{"id":1628,"date":"2026-04-14T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:10:56","slug":"uk-eta-vs-etias-vs-esta-comparison-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-vs-etias-vs-esta-comparison-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ETA vs ETIAS vs ESTA: Comparison 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legar fer\u00f0ir \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a oft a\u00f0 skilja ekki bara \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unarlandi\u00f0, heldur einnig hva\u00f0a rafr\u00e6na fer\u00f0aheimild \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fl\u00fdgur. The UK ETA vs ETIAS vs ESTA<\/strong> samanbur\u00f0ur ruglar marga fer\u00f0amenn, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00fe\u00e1 sem skipuleggja fer\u00f0ir til margra landa sem innihalda Bretland, Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu og Bandar\u00edkin. Hvert kerfi er reki\u00f0 af annarri stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ldum, notar mismunandi ums\u00f3knarg\u00e1ttir, hefur mismunandi gj\u00f6ld, gildist\u00edma og reglur um h\u00e6fi \u2014 svo \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 blanda \u00feeim saman getur kosta\u00f0 \u00feig farmi\u00f0ann.<\/p>\n\n

\u00deessi \u00edtarleika 2026 lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir sundurgreinar UK ETA, EU ETIAS og US ESTA hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0. \u00de\u00fa munt l\u00e6ra hva\u00f0 hver heimild n\u00e6r yfir, hversu miki\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 kostar, hversu hratt \u00fea\u00f0 er unni\u00f0, hversu lengi \u00fea\u00f0 er gilt og, mikilv\u00e6gt, hvern \u00feeirra \u00fe\u00edn tiltekin fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun krefst. \u00c1 endanum muntu geta vali\u00f0 r\u00e9tta ums\u00f3kn \u00e1 nokkrum m\u00edn\u00fatum og for\u00f0ast algengustu mist\u00f6k sem fer\u00f0amenn gera \u00feegar \u00feeir s\u00e6tta sig vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll \u00ferj\u00fa kerfin \u00e1 sama \u00e1ri.<\/p>\n\n

Hva\u00f0 er UK ETA og hver \u00fearf \u00fea\u00f0<\/h2>\n\n

\u00deeir UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (UK ETA)<\/strong> er leyfi Bretlands fyrir fer\u00f0al\u00f6g fyrir far\u00feega \u00e1n vi\u00f0skipta fyrir vegabr\u00e9f. \u00dea\u00f0 var sett \u00e1 marka\u00f0 stigvaxandi fr\u00e1 2023 og er n\u00fa skylda fyrir meirihluta ekki-vegabr\u00e9faeigna borga, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 eigendur ESB, EES og svissneskra vegabr\u00e9fa, borgar Bandar\u00edkjanna, Kanada, Japans, \u00c1stral\u00edu, N\u00fdju-Sj\u00e1lands og margra annarra landa. UK ETA er rafr\u00e6nt tengt vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu \u2014 engin papp\u00edr e\u00f0a l\u00edmmi\u00f0i. \u00de\u00fa s\u00e6kir um anna\u00f0 hvort \u00ed gegnum opinbera UK ETA-forriti\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00ed gegnum GOV.UK.<\/p>\n\n

UK ETA kostar \u00a316 \u00e1 mann (fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 2026), er venjulega sam\u00feykkt innan 48\u201372 klst (oft innan m\u00edn\u00fatna), og gildir \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt rennur \u00fat, hva\u00f0 sem fyrra kemur til. \u00c1 gildist\u00edmanum leyfir ETA margar skammt\u00edmaheims\u00f3knir allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1na\u00f0i hver fyrir fer\u00f0amennsku, heims\u00f3knir til fj\u00f6lskyldu, stutt vi\u00f0skiptafundir, r\u00e1\u00f0stefnur e\u00f0a flutning. \u00dea\u00f0 leyfir ekki launa\u00f0a vinnu, varanlega b\u00fasetu e\u00f0a langt\u00edman\u00e1m \u2014 fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fearftu enn r\u00e9tta Bretlands v\u00edsasam\u00feykki.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"Fluggangur<\/figure>\n\n\n

B\u00f6rn og ungir blettar \u00feurfa einnig eigin ETA, sem fylgt er vi\u00f0 eigin vegabr\u00e9f sitt. Flugfar\u00feegar sem fara um flugvelli \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 fara inn \u00ed landi\u00f0 voru \u00e1\u00f0ur undan\u00feegnir, en fr\u00e1 2025 \u00feurfa flestir flugfar\u00feegar einnig gilda ETA. Fyrir d\u00fdpri lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn um ums\u00f3knin, sj\u00e1 okkar s\u00e9rstaka handb\u00f3k um UK ETA for summer holidays 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

