{"id":1100,"date":"2026-04-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:47:00","slug":"when-apply-uk-eta-timing-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/when-apply-uk-eta-timing-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Hven\u00e6r \u00e6ttir \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breskt ETA? T\u00edmarammalei\u00f0beining"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_0.jpg\" alt=\"Hven\u00e6r \u00e6ttir \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breska ETA? T\u00edmarammalei\u00f0beining \u2013 dagatal og skipulagning\" class=\"wp-image-1321\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Besti t\u00edminn til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breska ETA: Fullkomin t\u00edmasetningarlei\u00f0beining<\/h2>\n<p>Ein af hagn\u00fdtustu spurningum sem fer\u00f0alangar spyrja um <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-2026-rules-cost-2\/\">Rafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingarleyfi Bretlands (ETA)<\/a> \u00dea\u00f0 er einfalt: hven\u00e6r \u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um? Opinbera svari\u00f0 er sk\u00fdrt, en \u00ed framkv\u00e6md koma nokkur auka atri\u00f0i til greina. \u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fjallar um opinberar t\u00edmaramma, reynslu af afgrei\u00f0slu \u00ed raunveruleikanum, br\u00fdn r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar um ums\u00f3knir og a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir fyrir h\u00f3pa- og fj\u00f6lskyldub\u00f3kanir.<\/p>\n<h2>Opinber afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edmi: Hva\u00f0 breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin segir<\/h2>\n<p>Br\u00e9fstj\u00f3rn innanr\u00edkism\u00e1la Bretlands segir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa eigir a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um ETA \u00feitt. <strong>a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 3 virkir dagar fyrir fer\u00f0adaginn \u00feinn<\/strong>. \u00deetta er opinberi l\u00e1gmarksvinnslut\u00edmi.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd framkv\u00e6md eru langflestar ums\u00f3knir afgreiddar mun hra\u00f0ar:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Atbur\u00f0ar\u00e1s<\/th>\n<th>Venjuleg me\u00f0h\u00f6ndlunar\u00adt\u00edmi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sta\u00f0la\u00f0 forrit (engin vandam\u00e1l)<\/td>\n<td>F\u00e1ar m\u00edn\u00fatur til nokkurra klukkustunda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ums\u00f3kn me\u00f0 sm\u00e1v\u00e6gilegum gagnafyrirspurnum<\/td>\n<td>A\u00f0 h\u00e1marki 24 klukkustundir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ums\u00f3kn sem krefst frekari athugana<\/td>\n<td>1\u20133 virkir dagar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fl\u00f3kin tilvik (\u00f6ryggisv\u00edsar, \u00f3fullkomnar uppl\u00fdsingar)<\/td>\n<td>A\u00f0 h\u00e1marki 72 klukkustundir e\u00f0a lengur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Opinberar \u00feriggja daga lei\u00f0beiningar eru til til a\u00f0 taka tillit til l\u00edtils hluta ums\u00f3kna sem krefjast frekari yfirfer\u00f0ar. Fyrir flesta fer\u00f0alanga berst sam\u00feykki innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ums\u00f3knin er l\u00f6g\u00f0 fram.<\/p>\n<h2>M\u00e6lt t\u00edmarammi okkar: 2\u20133 vikur fyrir fer\u00f0<\/h2>\n<p>\u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarki\u00f0 samkv\u00e6mt reglum s\u00e9 \u00fer\u00edr vinnudagar, m\u00e6lum vi\u00f0 eindregi\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um. <strong>tv\u00e6r til \u00ferj\u00e1r vikur fyrir brottfarardaginn \u00feinn<\/strong>. H\u00e9r er \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an:<\/p>\n<h3>\u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja snemma<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andlegur fri\u00f0ur<\/strong> \u2013 A\u00f0 vita a\u00f0 \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur komut\u00edmi \u00feinn s\u00e9 sam\u00feykktur l\u00f6ngu fyrir fer\u00f0ina fjarl\u00e6gir einn \u00fe\u00e1tt kv\u00ed\u00f0a fyrir fer\u00f0ina.