinnar. N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0 spyrrir h\u00fan hvort \u00fe\u00fa hafir veri\u00f0 d\u00e6mdur fyrir einhver brot \u00ed &#8230; <a title=\"Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi (ETA) og sakaskr\u00e1r: Mun m\u00e9r ver\u00f0a neita\u00f0?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/\" aria-label=\"Lestu meira um UK ETA og sakaskr\u00e1: Ver\u00f0 \u00e9g hafna\u00f0?\">Lestu meira<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[103,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-problems-and-solutions","category-visa-and-eta"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UK ETA and Criminal Records: Will I Be Refused?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Will a criminal record stop your UK ETA approval? Learn about the 12-month threshold, minor offences, DUI, and what to do if refused. Honest answers matter.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"is_IS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK ETA and Criminal Records: Will I Be Refused?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Will a criminal record stop your UK ETA approval? Learn about the 12-month threshold, minor offences, DUI, and what to do if refused. Honest answers matter.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ETA UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-09T14:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-26T08:08:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"James Crawford\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"James Crawford\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"10 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"James Crawford\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/270ad6539a31e6e56947d06538bfdef0\"},\"headline\":\"UK ETA and Criminal Records: Will I Be Refused?\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-09T14:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-26T08:08:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":2184,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/b3_1036_0.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Problems and Solutions\",\"visa and eta\"],\"inLanguage\":\"is\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/\",\"name\":\"UK ETA and Criminal Records: Will I Be Refused?\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/b3_1036_0.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-09T14:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-26T08:08:26+00:00\",\"description\":\"Will a criminal record stop your UK ETA approval? Learn about the 12-month threshold, minor offences, DUI, and what to do if refused. Honest answers matter.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"is\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"is\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/b3_1036_0.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/b3_1036_0.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"UK ETA and Criminal Records: Will I Be Refused? - courthouse justice building\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UK ETA and Criminal Records: Will I Be Refused?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"ETA UK\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"is\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ETA UK\",\"alternateName\":\"ETA Visa UK\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"is\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/eta-uk-logo-696.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/eta-uk-logo-696.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"ETA UK\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/270ad6539a31e6e56947d06538bfdef0\",\"name\":\"James Crawford\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"is\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/764e4ddd109f5d6c6342a4ff54bd0ed57bf98aa72bd1ac3347272536e467ffe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/764e4ddd109f5d6c6342a4ff54bd0ed57bf98aa72bd1ac3347272536e467ffe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/764e4ddd109f5d6c6342a4ff54bd0ed57bf98aa72bd1ac3347272536e467ffe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"James Crawford\"},\"description\":\"James Crawford is the lead content editor at ETA UK, specialising in UK immigration policy and travel authorisation systems. With extensive experience covering the UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme, James provides accurate, up-to-date guides to help international travellers navigate UK entry requirements.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/is\\\/author\\\/lukass\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi (ETA) og sakaskr\u00e1r: Mun m\u00e9r ver\u00f0a neita\u00f0?","description":"Mun sakaskr\u00e1 hindra sam\u00feykki ETA-ums\u00f3knar \u00feinnar til Bretlands? Kynntu \u00fe\u00e9r 12 m\u00e1na\u00f0a vi\u00f0mi\u00f0i\u00f0, minnih\u00e1ttar brot, akstur undir \u00e1hrifum \u00e1fengis og hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa skalt gera ef ums\u00f3kninni er hafna\u00f0. Hreinskilnar sv\u00f6r skipta m\u00e1li.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/","og_locale":"is_IS","og_type":"article","og_title":"UK ETA and Criminal Records: Will I Be Refused?","og_description":"Will a criminal record stop your UK ETA approval? Learn about the 12-month threshold, minor offences, DUI, and what to do if refused. Honest answers matter.","og_url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/","og_site_name":"ETA UK","article_published_time":"2026-04-09T14:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-26T08:08:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"James Crawford","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"James Crawford","Est. reading time":"10 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/"},"author":{"name":"James Crawford","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#\/schema\/person\/270ad6539a31e6e56947d06538bfdef0"},"headline":"UK ETA and Criminal Records: Will I Be Refused?","datePublished":"2026-04-09T14:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-26T08:08:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/"},"wordCount":2184,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0.jpg","articleSection":["Problems and Solutions","visa and eta"],"inLanguage":"is","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/","url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/","name":"Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi (ETA) og sakaskr\u00e1r: Mun m\u00e9r ver\u00f0a neita\u00f0?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-09T14:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-26T08:08:26+00:00","description":"Mun sakaskr\u00e1 hindra sam\u00feykki ETA-ums\u00f3knar \u00feinnar til Bretlands? Kynntu \u00fe\u00e9r 12 m\u00e1na\u00f0a vi\u00f0mi\u00f0i\u00f0, minnih\u00e1ttar brot, akstur undir \u00e1hrifum \u00e1fengis og hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa skalt gera ef ums\u00f3kninni er hafna\u00f0. Hreinskilnar sv\u00f6r skipta m\u00e1li.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"is","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"is","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"UK ETA and Criminal Records: Will I Be Refused? - courthouse justice building"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/uk-eta-criminal-record-convictions-guide\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UK ETA and Criminal Records: Will I Be Refused?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/","name":"ETA UK","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"is"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#organization","name":"ETA UK","alternateName":"ETA Visa UK","url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"is","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eta-uk-logo-696.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eta-uk-logo-696.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"ETA UK"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#\/schema\/person\/270ad6539a31e6e56947d06538bfdef0","name":"James Crawford","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"is","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/764e4ddd109f5d6c6342a4ff54bd0ed57bf98aa72bd1ac3347272536e467ffe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/764e4ddd109f5d6c6342a4ff54bd0ed57bf98aa72bd1ac3347272536e467ffe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/764e4ddd109f5d6c6342a4ff54bd0ed57bf98aa72bd1ac3347272536e467ffe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"James Crawford"},"description":"James Crawford er a\u00f0al efnisritstj\u00f3ri hj\u00e1 ETA UK, s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur \u00ed innflytjendastefnu Bretlands og kerfum fyrir fer\u00f0aleyfi. Me\u00f0 v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6ka reynslu af breska rafr\u00e6na fer\u00f0aleyfi (ETA)-kerfinu b\u00fd\u00f0ur James upp \u00e1 n\u00e1kv\u00e6mar og uppf\u00e6r\u00f0ar lei\u00f0beiningar sem hj\u00e1lpa al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum a\u00f0 rata \u00ed gegnum innt\u00f6kuskilyr\u00f0i Bretlands.","sameAs":["https:\/\/etavisauk.org"],"url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/author\/lukass\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1036"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7657,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036\/revisions\/7657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}