What the EU ETIAS Is and When It Launches<\/h2>\n\n

\u00deeir European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS)<\/strong> er fyrirvari ESB fyrir fer\u00f0amenn \u00e1n v\u00edsukr\u00f6fu til 30 landa Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0isins. Eftir margar seinkun er ETIAS \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka gildi s\u00ed\u00f0ari hluta 2026, me\u00f0 umbreytingat\u00edmabili eftir r\u00e6singu \u00fear sem fer\u00f0ir \u00e1n ETIAS ver\u00f0a enn sam\u00feykktar \u00ed sumum tilfellum. \u00deegar fullt frambo\u00f0 hefur teki\u00f0 gildi mun hver fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur utan ESB sem \u00ed dag fer inn \u00e1 Schengen \u00e1n v\u00edsasam\u00feykkis \u2014 \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 eigendur bretskra, bandar\u00edskra, kanad\u00edskra, \u00e1stralskra, jap\u00f6nskra og brasil\u00edskra vegabr\u00e9fa \u2014 \u00feurfa sam\u00feykkta ETIAS fyrir borgun.<\/p>\n\n

ETIAS kostar \u20ac20 \u00e1 mann og gildir \u00ed \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 rennur \u00fat. \u00dea\u00f0 n\u00e6r til \u00f3takmarka\u00f0ra skammt\u00edmadvala allt a\u00f0 90 d\u00f6gum \u00e1 hverju 180 daga t\u00edmabili um \u00f6ll Schengen-l\u00f6nd. Ums\u00f3knir eru sendar inn \u00ed gegnum opinbera ETIAS g\u00e1ttina, krefjast gildis l\u00edfsst\u00e6r\u00f0armynda vegabr\u00e9fs, fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsinga og nokkurra \u00f6ryggi og heilsu spurninga, og eru venjulega afgreidd innan m\u00edn\u00fatna. L\u00edtill hluti ums\u00e6kjenda ver\u00f0ur v\u00edsa\u00f0 til handvirks endursko\u00f0unar, sem getur teki\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 30 daga \u2014 ein \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um vel fyrir fer\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"Au\u00f0kennisor\u00f0as\u00ed\u00f0ur<\/figure>\n\n\n

ETIAS er oft rugla\u00f0 saman vi\u00f0 s\u00e9rstaka Schengen skammt\u00edmav\u00edsa, sem krafist er af r\u00edkisborgum landa sem krefjast v\u00edsasam\u00feykkis og er allt annar skj\u00f6l. ETIAS \u00e1 a\u00f0eins vi\u00f0 um f\u00f3lk sem n\u00fa \u00feegar er undan\u00feegi\u00f0 v\u00edsukr\u00f6fu. Fyrir n\u00faverandi t\u00edmal\u00ednu og hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 hefur \u00e1hrif \u00e1 fer\u00f0amenn til Bretlands, lestu grein okkar um ETIAS \u00fatf\u00e6rsla \u00ed Q4 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Hva\u00f0 US ESTA er<\/h2>\n\n

\u00deeir US Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)<\/strong> er lengstfloti\u00f0 af \u00feessum \u00feremur kerfum. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 skyldubundi\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an 2009 fyrir borgarar 41 landa \u00ed Visa Waiver Program (VWP), \u00fe.\u00e1.m. flestu EU-londa, Bretlandi, Japani, Su\u00f0ur-K\u00f3reu, \u00c1stral\u00edu og Sviss. Fer\u00f0amenn sem eru gjaldgengir fyrir VWP ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 hafa gilt ESTA fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ganga um \u00fea\u00f0 bor\u00f0 \u00e1 flugvernd e\u00f0a skip til Bandar\u00edkjanna.<\/p>\n\n

