{"id":1630,"date":"2026-04-14T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:02:19","slug":"etias-launch-q4-2026-uk-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/etias-launch-q4-2026-uk-travellers\/","title":{"rendered":"ETIAS-r\u00e6singu \u00ed fj\u00f3r\u00f0a \u00e1rsfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungi 2026: \u00c1hrif \u00e1 fer\u00f0alanga fr\u00e1 Bretlandi"},"content":{"rendered":"

After years of delays and rescheduling, the European Union has confirmed that the ETIAS launch<\/strong> er \u00e6tla\u00f0 fyrir s\u00ed\u00f0asta \u00e1rsfj\u00f3r\u00f0ung 2026. \u00deessi lengi bi\u00f0 fer\u00f0aheimild mun breyta \u00fev\u00ed hvernig fer\u00f0amenn \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fakrafa fara inn \u00e1 Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 \u2014 og \u00fea\u00f0 hefur upp mikilv\u00e6gar spurningar fyrir fer\u00f0amenn sem eru Bretlandi bundir og fer\u00f0ast oft til meginlands-Evr\u00f3pu, London, Ed\u00ednborg, Par\u00eds, Amsterdam og annarra evr\u00f3pskra borga. Hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa b\u00fdr\u00f0 \u00e1 Bretlandi og fer\u00f0ast reglulega til meginlands-Evr\u00f3pu, e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00fa ert ekki-Evr\u00f3pub\u00fainn a\u00f0 skipuleggja margst\u00f6\u00f0vafer\u00f0 sem felur \u00ed s\u00e9r b\u00e6\u00f0i Bretland og ESB, mun 2026 ETIAS \u00fatf\u00e6rsla endurskapa fyrirb\u00faningsg\u00e1tlista \u00feinn fyrir fer\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n

\u00deessi lei\u00f0arj\u00f3n sk\u00fdrir n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hven\u00e6r ETIAS fer \u00ed gangi, hver \u00fearf \u00fea\u00f0, hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 hefur \u00e1hrif \u00e1 fer\u00f0amenn fr\u00e1 Bretlandi s\u00e9rstaklega, hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed samspili vi\u00f0 n\u00faverandi UK ETA, og hva\u00f0a skref \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6ttir a\u00f0 taka fyrir n\u00e6stu fer\u00f0 \u00fe\u00edna. \u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa ert b\u00fain\/b\u00fainn muntu hafa sk\u00fdra mynd af n\u00fdju reglunum og hagn\u00fdta t\u00edmal\u00ednu fyrir ums\u00f3knir, svo ETIAS \u00fatf\u00e6rslun n\u00e6 \u00fe\u00e9r ekki vi\u00f0 fluggetu.<\/p>\n\n

ETIAS \u00fatf\u00e6rsludagur: Q4 2026 t\u00edmal\u00edna<\/h2>\n\n

Framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3rn Evr\u00f3pu hefur sta\u00f0fest ETIAS \u00fatf\u00e6rsla \u00ed Q4 2026<\/strong>, me\u00f0 n\u00e1kv\u00e6m upphafsdegi v\u00e6ntanlegur \u00ed okt\u00f3ber e\u00f0a n\u00f3vember. \u00d3l\u00edkt flestum stefnubreytingum mun ETIAS byrja me\u00f0 umbreytingart\u00edmabili sem stendur a\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarki sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i \u00fear sem fer\u00f0ir \u00e1n ETIAS ver\u00f0a enn leyf\u00f0ar \u00ed m\u00f6rgum tilfellum. Eftir \u00fea\u00f0 fr\u00ed\u00f0lega t\u00edmabil ver\u00f0ur sam\u00feykkt ETIAS stranglega skyldubundi\u00f0 fyrir allar \u00fe\u00e6r \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ir sem falla undir.<\/p>\n\n

\u00datf\u00e6rslun er viljandi h\u00e6gur. \u00c1 umbreytingart\u00edmabilinu munu flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g og samg\u00f6ngufyrirt\u00e6ki byrja a\u00f0 athuga ETIAS sam\u00feykki en halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 fer\u00f0amenn \u00e1n \u00feess \u00ed vissum tilfellum. Landam\u00e6ri geta gefi\u00f0 vi\u00f0varanir frekar en synjun. \u00deegar fulls framfylgd hefst \u2014 b\u00faist er vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0i um mi\u00f0jan til seint 2027 \u2014 mun \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara um bor\u00f0 \u00ed flugv\u00e9l e\u00f0a skip til hva\u00f0a Schengen-lands sem er \u00e1n gildrar ETIAS lei\u00f0a til synjunar um gangf\u00e6ri, l\u00edkt og ESTA er framfylgt fyrir Bandar\u00edkin \u00ed dag.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"EU<\/figure>\n\n\n