<\/li>\n<li><strong>T\u00edmi til a\u00f0 laga villur<\/strong> \u2013 ef \u00fe\u00fa gerir mist\u00f6k \u00ed ums\u00f3kninni \u00feinni (rangt vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00famer, stafsetningarvilla \u00ed nafninu \u00fe\u00ednu), hefur \u00fe\u00fa t\u00edma til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja aftur. Lestu lei\u00f0beiningarnar okkar um <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-application-guide\/\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um r\u00e9tt<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>T\u00edmi til a\u00f0 leysa synjanir<\/strong> \u2013 \u00fe\u00f3 sjaldg\u00e6ft s\u00e9, gerast ETA-neitunir. Ef ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn er hafna\u00f0 \u00fearftu t\u00edma til a\u00f0 skilja hvers vegna, hugsanlega safna stu\u00f0ningsg\u00f6gnum, og anna\u00f0hvort senda inn n\u00fdja ums\u00f3kn e\u00f0a s\u00e6kja um vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00ed sta\u00f0inn. Okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-refused-help-guide\/\">V\u00edsir um synjun<\/a> \u00fatsk\u00fdrir valkosti \u00fe\u00edna.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kerfisbilunir<\/strong> \u2013 eins og \u00f6ll netkerfi getur UK ETA-vettvangurinn stundum veri\u00f0 \u00f3a\u00f0gengilegur vegna vi\u00f0halds e\u00f0a t\u00e6knilegra vandam\u00e1la<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fr\u00eddagar<\/strong> \u2013 Afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edmar geta veri\u00f0 \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 lengri \u00e1 breskum fr\u00edd\u00f6gum e\u00f0a \u00e1 h\u00e1annat\u00edmum fer\u00f0alaga \u00feegar ums\u00f3knarfj\u00f6ldi eykst verulega.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fj\u00f6lskyldusamr\u00e6ming<\/strong> \u2013 ef \u00fei\u00f0 eru\u00f0 a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast sem h\u00f3pur, gefur snemmt ums\u00f3kn ykkur t\u00edma til a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra allar ums\u00f3knir \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 fl\u00fdta ykkur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Getur \u00fe\u00fa s\u00f3tt um of snemma?<\/h3>\n<p>\u00cd reynd, <strong>ekki<\/strong>. \u00dear sem ETA gildir fyrir <strong>tveir \u00e1r<\/strong> Fr\u00e1 \u00fatg\u00e1fudegi (e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt rennur \u00fat, hva\u00f0 sem kemur fyrst) er n\u00e1nast enginn \u00f3kostur a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um vel fyrirfram. Jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt fer\u00f0in \u00fe\u00edn s\u00e9 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um \u00ed burtu, \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir \u00fea\u00f0 eina f\u00e6rri atri\u00f0i \u00e1 verkefnalistanum \u00fe\u00ednum ef \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um n\u00fana.<\/p>\n<p>Eina a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0an \u00fear sem ekki er gagnlegt a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um snemma er ef vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt er a\u00f0 renna \u00fat og \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 endurn\u00fdja \u00fea\u00f0. \u00dear sem ETA er tengt vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00fameri \u00fe\u00ednu \u00fearftu a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um n\u00fdtt ETA eftir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa f\u00e6r\u00f0 n\u00fdja vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0. \u00cd \u00feessu tilviki skaltu fyrst endurn\u00fdja vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 og s\u00ed\u00f0an s\u00e6kja um ETA.