ESTA kostar US$21 \u00e1 mann (n\u00fdleg h\u00e6kkun fr\u00e1 $14 sem gildir fr\u00e1 2025), er yfirleitt sam\u00feykkt innan m\u00edn\u00fatna en getur teki\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 72 klst., og heldur gildi \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9f rennur \u00fat. Hver sam\u00feykkt ESTA leyfir margar inngangsfer\u00f0ir allt a\u00f0 90 d\u00f6gum hver fyrir fer\u00f0amennsku, stutt vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0ir, flutning e\u00f0a heims\u00f3knir til fj\u00f6lskyldu. Launu\u00f0 vinna, bla\u00f0amennska, n\u00e1m til pr\u00f3fs og dv\u00f6l lengri en 90 dagar krefjast enn \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa r\u00e9tt bandar\u00edskt vinnu\u00f0v\u00edsk.<\/p>\n\n

ESTA er unni\u00f0 af US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) og \u00fearf a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a \u00e1 opinberri travel.state.gov e\u00f0a CBP vefsv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u2014 vefs\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00feri\u00f0ja a\u00f0ila rukka oft 3\u201310\u00d7 meira og veita sama ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0i\u00f0. Opinbera US ESTA vefsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 er n\u00fa eina l\u00f6gm\u00e6ta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um, svo vertu \u00e1 var\u00f0bergi gagnvart svikum sv\u00e6\u00f0um \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa ber\u00f0 saman UK ETA vs ETIAS vs ESTA gj\u00f6ld \u00e1 netinu.<\/p>\n\n

UK ETA vs ETIAS vs ESTA: Samanbur\u00f0ur hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0<\/h2>\n\n

\u00deegar \u00feessi \u00ferj\u00fa kerfi eru sett hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 kemur \u00ed lj\u00f3s sk\u00fdr mynstur. \u00d6ll \u00ferj\u00fa eru rafr\u00e6n, \u00f6ll \u00ferj\u00fa eru tengd vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt og \u00f6ll \u00ferj\u00fa eru fyrir skammt\u00edmavist, ekki vinnutilgang. \u00dea\u00f0 sem er mismunandi er \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ur, kostna\u00f0ur, gildi og l\u00e1gmarksvinnslugluggi sem vark\u00e1r fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur \u00e6tti a\u00f0 skipuleggja.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"UK<\/figure>\n\n\n

Var\u00f0andi \u00e1fangasta\u00f0 n\u00e6r UK ETA a\u00f0eins til Bretlands \u2014 \u00fe.\u00e1.m. Englands, Sk\u00f3tlands, Wales, Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands og Kr\u00fanu\u00f0u h\u00e1tigna \u00ed sumum tilfellum. ETIAS n\u00e6r til 30 Schengen-landa, sem eru ekki \u00feau s\u00f6mu og 27 EU-a\u00f0ildarr\u00edkin: \u00cdrland og K\u00fdpur eru EU-a\u00f0ilar en ekki Schengen, en Noregur, \u00cdsland, Sviss og Liechtenstein eru Schengen en ekki EU. US ESTA n\u00e6r til alls Bandar\u00edkjanna, \u00fe.\u00e1.m. Hawaii og allra bandar\u00edskra yfirr\u00e1\u00f0asv\u00e6\u00f0a.<\/p>\n\n

Hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar kostna\u00f0, UK ETA er \u00a316, ETIAS \u20ac20 og ESTA US$21, allt nokkurn veginn jafnmiki\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 er breytt. Gildist\u00edmi er tveir \u00e1r fyrir UK ETA, \u00fer\u00edr \u00e1r fyrir ETIAS og tveir \u00e1r fyrir ESTA, me\u00f0 hverri heimild einnig takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 af gildist\u00edma vegabr\u00e9fsins. Ef \u00fe\u00fa endurn\u00fdjar vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt, vertu a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um aftur, \u00fev\u00ed engin af \u00feessum \u00feremur kerfum flytur sj\u00e1lfkrafa til n\u00fds fer\u00f0askjals.<\/p>\n\n

Vinnsluhrimi er svipa\u00f0ur \u2014 venjulega m\u00edn\u00fatur, stundum allt a\u00f0 72 klukkustundir, stundum allt a\u00f0 30 dagar \u00feegar handvirk endursko\u00f0un er r\u00e6st. Sendu alltaf ums\u00f3kn a\u00f0 minnsta kosti viku fyrir fer\u00f0ina, og helst m\u00e1nu\u00f0i fyrir lengri fer\u00f0ir, \u00fear sem ein seinku\u00f0 heimild getur fleki\u00f0 gl\u00e6silega skipul\u00f6g\u00f0ri fer\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n

Hva\u00f0a heimild \u00fearftu fyrir fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna?<\/h2>\n\n

