{"id":1036,"date":"2026-04-09T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2026-03-29T13:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:18:42","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<h2>Spyr ums\u00f3kn um UK ETA um sakfellingar?<\/h2>\n<p>J\u00e1. Ums\u00f3kn um rafr\u00e6na fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingarleyfi fyrir Bretland inniheldur beina spurningu um sakas\u00f6gu \u00fe\u00edna. N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0 er spurt hvort \u00fe\u00fa hafir nokkurn t\u00edma veri\u00f0 sakfelldur fyrir refsiver\u00f0an verkna\u00f0 \u00ed hva\u00f0a landi sem er. \u00deetta er ein af h\u00e6fis\u00adspurningunum sem breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 notar til a\u00f0 meta hvort veiting inng\u00f6ngu \u00feinnar til Bretlands feli \u00ed s\u00e9r \u00e1h\u00e6ttu.<\/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 sakfellingar. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 ETA-kerfi\u00f0 feli \u00ed s\u00e9r sj\u00e1lfvirka vinnslu, f\u00e1 ums\u00f3knir sem merktar eru vegna sakaskr\u00e1r aukasko\u00f0un. Helstu \u00fe\u00e6ttir sem innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 tekur tillit til eru:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alvarleiki brotsins<\/strong> \u2013 ofbeldisgl\u00e6pir, f\u00edkniefnasmygl og kynfer\u00f0isbrot eru tekin mj\u00f6g alvarlega<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lengd fangelsisrefsingar<\/strong> \u2013 \u00feetta er a\u00f0alvi\u00f0mi\u00f0i\u00f0 sem nota\u00f0 er til \u00e1kvar\u00f0ana<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hversu n\u00fdlega d\u00f3murinn f\u00e9ll<\/strong> \u2013 n\u00fdleg brot vega \u00feyngra<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mynstur brotah\u00e6tti<\/strong> \u2013 Fj\u00f6lmargar sakfellingar benda til \u00e1framhaldandi \u00e1h\u00e6ttu<\/li>\n<li><strong>S\u00f6nnunarg\u00f6gn um endurh\u00e6fingu<\/strong> \u2013 skref sem tekin hafa veri\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an broti\u00f0 getur veri\u00f0 teki\u00f0 til greina<\/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 innflytjendaregluger\u00f0inni er manneskju sem hefur hloti\u00f0 fangelsisrefsingu \u00ed 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i e\u00f0a lengur (hvort sem refsingin hefur veri\u00f0 afpl\u00e1nu\u00f0 e\u00f0a frestu\u00f0) venjulega neita\u00f0 um inng\u00f6ngu \u00ed Bretland.<\/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 brotsins (lengd refsingarinnar skiptir m\u00e1li, ekki n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hva\u00f0a brot er um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ef d\u00f3murinn \u00feinn leiddi til fangelsisvistar \u00ed 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i e\u00f0a lengur, er mj\u00f6g l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 ETA-ums\u00f3kninni ver\u00f0i hafna\u00f0. \u00cd \u00feessari st\u00f6\u00f0u v\u00e6ri besti kosturinn \u00feinn a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um a <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> skapar auka \u00e1h\u00e6ttu\u00fe\u00e1tt. Breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 l\u00edtur \u00e1 n\u00fdleg brot sem sterkari v\u00edsbendingu um m\u00f6gulega \u00e1h\u00e6ttu en eldri sakfellingar.<\/p>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur veri\u00f0 sakfelldur fyrir brot \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta \u00e1ri er aukin l\u00edkur \u00e1 a\u00f0 ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn ver\u00f0i merkt til handvirkrar yfirfer\u00f0ar. \u00datkoman mun r\u00e1\u00f0ast af e\u00f0li og alvarleika brotsins, en \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6ttir a\u00f0 vera undirb\u00fainn undir m\u00f6gulega synjun.<\/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>\u00c1fengisakstur (DUI\/DWI)<\/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>, s\u00e9rstaklega ef \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist fyrir meira en \u00e1ri s\u00ed\u00f0an. \u00de\u00fa ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00f3 enn a\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsa um \u00fea\u00f0 hei\u00f0arlega \u00ed ums\u00f3kninni. Margar sakfellingar fyrir \u00f6lvunarakstur e\u00f0a \u00f6lvunarakstur sem leiddi til slyss me\u00f0 mei\u00f0slum g\u00e6tu s\u00e6tt n\u00e1nari sko\u00f0un.<\/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>Eign \u00e1 sm\u00e1 magni af kannabisi sem leiddi til \u00e1minningar e\u00f0a l\u00edtillar sektar \u00ed heimalandi \u00fe\u00ednu getur hugsanlega ekki hindra\u00f0 sam\u00feykki \u00e1 ETA, en \u00fea\u00f0 skal tilkynnt ef um sakad\u00f3m er a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a. St\u00f3rfelld brot e\u00f0a minnih\u00e1ttar brot gegn f\u00edkniefnal\u00f6gum eru tekin mj\u00f6g alvarlega og munu l\u00edklega lei\u00f0a til synjunar.