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_1.jpg\" alt=\"Hven\u00e6r \u00e6ttir \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breska ETA? T\u00edmalei\u00f0beining \u2013 ni\u00f0urtalningarklukka\" class=\"wp-image-1322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Ums\u00f3knir sama dag: m\u00f6gulegt en \u00e1h\u00e6ttusamt<\/h2>\n<p>Getur \u00fe\u00fa s\u00f3tt um UK ETA \u00e1 fer\u00f0adeginum? T\u00e6knilega s\u00e9\u00f0 j\u00e1. Flestar ums\u00f3knir eru sam\u00feykktar innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna. En a\u00f0 treysta \u00e1 ums\u00f3kn sama dag er ve\u00f0m\u00e1l, og h\u00e9r er hva\u00f0 getur fari\u00f0 \u00farskei\u00f0is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kerfi\u00f0 er ni\u00f0ri<\/strong> \u2013 sjaldg\u00e6ft, en \u00fea\u00f0 gerist. Ef ETA-vettvangurinn er \u00ed vi\u00f0haldi e\u00f0a ni\u00f0ri, getur\u00f0u ekki sent inn ums\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn hefur veri\u00f0 merkt til yfirfer\u00f0ar.<\/strong> \u2013 ef kerfi\u00f0 v\u00edsar ums\u00f3kninni \u00feinni til m\u00e1lsme\u00f0fer\u00f0ara\u00f0ila til frekari athugunar g\u00e6ti \u00fea\u00f0 teki\u00f0 klukkustundir e\u00f0a daga. \u00de\u00fa munt missa flugi\u00f0 \u00feitt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00de\u00fa gerir mist\u00f6k<\/strong> \u2013 Stafsetningarvilla \u00ed vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00fameri e\u00f0a r\u00f6ng f\u00e6\u00f0ingardagsetning \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt ver\u00f0i ekki tengt vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja aftur.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neitun um innritun hj\u00e1 flugf\u00e9lagi<\/strong> \u2013 Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g geta athuga\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA \u00fe\u00edns vi\u00f0 innritun. Ef ETA \u00feinn er enn \u00ed vinnslu geta \u00feau neita\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r um bor\u00f0g\u00f6ngu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Streita<\/strong> \u2013 A\u00f0 standa \u00e1 flugvelli og reyna a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra ums\u00f3kn \u00e1 me\u00f0an um bor\u00f0t\u00edmi n\u00e1lgast er ekki skemmtileg upplifun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0an:<\/strong> Ums\u00f3knir \u00e1 sama degi virka oft, en aflei\u00f0ingarnar fyrir \u00feann litla hluta sem mistekst eru alvarlegar. Ekki taka \u00e1h\u00e6ttuna nema \u00fe\u00fa hafir enga a\u00f0ra valkosti.<\/p>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 ef vinnslan tekur lengri t\u00edma en 3 daga?<\/h2>\n<p>Ef ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn um ETA hefur ekki veri\u00f0 afgreidd innan \u00feriggja vinnudaga, skaltu gera eftirfarandi:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stinn \u00feinn<\/strong> \u2013 Innlendisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 sendir uppf\u00e6rslur \u00e1 netfangi\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa gafst upp. Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u einnig ruslp\u00f3stm\u00f6ppuna \u00fe\u00edna.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u ETA-forriti\u00f0 fyrir Bretland.<\/strong> \u2013 ef \u00fe\u00fa s\u00f3ttir um \u00ed gegnum appi\u00f0, getur\u00f0u athuga\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0u ums\u00f3knarinnar beint.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sendu ekki inn afrit af ums\u00f3kninni.<\/strong> \u2013 \u00feetta getur valdi\u00f0 ruglingi og frekari t\u00f6fum. B\u00edddu eftir a\u00f0 n\u00faverandi bei\u00f0ni s\u00e9 afgreidd.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Haf\u00f0u samband vi\u00f0 innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0<\/strong> \u2013 ef fer\u00f0adagurinn \u00feinn er a\u00f0 n\u00e1lgast og \u00fe\u00fa hefur ekki fengi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un, haf\u00f0u samband vi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3nustuver UK Visas and Immigration. \u00datsk\u00fdr\u00f0u a\u00f0 fer\u00f0adagurinn \u00feinn s\u00e9 yfirvofandi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00cdhuga\u00f0u valkosti \u00fe\u00edna<\/strong> \u2013 Ef ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt er ekki sam\u00feykkt fyrir flugi\u00f0 \u00feitt g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurft a\u00f0 breyta fer\u00f0apl\u00f6num \u00fe\u00ednum. Athuga\u00f0u hvort flug- og h\u00f3telb\u00f3kanir \u00fe\u00ednar megi breyta \u00e1n sektar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Seinkun umfram \u00ferj\u00e1 daga er \u00f3algeng en ekki \u00f3\u00feekkt. H\u00fan er l\u00edklegust til a\u00f0 eiga s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 \u00feegar:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nafn \u00feitt passar vi\u00f0 einhvern \u00e1 \u00f6ryggisv\u00f6rsluskr\u00e1 (rangar samsvararnir eiga s\u00e9r sta\u00f0)<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa hefur fl\u00f3kna fer\u00f0as\u00f6gu e\u00f0a innflytjendas\u00f6gu.