\u00datf\u00e6rsla ETIAS er tengd kerfinu European Entry\/Exit System (EES) sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera starfandi fyrst. EES f\u00f3r \u00ed gangi seint \u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2025 og er n\u00fa starfandi st\u00f6\u00f0ugt \u00e1 landam\u00e6rum Schengen, sem opnar lei\u00f0 fyrir fullan ETIAS gangsetningu \u00ed Q4 2026. Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft v\u00ed\u00f0ari samhengi um hvernig \u00feessar fer\u00f0aheimildir tengjast hver annarri, sj\u00e1\u00f0u okkar samanbur\u00f0 \u00e1 UK ETA vs ETIAS vs ESTA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Gildir ETIAS um Breska R\u00edkisborgara?<\/h2>\n\n

J\u00e1. Fr\u00e1 Brexit eru breskir r\u00edkisborgarar \u00feri\u00f0ju landa fyrir Evr\u00f3pusambandi\u00f0, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 kynning ETIAS \u00e1 Q4 2026 mun hafa bein \u00e1hrif \u00e1 handhafa breskra vegabr\u00e9fa sem fer\u00f0ast til Schengen-landa. Handhafar breskra vegabr\u00e9fa sem vilja heims\u00e6kja Frakkland, Sp\u00e1n, \u00de\u00fdskaland, \u00cdtal\u00edu, Hollandi, Port\u00fagal e\u00f0a einhver 30 Schengen-landa til fer\u00f0alaga, vi\u00f0skipta e\u00f0a stuttra n\u00e1mskei\u00f0a \u00feurfa gilda ETIAS fr\u00e1 \u00feeim degi sem framfylgni hefst.<\/p>\n\n

Bretar sem b\u00faa \u00ed Bretlandi og eiga anna\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f \u00feurfa einnig a\u00f0 athuga \u2014 til d\u00e6mis, Bretlandi b\u00fasettu \u00c1stralir, Kanadar, Japanir e\u00f0a bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar sem fer\u00f0ast \u00e1 upprunalegu vegabr\u00e9fi s\u00ednu \u00feurfa allir ETIAS til a\u00f0 komast inn \u00e1 Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0. Tv\u00edr\u00edkisborgari geta fer\u00f0a\u00f0 me\u00f0 hva\u00f0a vegabr\u00e9fi sem \u00feeir eiga: \u00feeir sem eiga ESB e\u00f0a EES vegabr\u00e9f \u00feurfa ekki ETIAS vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir halda frj\u00e1lsum flutningsr\u00e9ttindum.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"Fardeildarbor\u00f0<\/figure>\n\n\n

ETIAS kostar \u20ac20 fyrir hvern fullor\u00f0inn fer\u00f0alang (ums\u00e6kjendur undir 18 \u00e1ra aldri e\u00f0a yfir 70 \u00e1ra aldri eru undan\u00feegnar gjaldi en ver\u00f0a samt sem \u00e1\u00f0ur a\u00f0 leggja fram ums\u00f3kn), gildir \u00ed \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00feanga\u00f0 til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 rennur \u00fat, og heimilar \u00f3takmarka\u00f0ar stuttar fer\u00f0ir allt a\u00f0 90 d\u00f6gum \u00e1 hverju 180 daga t\u00edmabili. Fyrir eina ums\u00f3kn ver\u00f0a flestir Bretar sam\u00feykktir innan m\u00edn\u00fatna. Undantekningar eru fyrir ums\u00e6kjendur sem eru merktir fyrir handvirka endursko\u00f0un, \u00fear sem vinnsla getur teki\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 30 daga.<\/p>\n\n

Hvernig ETIAS Hefur Samskipti vi\u00f0 UK ETA<\/h2>\n\n

Ruglingur \u00e1 milli UK ETA og ETIAS er n\u00fa \u00feegar \u00fatbreiddur. \u00deetta eru tv\u00f6 algj\u00f6rlega \u00f3skyld kerfi. UK ETA er reki\u00f0 af stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ldum Bretlands og heimilar fer\u00f0ir til Bretlands. ETIAS er reki\u00f0 af Evr\u00f3pusambandinu og heimilar fer\u00f0ir til Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0isins. Breskir r\u00edkisborgarar \u00feurfa a\u00f0eins ETIAS til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Evr\u00f3pu \u2014 \u00feeir \u00feurfa ekki UK ETA til a\u00f0 komast inn \u00e1 sitt eigi\u00f0 land. Aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u00feurfa \u00feri\u00f0ju landa fer\u00f0alangir sem ekki \u00feurfa vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarfrelsi til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Bretland UK ETA en \u00feurfa ekki ETIAS nema \u00feeir haldi \u00e1fram til ESB.<\/p>\n\n