<\/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>\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 getur \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 d\u00f3murinn s\u00e9 gamall og a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir s\u00fdnt fram \u00e1 endurh\u00e6fingu, spila\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feinn hag ef ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn er sko\u00f0u\u00f0 handvirkt. T\u00edminn sem li\u00f0inn er, s\u00f6nnun um st\u00f6\u00f0ugt l\u00edf og a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir ekki frami\u00f0 frekari afbrot teljast allt j\u00e1kv\u00e6tt.<\/p>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 gerist ef ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn er hafna\u00f0<\/h2>\n<p>Ef ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn um ETA er hafna\u00f0 vegna sakaskr\u00e1r \u00feinnar, eru nokkur mikilv\u00e6g atri\u00f0i sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 hafa \u00ed huga:<\/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 ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn er hafna\u00f0, getur \u00fe\u00fa s\u00f3tt um <strong>Sta\u00f0la\u00f0 dvalarleyfi fyrir gesti<\/strong> \u00ed vegabr\u00e9fa\u00fej\u00f3nustu fyrir Bretland. \u00deetta er \u00edtarlegri ferill \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 \u00a3115) 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 einstaklingur \u00e6tti a\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsa um d\u00f3mfellinguna hei\u00f0arlega \u00ed ETA-ums\u00f3kninni. Mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 sm\u00e1v\u00e6gilegt brot, stutta refsingu og langan t\u00edma sem li\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur er l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 ums\u00f3kninni ver\u00f0i sam\u00feykkt. Hins vegar \u00e6tti hann a\u00f0 vera undirb\u00fainn fyrir a\u00f0 ums\u00f3knin taki lengri t\u00edma en nokkrar m\u00edn\u00fatur ef h\u00fan er merkt til handvirkrar yfirfer\u00f0ar.<\/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> \u00deetta er \u00e1 m\u00f6rkunum. D\u00f3murinn er v\u00e6gur (engin fangelsisrefsing) en mj\u00f6g n\u00fdlegur. ETA-ums\u00f3knin g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt, en \u00e1h\u00e6tta er \u00e1 synjun e\u00f0a t\u00f6fum. 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> \u2013 B\u00edddu ekki me\u00f0 ums\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna \u00feanga\u00f0 til s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundu fyrir fer\u00f0ina. Ef ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn er merkt til handvirkrar yfirfer\u00f0ar getur \u00fea\u00f0 teki\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 72 klukkustundir. S\u00e6kja um um lei\u00f0 og \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3kar fer\u00f0ina.<\/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>\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>\u00de\u00fa getur lagt fram n\u00fdja ETA-ums\u00f3kn, en ef a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur hafa ekki breyst er ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0an l\u00edklega s\u00fa sama. Fyrri synjun \u00fe\u00edn ver\u00f0ur skr\u00e1\u00f0. Ums\u00f3kn um venjulegt gestadleyfi er yfirleitt \u00e1rangursr\u00edkari lei\u00f0 fram \u00e1 vi\u00f0.<\/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>V\u00f6rslusetning um <strong>12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir e\u00f0a lengur<\/strong> mun mj\u00f6g l\u00edklega lei\u00f0a til synjunar<\/li>\n<li>Sakfellingar innan <strong>s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i<\/strong> bera aukna \u00e1h\u00e6ttu<\/li>\n<li>Minor og eldri brot (akstur undir \u00e1hrifum, sm\u00e1sektir) eru \u00f3l\u00edkleg til a\u00f0 hindra sam\u00feykki.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Falskur yfirl\u00fdsing<\/strong> er mun verri en nokkur sakfelling og getur leitt til varanlegrar banni<\/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>Does the UK ETA Application Ask About Criminal Convictions? Yes. The UK Electronic Travel Authorisation application includes a direct question about your criminal history. Specifically, it asks whether you have ever been convicted of a criminal offence in any country. This is one of the eligibility questions that the UK Home Office uses to assess [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"UK ETA criminal record","_yoast_wpseo_title":"UK ETA and Criminal Records: Will I Be Refused?","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Will a criminal record stop your UK ETA approval? Learn about the 12-month threshold, minor offences, DUI, and what to do if refused. 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