<\/li>\n<li>Uppl\u00fdsingar \u00ed ums\u00f3kninni \u00feinni v\u00f6ktu sj\u00e1lfvirka vi\u00f0v\u00f6run (t.d. \u00f3samr\u00e6mdar uppl\u00fdsingar)<\/li>\n<li>Ums\u00f3knarmagn er einstaklega h\u00e1tt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bestu vinnubr\u00f6g\u00f0 fyrir h\u00f3pa- og fj\u00f6lskyldubeitingar<\/h2>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 maka, fj\u00f6lskyldu e\u00f0a h\u00f3pi vina, krefjast ETA-ums\u00f3kna nokkurrar samh\u00e6fingar. Hver einstaklingur \u00fearf s\u00edna eigin ETA og engar h\u00f3pa- e\u00f0a fj\u00f6lskylduums\u00f3knir eru \u00ed bo\u00f0i.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00c1bendingar fyrir fj\u00f6lskylduums\u00f3knir<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>S\u00e6kja um fyrir alla fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limi \u00e1 sama t\u00edma<\/strong> \u2013 \u00feannig getur\u00f0u fylgst me\u00f0 \u00f6llum ums\u00f3knum saman og vita\u00f0 hven\u00e6r allir hafa veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykktir<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hver einstaklingur \u00fearf sitt eigi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f.<\/strong> \u2013 \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 ungab\u00f6rn og l\u00edtil b\u00f6rn. B\u00f6rn eru ekki lengur skr\u00e1\u00f0 \u00ed vegabr\u00e9f foreldra. Sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-children-families-guide\/\">Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur og b\u00f6rn ETA<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Athuga\u00f0u vegabr\u00e9fa\u00adn\u00famerin vandlega.<\/strong> \u2013 Algengasta ums\u00f3knarvillan er rangt vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00famer. Sta\u00f0festu hvert n\u00famer tvisvar \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa sendir inn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nota\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0ugt netfang.<\/strong> \u2013 \u00de\u00fa getur nota\u00f0 s\u00f6mu netfangi\u00f0 fyrir ums\u00f3knir allra fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0lima. \u00deetta heldur \u00f6llum sta\u00f0festingarp\u00f3stum \u00ed einni p\u00f3sth\u00f3lfi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>S\u00e6kja um 3\u20134 vikum fyrir fer\u00f0 fyrir st\u00f3rar h\u00f3pa<\/strong> \u2013 ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 skipuleggja h\u00f3p af 10 e\u00f0a fleiri manns, gef\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r auka t\u00edma ef einhverjar ums\u00f3knir krefjast frekari afgrei\u00f0slu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Haltu t\u00f6flureikni<\/strong> \u2013 fyrir st\u00e6rri h\u00f3pa, skr\u00e1i\u00f0 nafn hvers einstaklings, vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00famer, ums\u00f3knardagsetningu og st\u00f6\u00f0u sam\u00feykkis \u00ed einf\u00f6ldu t\u00f6flureikni<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Hva\u00f0 ef einum einstaklingi \u00ed h\u00f3pnum er neita\u00f0?<\/h3>\n<p>Ef komut\u00edmi (ETA) eins fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0lims er hafna\u00f0ur \u00e1 me\u00f0an komut\u00edmi allra hinna er sam\u00feykktur, hefur s\u00e1 sem hafna\u00f0 er nokkra valkosti:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Endurn\u00fdja<\/strong> \u2013 ef synjunin var vegna villu (rangar uppl\u00fdsingar, <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-photo-requirements-guide\/\">Myndavandam\u00e1l<\/a>), laga vandam\u00e1li\u00f0 og senda inn n\u00fdja ums\u00f3kn<\/li>\n<li><strong>S\u00e6kja um vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun<\/strong> \u2013 ef synjun \u00e1 ETA-\u00e1\u00e6tlun er vegna \u00f6ryggis- e\u00f0a