Fer\u00f0ir me\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum stoppist\u00f6\u00f0um sem sameina Bretland og Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 krefjast beggja kerfa. D\u00e6migert samband er stuttur dv\u00f6l \u00ed London me\u00f0 Eurostar-fer\u00f0 til Par\u00eds e\u00f0a Brussel, e\u00f0a flug fr\u00e1 Edinburgh til Amsterdam e\u00f0a Madrid. Fyrir \u00feessar fer\u00f0ir \u00fearf fer\u00f0alangur gilda UK ETA og gilda ETIAS, sem ums\u00f3knir eru ger\u00f0ar um \u00e1 a\u00f0skildum vefs\u00ed\u00f0um. Mundu a\u00f0 UK ETA er rafr\u00e6nt tengt vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 sem nota\u00f0 var \u00ed ums\u00f3knina, og sama regla gildir um ETIAS \u2014 sendu alltaf inn ums\u00f3knina me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9finu sem \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n

Ef vegab\u00f3ki \u00feinn rennur \u00fat \u00e1 me\u00f0an ETA e\u00f0a ETIAS \u00feinn er enn gildur, ver\u00f0a b\u00e1\u00f0ar heimildir \u00f3gild. Endurn\u00fdjun vegab\u00f3ka \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 endurskr\u00e1 sig fyrir b\u00e1\u00f0um me\u00f0 n\u00fdju gjaldi. Skipulegg\u00f0u endurn\u00fdjun vegab\u00f3ka me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed huga, s\u00e9rstaklega ef n\u00faverandi ETA \u00feinn var gefinn \u00fat fyrir l\u00f6ngu.<\/p>\n\n

Hva\u00f0 breytist fyrir breska fer\u00f0amenn \u00ed gegnum reynsluna<\/h2>\n\n

Hagn\u00fdtu breytingarnar fr\u00e1 ETIAS-opnun falla \u00ed \u00ferj\u00fa flokka: fyrir fer\u00f0, innflugskaup og landam\u00e6ri. Fyrir fer\u00f0 ver\u00f0a Bretir vegab\u00f3karhaldarar a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta ETIAS vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tlista fer\u00f0ar sinnar \u00e1samt flugi, h\u00f3telum og fer\u00f0atryggingum. Vi\u00f0 innflugskaup munu starfsmenn flugf\u00e9lagsins sannreyna a\u00f0 hver far\u00feegi hafi gilt ETIAS \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir gefa \u00fat innflugsmi\u00f0a, svipa\u00f0 og hvernig \u00feeir sannreyna vegab\u00f3ka \u00ed dag. Vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6ri er ETIAS-g\u00f6gnum tengt n\u00fdja EES-kerfinu, \u00feannig a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnmenn vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6ri munu sj\u00e1 innflugs- og \u00fats\u00f6luferil \u00feinn sj\u00e1lfkrafa.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"Gildur<\/figure>\n\n\n

Fyrir t\u00ed\u00f0a vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0amenn er \u00feriggja \u00e1ra gildi ETIAS \u00fe\u00e6gilegt \u2014 ein ums\u00f3kn n\u00e6r venjulega til margra fer\u00f0a. Fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur \u00fearf hver far\u00feegi a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 ETIAS tengdan eigin vegab\u00f3ki. Fyrir seinkonandi fer\u00f0ir mi\u00f0ar ETIAS-g\u00e1tt a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sam\u00feykkja sta\u00f0la\u00f0ar ums\u00f3knir innan m\u00edn\u00fatna, en handvirkar endursko\u00f0anir geta teki\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 30 daga, \u00feannig a\u00f0 bi\u00f0t\u00edmi sem stendur til 72 klukkustunda fyrir fer\u00f0 er eindregi\u00f0 m\u00e6lt me\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n