Flj\u00f3tlegasta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 velja r\u00e9tta heimild er a\u00f0 telja upp \u00e1fangasta\u00f0i \u00fe\u00edna. Ef \u00fe\u00fa fl\u00fdgur til London fyrir langt helgarflug og fer\u00f0 engssta\u00f0ar, \u00fearftu a\u00f0eins UK ETA. Ef \u00fe\u00fa heims\u00e6kir Par\u00eds, R\u00f3m og Amsterdam \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 staldra vi\u00f0 \u00ed UK, \u00fearftu a\u00f0eins ETIAS \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 er framfylgt. Ef \u00fe\u00fa fl\u00fdgur beint fr\u00e1 Madrid til New York fyrir r\u00e1\u00f0stefnu, \u00fearftu ETIAS fyrir \u00fateign gegnum Schengen og ESTA fyrir inng\u00f6ngu til Bandar\u00edkjanna.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"N\u00fat\u00edmalegur<\/figure>\n\n\n

Fer\u00f0ir yfir m\u00f6rg l\u00f6nd sem sameinast UK, Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0inu og Bandar\u00edkjunum krefjast allra \u00feriggja heimilda. D\u00e6milegt d\u00e6mi er staddverkj\u00f6ld \u00ed London og \u00fej\u00e1lfa s\u00ed\u00f0an til Par\u00eds og svo flug til New York \u2014 sl\u00edk fer\u00f0 krefst UK ETA, ETIAS (fr\u00e1 fj\u00f3r\u00f0ungi 4 \u00e1r 2026) og ESTA. Fj\u00f6lskyldur sem fer\u00f0ast saman \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 muna a\u00f0 allir me\u00f0limir, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 ungir b\u00f6rn, \u00feurfa a\u00f0skilda heimild \u00e1 eigin vegabr\u00e9fi.<\/p>\n\n

Flutningsreglur fanga marga fer\u00f0amenn. Millilegum\u00f3ti \u00e1 London Heathrow \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni fr\u00e1 Madrid til New York krefst venjulega UK ETA, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fe\u00fa farir aldrei \u00fat fr\u00e1 flugst\u00f6\u00f0. Millilegum\u00f3ti \u00e1 Paris Charles de Gaulle \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni fr\u00e1 London til New York mun a\u00f0 lokum krefjast ETIAS. Millilegum\u00f3ti \u00e1 Miami \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni fr\u00e1 London til Canc\u00fan krefst ESTA. Athuga\u00f0u alltaf flutningsreglur hverrar flugst\u00f6\u00f0var sem \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0 um, ekki a\u00f0eins \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unarlandsins.<\/p>\n\n

Kostna\u00f0ur, gildist\u00edmi og vinnsluhrimi \u00ed stuttu m\u00e1li<\/h2>\n\n

Fyrir skipulagningu \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 skal b\u00faast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a um \u00a316 fyrir UK ETA, \u20ac20 fyrir ETIAS og $21 fyrir ESTA. Ver\u00f0 getur breyst eftir gengisvxtum e\u00f0a stefnubreytingum, svo sta\u00f0fest\u00f0u n\u00e1kv\u00e6ma upph\u00e6\u00f0 \u00e1 opinbera g\u00e1ttinni \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um. \u00d6ll \u00ferj\u00fa eru eingreidd me\u00f0 engu endurn\u00fdjunargjaldi \u00fear til gildist\u00edmi rennur \u00fat.<\/p>\n\n

Gildist\u00edmabil skipta m\u00e1li \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar endurteknar fer\u00f0ir. UK ETA e\u00f0a ESTA til tveggja \u00e1ra n\u00e6r til vi\u00f0skiptamanna sem flj\u00faga \u00e1 f\u00e1einum m\u00e1nu\u00f0um, \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00feriggja \u00e1ra ETIAS dregur \u00far skrifr\u00e6\u00f0i fyrir t\u00ed\u00f0a Schengen gesti. \u00cd \u00f6llum tilfellum, \u00feegar \u00eddyrkinn rennur \u00fat deyr heimildin me\u00f0 honum, svo athuga\u00f0u gildist\u00edma li\u00f0inna \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa treystir fyrirliggjandi ETA, ETIAS e\u00f0a ESTA.<\/p>\n\n

Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n\n

Er UK ETA \u00fea\u00f0 sama og ETIAS?<\/h3>\n\n

Nei. UK ETA er reki\u00f0 af Home Office Bretlands og n\u00e6r til fer\u00f0a til Bretlands eing\u00f6ngu. ETIAS er reki\u00f0 af Evr\u00f3pusambandinu og n\u00e6r til fer\u00f0a til 30 Schengen-landa. \u00deau eru a\u00f0skilin kerfi, s\u00f3tt um \u00e1 mismunandi g\u00e1ttum, me\u00f0 mismunandi gj\u00f6ldum og gildit\u00edmabilum. Fer\u00f0 sem n\u00e6r til Lund\u00fana og Par\u00eds \u00fearf b\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"Margar<\/figure>\n\n\n

\u00dearf \u00e9g ESTA ef \u00e9g \u00e1 n\u00fa \u00feegar UK ETA?<\/h3>\n\n

J\u00e1. UK ETA heimilar a\u00f0eins fer\u00f0ir til Bretlands. Ef fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun \u00fe\u00edn felur \u00ed s\u00e9r Bandar\u00edkin, \u00fearftu gilda ESTA auk UK ETA. \u00deau tv\u00f6 eru algj\u00f6rlega \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n

Mun ETIAS koma \u00ed sta\u00f0 Schengen-v\u00edsans?<\/h3>\n\n

Nei. ETIAS er a\u00f0eins fyrir fer\u00f0amenn sem eru n\u00fa undan\u00feeginir v\u00edsavexti. Ef \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni \u00feitt krefst \u00feegar Schengen-skammt\u00edmav\u00edsa, helst s\u00fa v\u00edsumkr\u00f6fu \u00f3breytt eftir a\u00f0 ETIAS er hleypt af sta\u00f0. ETIAS er vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarskref fyrir for\u00fatkannun fyrir fer\u00f0amenn sem eru undan\u00feeginir v\u00edsavexti, ekki sta\u00f0gengill fyrir n\u00faverandi v\u00edsaflokka.<\/p>\n\n

Get \u00e9g veri\u00f0 hafna\u00f0 og endalaust \u00e1fr\u00fdja\u00f0?<\/h3>\n\n

Hvert kerfi hefur s\u00edna eigin m\u00e1lsme\u00f0fer\u00f0 til endursko\u00f0unar. UK ETA b\u00fd\u00f0ur endurkvar\u00f0aningarlei\u00f0 me\u00f0 gjaldi, ETIAS leyfir andm\u00e6li innan a\u00f0ildarr\u00edkisins sem hafna\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e9r, og US ESTA hefur enga formlega endursko\u00f0un en h\u00f6fnu\u00f0 ums\u00f3knir geta \u00f3ska\u00f0 eftir B-1\/B-2 gesta vegi \u00ed sta\u00f0inn. Fyrir lei\u00f0beiningar um h\u00f6fnun UK ETA s\u00e9rstaklega, sj\u00e1 grein okkar um \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0ur fyrir h\u00f6fnun UK ETA og m\u00e1lsme\u00f0fer\u00f0 til endursko\u00f0unar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

\u00c1lyktun: Skipula\u00f0u hverja heimild s\u00e9rstaklega<\/h2>\n\n

\u00c1ri\u00f0 2026 eru UK ETA, EU ETIAS og US ESTA \u00ferj\u00fa a\u00f0greind rafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0aheimildir me\u00f0 svipu\u00f0 markmi\u00f0 en mismunandi reglur. Ums\u00f3kn um r\u00e9ttu heimildina \u2014 og fyrir fer\u00f0ir \u00e1 marga \u00e1fangasta\u00f0i, allar \u00ferj\u00e1r \u2014 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti viku fyrir fer\u00f0 er mikilv\u00e6gasta skrefi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast vandam\u00e1l vi\u00f0 stigning. B\u00e6ttu opinberum g\u00e1tum hverrar kerfis vi\u00f0 b\u00f3kamerki, \u00e6ttu me\u00f0 um 50 punda \u00ed heildina ef fer\u00f0in snertir \u00f6ll \u00ferj\u00fa sv\u00e6\u00f0i, og far\u00f0u me\u00f0 hverja heimild sem s\u00e9rstakan athugun \u00e1 eftirfara-g\u00e1tlista \u00feinn. Me\u00f0 sk\u00fdru skilningi \u00e1 UK ETA vs ETIAS vs ESTA getur\u00f0u skipulagt hva\u00f0a 2026 lei\u00f0 sem er me\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfstrausti.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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