h\u00e6fis\u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0na, getur venjulegt gestadleyfi samt veri\u00f0 valkostur<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leita\u00f0u r\u00e1\u00f0a<\/strong> \u2013 okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-refused-help-guide\/\">Lei\u00f0beiningar um synjun ETA<\/a> \u00fatsk\u00fdrir algengustu \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur synjunar og n\u00e6stu skref \u00fe\u00edn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00deetta er enn ein \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um snemma \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 gefur \u00fe\u00e9r t\u00edma til a\u00f0 leysa \u00f6ll vandam\u00e1l \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 fer\u00f0apl\u00f6n alls h\u00f3psins.<\/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\/b4_1100_2.jpg\" alt=\"Hven\u00e6r \u00e6ttir \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breska ETA? T\u00edmalei\u00f0beining \u2013 klukku- og t\u00edmastj\u00f3rnun\" class=\"wp-image-1323\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>T\u00edmarammi ums\u00f3kna eftir fer\u00f0arger\u00f0<\/h2>\n<p>\u00d3l\u00edkar tegundir fer\u00f0a krefjast mismunandi ums\u00f3knarfresta:<\/p>\n<h3>Sta\u00f0la\u00f0ar fr\u00ed (1\u20132 vikur)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beittu:<\/strong> 2\u20133 vikur fyrir brottf\u00f6r<\/li>\n<li>Gef\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r t\u00edma til a\u00f0 gera allar lei\u00f0r\u00e9ttingar.<\/li>\n<li>Engin fl\u00fdti, einf\u00f6ld ferli<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0 (oft b\u00f3ku\u00f0 me\u00f0 stuttum fyrirvara)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beittu:<\/strong> Um lei\u00f0 og fer\u00f0in er sta\u00f0fest<\/li>\n<li>Ef fer\u00f0in er b\u00f3ku\u00f0 innan viku fyrir brottf\u00f6r, skaltu s\u00e6kja um strax.<\/li>\n<li>Vi\u00f0skiptaf\u00f6rumenn sem heims\u00e6kja Bretland reglulega \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 halda ETA-inu s\u00ednu uppf\u00e6r\u00f0u hven\u00e6r sem er.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fj\u00f6lskyldufer\u00f0 me\u00f0 b\u00f6rnum<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beittu:<\/strong> 3\u20134 vikur fyrir brottf\u00f6r<\/li>\n<li>Hvert barn \u00fearf a\u00f0 senda inn s\u00e9rstaka ums\u00f3kn.<\/li>\n<li>Vi\u00f0b\u00f3tart\u00edmi gerir kleift a\u00f0 lei\u00f0r\u00e9tta allar villur \u00ed vegabr\u00e9fan\u00fameri barns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>H\u00f3pfer\u00f0 (10+ manns)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beittu:<\/strong> 4+ vikur fyrir brottf\u00f6r<\/li>\n<li>Samr\u00e6ma ums\u00f3knir mi\u00f0l\u00e6gt ef m\u00f6gulegt er.<\/li>\n<li>Fylgjast me\u00f0 hverri ums\u00f3kn fyrir sig<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fer\u00f0al\u00f6g \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundu e\u00f0a ney\u00f0arfer\u00f0al\u00f6g<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beittu:<\/strong> samstundis<\/li>\n<li>Flestar ums\u00f3knir eru sam\u00feykktar innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna<\/li>\n<li>Vertu me\u00f0 varaplan ef ums\u00f3knin seinkast.<\/li>\n<li>\u00cdhuga\u00f0u a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed flugf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0urnar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 fer\u00f0alangar segja: raunverulegar reynslus\u00f6gur af afgrei\u00f0slu<\/h2>\n<p>Mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00ed\u00f0a greindar reynslur fer\u00f0amanna s\u00ed\u00f0an ETA-kerfi\u00f0 var teki\u00f0 \u00ed notkun, er h\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 sem flestir ums\u00e6kjendur rekast \u00e1:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meirihluti ums\u00e6kjenda<\/strong> Tilkynning um sam\u00feykki innan 5\u201330 m\u00edn\u00fatna fr\u00e1 innsendingu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minni pr\u00f3senta<\/strong> Sk\u00fdrsla um a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed nokkrar klukkustundir, venjulega f\u00e1 sam\u00feykki sama dag.