B\u00fastu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 a\u00f0 flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g og innritun geti veri\u00f0 \u00ferengd \u00e1 vikunum strax eftir ETIAS-opnun, \u00feegar fer\u00f0amenn sem ekki voru me\u00f0vita\u00f0ir um n\u00fdju kr\u00f6funa fl\u00fdta s\u00e9r a\u00f0 f\u00e1 heimild. \u00d6ruggustu stefnan er a\u00f0 leggja fram ums\u00f3kn um lei\u00f0 og g\u00e1ttin opnar fyrir gildandi fj\u00f3r\u00f0ung fer\u00f0ar \u00feinnar, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fe\u00fa hafir ekki \u00e1kve\u00f0na flugb\u00f3kanir enn\u00fe\u00e1. ETIAS er tengt vi\u00f0 vegab\u00f3ka \u00feinn, ekki vi\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0na b\u00f3kun.<\/p>\n\n

Ums\u00f3kn fyrir ETIAS: Skref fyrir skref<\/h2>\n\n

Ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0 er v\u00edsvitandi einfalt. \u00de\u00fa munt nota opinbera ETIAS g\u00e1tt EU (e\u00f0a fars\u00edmaa\u00f0fangi\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 er gefi\u00f0 \u00fat), borga \u20ac20 me\u00f0 korti og svara stuttu spurningalistum sem fjallar um uppl\u00fdsingar um vegab\u00f3ka, fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlanir, fyrri fer\u00f0as\u00f6gu og st\u00f6\u00f0lu\u00f0 \u00f6rygggisspurningar. B\u00e6ttu opinberu ETIAS-g\u00e1ttinni vi\u00f0 b\u00f3kamerki \u00feegar h\u00fan hefur veri\u00f0 opnu\u00f0 og for\u00f0astu \u00feri\u00f0ja a\u00f0ila vefs\u00ed\u00f0ur sem l\u00edkjast, sem oft rukka 3\u20135\u00d7 opinberu gjaldi\u00f0 fyrir sama ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n

\u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa byrjar, safna\u00f0u saman b\u00f3logukki \u00fe\u00ednu, kredit- e\u00f0a debetkort og netfangi sem \u00fe\u00fa sko\u00f0ar reglulega. Ums\u00e6kjendur undir 18 \u00e1ra aldri e\u00f0a yfir 70 \u00e1ra aldri grei\u00f0a ekki gjald en ver\u00f0a samt a\u00f0 leggja fram ums\u00f3kn. Sam\u00feykktartilkynningar berast me\u00f0 t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti, venjulega innan m\u00edn\u00fatna, og \u00feegar sam\u00feykkt er hefur \u00fe\u00fa ETIAS geymt rafr\u00e6nt \u00e1 m\u00f3ti vegab\u00f3kan\u00famerinu \u00fe\u00ednu. Far\u00f0u me\u00f0 afriti af sta\u00f0festingart\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0 ef innflugs kerfi eru stundum \u00f3tengin.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"London<\/figure>\n\n\n

Algengir synjunar\u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur og hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast \u00fe\u00e1<\/h2>\n\n

Flestar ETIAS-synjunir stafa af mist\u00f6kum vi\u00f0 gagnainnf\u00e6rslu. Innsl\u00e1ttarvilla \u00ed t\u00f6lu vegabr\u00e9fs, missamr\u00fdmd n\u00f6fn e\u00f0a r\u00f6ng f\u00e6\u00f0ingardagsetning geta kalla\u00f0 fram handvirka endursko\u00f0un. A\u00f0rir algengir \u00fe\u00e6ttir sem kalla fram endursko\u00f0un eru fyrri synjun \u00e1 inng\u00f6ngu til Schengen-lands, n\u00fdlegur gl\u00e6paskr\u00e1 innan 10 \u00e1ra glugga sem ETIAS kannar, e\u00f0a fer\u00f0asaga sem vekur \u00f6ryggis\u00e1hyggjur. Athuga\u00f0u \u00f6ll reitina tv\u00edtugglega \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa sendir inn og geymdu afrit af tilv\u00edsunarn\u00famerinu ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 koma fram me\u00f0 \u00e1fr\u00fdjun.<\/p>\n\n

Ef \u00fe\u00e9r er neita\u00f0, veitir ETIAS takmarka\u00f0an r\u00e9ttu til \u00e1fr\u00fdjunar innan a\u00f0ildarr\u00edkisins sem gaf \u00fat synjunina. \u00de\u00fa getur einnig s\u00f3tt um venjulegt Schengen-v\u00edsavottor\u00f0 fyrir stuttan dv\u00f6l ef ETIAS er ekki sam\u00feykkt. Fyrir tengda lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn sem einbl\u00ednir \u00e1 hli\u00f0 Bretlands, sj\u00e1\u00f0u handb\u00f3k okkar um UK ETA synjun og \u00e1fr\u00fdjun<\/a> \u2014 meginreglurnar eru svipa\u00f0ar \u00fe\u00f3 yfirv\u00f6ld s\u00e9u \u00f3l\u00edk.<\/p>\n\n