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mj\u00f6g l\u00edtill fj\u00f6ldi<\/strong> Tilkynnt er um bi\u00f0t\u00edma upp \u00e1 1\u20133 daga, venjulega vegna aukinna \u00f6ryggisathugana.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neitun er sjaldg\u00e6f<\/strong> en koma fyrir, oftast vegna rangra uppl\u00fdsinga \u00ed ums\u00f3kninni e\u00f0a vandam\u00e1la var\u00f0andi r\u00e9ttindi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helgarforrit<\/strong> eru almennt afgreiddir jafnskj\u00f3tt og \u00e1 virkum d\u00f6gum, \u00fear sem st\u00f3r hluti kerfisins er sj\u00e1lfvirkur<\/li>\n<li><strong>N\u00e6turlegar ums\u00f3knir<\/strong> eru einnig afgreiddar hratt \u00fe\u00f6kk s\u00e9 sj\u00e1lfvirkum kerfum, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 ums\u00f3knir sem krefjast mannlegrar yfirfer\u00f0ar kunni a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00feanga\u00f0 til n\u00e6sta virka dags.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>ETA-gildi: Af hverju t\u00edmasetning er sjaldan vandam\u00e1l<\/h2>\n<p>Ein af bestu eiginleikum bresku ETA-sins er hreint gildist\u00edmi \u00feess:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gildir \u00ed 2 \u00e1r<\/strong> fr\u00e1 sam\u00feykktardegi<\/li>\n<li>Leyfir <strong>\u00d3takmarka\u00f0ar tilraunir<\/strong> til Bretlands \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma<\/li>\n<li>Hver heims\u00f3kn getur vara\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 <strong>6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Kostar bara <strong>16 pund<\/strong> (h\u00e6kkun \u00ed \u00a320 fyrirhugu\u00f0, dagsetning \u00f3sta\u00f0fest)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00deetta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00feegar ums\u00f3knin hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt \u00fearftu ekki a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja aftur um fyrir hverja fer\u00f0. Ef \u00fe\u00fa heims\u00e6kir Bretland reglulega \u2013 vegna vi\u00f0skipta, fj\u00f6lskylduheims\u00f3kna e\u00f0a fer\u00f0amennsku \u2013 gildir ein ETA-ums\u00f3kn um tv\u00f6 heilar \u00e1r fer\u00f0alaga.<\/p>\n<p>Eina skipti\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 bera \u00e1 aftur er \u00feegar:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur komut\u00edmi \u00feinn rennur \u00fat (eftir tv\u00f6 \u00e1r)<\/li>\n<li>Fer\u00f0askj\u00f3l \u00feitt rennur \u00fat (ETA-leyfi\u00f0 rennur einnig \u00fat me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 tveggja \u00e1ra t\u00edmabili\u00f0 s\u00e9 ekki li\u00f0i\u00f0)<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa f\u00e6r\u00f0 n\u00fdjan vegabr\u00e9f (s\u00e6kja um n\u00fdja ETA sem tengist n\u00fdja vegabr\u00e9fan\u00famerinu)<\/li>\n<li>Pers\u00f3nuuppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar breytast verulega (til d\u00e6mis nafnbreyting)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fyrir allar n\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar um ETA-reglur, heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-2026-rules-cost-2\/\">fullkominn lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um UK ETA 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_3.jpg\" alt=\"Hven\u00e6r \u00e6ttir \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breska ETA? T\u00edmarammalei\u00f0beining \u2013 \u00e1\u00e6tlunarskr\u00e1\" class=\"wp-image-1324\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Skref fyrir skref: Hven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera hva\u00f0<\/h2>\n<p>H\u00e9r er hagn\u00fdt t\u00edmal\u00edna fyrir d\u00e6miger\u00f0a fer\u00f0 til Bretlands:<\/p>\n<h3>6+ m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir fyrir fer\u00f0<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Athuga\u00f0u gildist\u00edma vegabr\u00e9fsins \u2013 endurn\u00fdja\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0 ef \u00fea\u00f0 rennur \u00fat innan n\u00e6sta \u00e1rs.<\/li>\n<li>Ekki \u00fearf a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um ETA enn\u00fe\u00e1, en \u00fe\u00fa getur gert \u00fea\u00f0 ef \u00fe\u00fa vilt koma \u00fev\u00ed fr\u00e1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4 vikur fyrir fer\u00f0<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>S\u00e6kja um ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt (og fyrir alla fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limi)<\/li>\n<li>Byrja\u00f0u a\u00f0 safna \u00f6\u00f0rum fer\u00f0askj\u00f6lum (gistib\u00f3kunum, fer\u00f0atryggingum)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2\u20133 vikur fyrir fer\u00f0<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ef \u00fea\u00f0 hefur ekki veri\u00f0 gert enn, ger\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00fana \u2013 \u00feetta er r\u00e1\u00f0lag\u00f0ur gluggi okkar.<\/li>\n<li>Sta\u00f0festu a\u00f0 allar ETA-ums\u00f3knir s\u00e9u sam\u00feykktar.<\/li>\n<li>Ef einhver ums\u00f3kn hefur ekki veri\u00f0 afgreidd, fylgdu henni eftir.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3 vinnudagar fyrir fer\u00f0<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00deetta er s\u00ed\u00f0asta m\u00f6gulega t\u00edmasetningin sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6ttir a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um samkv\u00e6mt opinberum lei\u00f0beiningum.<\/li>\n<li>Athuga\u00f0u a\u00f0 ETA-sta\u00f0an \u00fe\u00edn s\u00fdni a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 sam\u00feykkt.<\/li>\n<li>Haltu sta\u00f0festingarp\u00f3stinum me\u00f0 \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0ri komut\u00edma (ETA) vi\u00f0 h\u00f6ndina \u00e1 s\u00edmanum \u00fe\u00ednum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fer\u00f0adagur<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur komut\u00edmi \u00feinn \u00e6tti \u00feegar a\u00f0 vera sam\u00feykktur.<\/li>\n<li>Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g geta sta\u00f0fest \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0an komut\u00edma \u00feinn vi\u00f0 innritun.<\/li>\n<li>Vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6raeftirlit \u00ed Bretlandi er \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur komut\u00edmi (ETA) \u00feinn athuga\u00f0ur sj\u00e1lfkrafa \u00feegar vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt er skanna\u00f0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Algeng mist\u00f6k sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a til s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundar<\/strong> \u2013 algengasta mist\u00f6kin. S\u00e6kja snemma og \u00fatr\u00fdma \u00e1h\u00e6ttunni.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rangt vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00famer<\/strong> \u2013 ETA er tengd vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu. Stafsetningarvilla \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 h\u00fan finnist ekki vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um me\u00f0 g\u00f6mlu vegabr\u00e9fi<\/strong> \u2013 ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 endurn\u00fdja vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt, b\u00edddu eftir n\u00fdja vegabr\u00e9finu \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um ETA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gleyma b\u00f6rnum<\/strong> \u2013 hvert barn \u00fearf s\u00edna eigin ETA. Ekki gera r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9u innifalin \u00ed ums\u00f3kn foreldris.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 senda inn afrit af ums\u00f3knum<\/strong> \u2013 ef fyrsta ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn er enn \u00ed vinnslu, ekki senda inn a\u00f0ra. \u00dea\u00f0 h\u00e6gir \u00e1 ferlinu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 hunsa sta\u00f0festingarp\u00f3stinn<\/strong> \u2013 Vista\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0, skj\u00e1mynda\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0 og haltu \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0gengilegu. \u00de\u00f3 \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurfir ekki prenta\u00f0 eintak er gagnlegt a\u00f0 hafa vi\u00f0mi\u00f0unarn\u00fameri\u00f0.