Algengar spurningar um ETIAS-setningu<\/h2>\n\n

Hven\u00e6r er ETIAS n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega sett \u00e1 marka\u00f0?<\/h3>\n\n

ESB hefur skuldbundi\u00f0 sig til a\u00f0 ETIAS ver\u00f0i gangsett \u00ed Q4 2026, me\u00f0 umbreytingat\u00edmabili \u00fear sem fer\u00f0al\u00f6g \u00e1n ETIAS munu enn\u00fe\u00e1 vera m\u00f6guleg. Str\u00f6ng framfylgni fylgir \u00e1ri\u00f0 2027. Athuga\u00f0u alltaf opinbera fer\u00f0ag\u00e1tt ESB n\u00e1l\u00e6gt brottf\u00f6ri \u00feinni til a\u00f0 vita n\u00faverandi st\u00f6\u00f0u.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"Flugvallaland<\/figure>\n\n\n

\u00deurfa bresk r\u00edkisborgarar virkilega ETIAS?<\/h3>\n\n

J\u00e1, handhafar breskra vegabr\u00e9fa \u00feurfa ETIAS til a\u00f0 komast inn \u00e1 einhver af 30 Schengen-l\u00f6ndum eftir framfylgni daginn. ETIAS kemur \u00ed sta\u00f0 n\u00faverandi v\u00edsafrelsa a\u00f0gangs me\u00f0 vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarskimun. Handhafar vegabr\u00e9fa fr\u00e1 ESB\/EES eru undan\u00feegnir.<\/p>\n\n

Hversu lengi er ETIAS gilt?<\/h3>\n\n

\u00der\u00edr \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt rennur \u00fat, hvort sem a\u00f0 kemur fyrr. Innan \u00feess t\u00edma getur\u00f0u fer\u00f0ast til Schengen eins oft og \u00fe\u00fa vilt, me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fylgja 90\/180 reglunni.<\/p>\n\n

Get \u00e9g s\u00f3tt um ETIAS \u00e1n flugmi\u00f0a?<\/h3>\n\n

J\u00e1. ETIAS er tengt vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt, ekki vi\u00f0 tiltekna b\u00f3kun. \u00dea\u00f0 er skynsamlegt a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um fyrirfram \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa l\u00e6sir flugum, s\u00e9rstaklega um ETIAS upphaf \u00feegar eftirspurn ver\u00f0ur h\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n

Vertu endalaust vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6ri?<\/h3>\n\n

During the transitional phase, yes. Border officers may issue warnings rather than refusals for travellers arriving without ETIAS. Once full enforcement begins, no grace period applies and boarding will be denied without a valid ETIAS.<\/p>\n\n

Ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0a: Undirb\u00fa\u00f0u \u00feig n\u00fa fyrir ETIAS-setningu<\/h2>\n\n

Setning ETIAS \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 \u00e1 Q4 er st\u00e6rsta breyting \u00e1 fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum til Evr\u00f3pu fyrir stuttan dv\u00f6l s\u00ed\u00f0an Schengen-samningurinn sj\u00e1lf. Fer\u00f0amenn fr\u00e1 Bretlandi \u2014 og fer\u00f0amenn utan ESB sem fara \u00ed gegnum Bretland \u00e1 lei\u00f0 sinni til Evr\u00f3pu \u2014 \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00e1 n\u00fdju reglurnar sem vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarskref \u00ed stj\u00f3rns\u00fdslu sem er l\u00edtils mikils, ekki sem hindrun. B\u00e6ttu ETIAS vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tlista \u00feinn fyrir fer\u00f0alagi\u00f0, sendu inn ums\u00f3knina um lei\u00f0 og g\u00e1ttin opnar, haf\u00f0u sta\u00f0festingart\u00f6lvup\u00f3stinn vi\u00f0 h\u00f6ndina og gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 allir me\u00f0limir fer\u00f0aflokks \u00fe\u00edns s\u00e9u me\u00f0 eigin sam\u00feykki. Sameina \u00feetta me\u00f0 uppf\u00e6r\u00f0u UK ETA \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 \u00e1 og \u00fe\u00fa munt sigra \u00feig \u00ed gegnum innritun og landam\u00e6raeftirlit l\u00f6ngu eftir a\u00f0 ETIAS-setning ver\u00f0ur n\u00fdr sta\u00f0all.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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