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_4.jpg\" alt=\"Hven\u00e6r \u00e6ttir \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breska ETA? T\u00edmarammalei\u00f0beining \u2013 b\u00f3kun og undirb\u00faningur\" class=\"wp-image-1325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1100_4-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n<h3>Get \u00e9g s\u00f3tt um ETA m\u00e1nu\u00f0um fyrirfram?<\/h3>\n<p>J\u00e1. Me\u00f0 tveggja \u00e1ra gildist\u00edma getur\u00f0u s\u00f3tt um um lei\u00f0 og kerfi\u00f0 leyfir. \u00dea\u00f0 er engin refsing fyrir a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um snemma og enginn \u00e1vinningur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a.<\/p>\n<h3>Hva\u00f0 ef \u00e9g \u00fearf a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands \u00e1 morgun?<\/h3>\n<p>S\u00e6kja um strax \u00ed gegnum UK ETA-appi\u00f0 e\u00f0a vefs\u00ed\u00f0una. Flestar ums\u00f3knir eru sam\u00feykktar innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna. Hins vegar er engin trygging fyrir tafarlausri sam\u00feykkt, svo \u00feessi n\u00e1lgun felur \u00ed s\u00e9r \u00e1h\u00e6ttu. Ef ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn er merkt til sko\u00f0unar getur \u00fea\u00f0 teki\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 \u00feremur d\u00f6gum.<\/p>\n<h3>Skiptir \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1li hva\u00f0a t\u00edma dagsins \u00e9g s\u00e6kist um?<\/h3>\n<p>Fyrir flestar ums\u00f3knir, nei. Kerfi\u00f0 er a\u00f0 mestu sj\u00e1lfvirkt og vinnur \u00far ums\u00f3knum allan s\u00f3larhringinn. Ef ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn krefst mannlegrar yfirfer\u00f0ar, er h\u00fan \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0eins afgreidd \u00e1 opnunart\u00edma breskra skrifstofa (m\u00e1nudag til f\u00f6studags).<\/p>\n<h3>\u00c9g s\u00f3tti um fyrir \u00feremur d\u00f6gum og hef enn ekki heyrt neitt til baka. Hva\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 gera?<\/h3>\n<p>Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stinn \u00feinn (\u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 ruslp\u00f3st) og UK ETA-forriti\u00f0 fyrir uppf\u00e6rslur. Ef fer\u00f0adagurinn \u00feinn er a\u00f0 n\u00e1lgast, haf\u00f0u beint samband vi\u00f0 UK Visas and Immigration. Ekki senda inn a\u00f0ra ums\u00f3kn.<\/p>\n<h3>ETA-i\u00f0 mitt var sam\u00feykkt samstundis. Er \u00fea\u00f0 e\u00f0lilegt?<\/h3>\n<p>J\u00e1, alveg e\u00f0lilegt. Kerfi\u00f0 er hanna\u00f0 til a\u00f0 afgrei\u00f0a flestar einfaldar ums\u00f3knir sj\u00e1lfkrafa og mj\u00f6g hratt. Strax e\u00f0a n\u00e1nast samstundis sam\u00feykki er venjuleg upplifun fyrir meirihluta ums\u00e6kjenda.<\/p>\n<h3>Getur ETA-leyfi\u00f0 mitt veri\u00f0 afturkalla\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt?<\/h3>\n<p>\u00cd sjaldg\u00e6fum tilvikum, j\u00e1. Ef n\u00fdjar uppl\u00fdsingar koma fram (til d\u00e6mis sakfelling e\u00f0a \u00f6ryggis\u00e1hyggjur), getur innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 afturkalla\u00f0 ETA. \u00deetta er mj\u00f6g \u00f3algengt fyrir venjulega fer\u00f0amenn.<\/p>\n<h2>Yfirlit: M\u00edmingartill\u00f6gur okkar<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\u00c1stand<\/th>\n<th>Hven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sta\u00f0la\u00f0ar fr\u00ed<\/td>\n<td>2\u20133 vikur fyrir fer\u00f0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fj\u00f6lskyldufer\u00f0<\/td>\n<td>3\u20134 vikur fyrir fer\u00f0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St\u00f3r h\u00f3pur<\/td>\n<td>4+ vikur fyrir fer\u00f0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0<\/td>\n<td>Um lei\u00f0 og fer\u00f0in er sta\u00f0fest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Algengur gestur \u00ed Bretlandi<\/td>\n<td>Haltu ETA uppf\u00e6r\u00f0u; endurn\u00fdja\u00f0u \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fea\u00f0 rennur \u00fat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alger l\u00e1gmark<\/td>\n<td>3 vinnudagar (opinber lei\u00f0beining)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>UK ETA-kerfi\u00f0 er hanna\u00f0 til a\u00f0 vera flj\u00f3tlegt og notendav\u00e6nt. 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