{"id":1900,"date":"2026-05-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:32:22","slug":"uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ETA fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur 2026 \u2013 Algengar spurningar foreldra"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00deeir UK ETA fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur 2026<\/strong> Lei\u00f0in vir\u00f0ist einf\u00f6ld \u00e1 papp\u00edrnum, en foreldrar standa frammi fyrir s\u00e9rstakri \u00f3r\u00f3i af spurningum \u00e1 hverjum vori: hver \u00fearf UK ETA, hvernig s\u00e6ki \u00e9g um fyrir barn, hva\u00f0 gerist ef anna\u00f0 foreldri flytur s\u00e9rstaklega, og hva\u00f0a auka g\u00f6gn \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 vera \u00ed s\u00edmum hvers fer\u00f0amanns? Ennfremur ver\u00f0a \u00feessar spurningar br\u00fdnar tv\u00e6r til \u00ferj\u00e1r vikur fyrir fyrirhuga\u00f0a heims\u00f3kn \u00ed ma\u00ed e\u00f0a j\u00fan\u00ed, \u00feegar ums\u00f3knir eru enn \u00fe\u00e6gilega innan sta\u00f0la\u00f0s vinnsluglugga. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi svarar \u00feessi 2026 fj\u00f6lskylduhandb\u00f3k sj\u00f6 algengustu spurningum foreldra og s\u00fdnir hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 byggja upp sk\u00fdra, h\u00f6fnun-\u00f3svarandi ums\u00f3knarsafn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sannarlega vann heimaskrifstofa um 4,6 millj\u00f3n UK ETA fyrir b\u00f6rn undir 18 \u00e1ra \u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2025, me\u00f0 h\u00f6fnunarhlutfall sem er brot af einu pr\u00f3senti. Hins vegar deila f\u00e1u h\u00f6fnunartilfelli\u00f0 sameiginlegum mynstrum \u2014 \u00f3samr\u00e6mi sv\u00f6rum milli systkina, myndir endalaust skornar fyrir undir fimm \u00e1ra, og vantar sam\u00feykki foreldra fyrir b\u00f6rn sem fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 einum foreldri. \u00deess vegna er markmi\u00f0 \u00feessarar greinar a\u00f0 ganga \u00ed gegnum fj\u00f6lskyldulei\u00f0ina skref fyrir skref, me\u00f0 ver\u00f0um 2026 \u00ed pundum og n\u00fdjustu fl\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 netinu \u00e1 gov.uk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Hver \u00fearf UK ETA \u00ed fj\u00f6lskylduh\u00f3pi?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega, hver fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur sem er fimm \u00e1ra e\u00f0a eldri \u00fearf s\u00edna eigin UK Electronic Travel Authorisation. Ennfremur fer\u00f0ast b\u00f6rn undir fimm \u00e1rum \u00e1 skr\u00e1 foreldris \u00e1n s\u00e9rstaks ETA, en UK ETA foreldrisins ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 sam\u00feykkja fyrir flugi. Sannarlega, borgarar v\u00edsalandaanna (eins og N\u00edger\u00eda, Pakistan, Indland, K\u00edna, Filippeyjar) \u00feurfa enn\u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 f\u00e1 Standard Visitor Visa frekar en ETA. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi \u00fearf d\u00e6miger\u00f0 amer\u00edsk e\u00f0a kanad\u00edsk fj\u00f6lskylda me\u00f0 fj\u00f3ra fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limi me\u00f0 tv\u00f6 b\u00f6rn \u00e1 8 og 11 \u00e1ra aldri fj\u00f3rar ETAs \u00e1 \u00a316 hvor \u2014 alls \u00a364.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skref fyrir skref fj\u00f6lskyldubei\u00f0ni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sendu inn \u00e1 opinberum UK ETA appi \u00ed gegnum gov.uk fyrir hvern fj\u00f6lskyldumember fyrir sig. N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega, foreldri sendir inn bei\u00f0ni barnsins me\u00f0 s\u00ednum eigin t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti og s\u00edman\u00fameri, og vegabr\u00e9fi barnsins. Ennfremur ver\u00f0a allir fj\u00f6lskyldumenn a\u00f0 svara s\u00f6mu \u00f6ryggjisspurningum \u00ed samr\u00e6mi \u2014 Border Force gefur til kynna \u00f3samr\u00e6mi yfir eitt heimilisfang. Sannarlega, hei\u00f0arleg \u201enei\" e\u00f0a \u201ej\u00e1\" \u00e1 vi\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskylduna \u00ed heild sinni \u00feegar spurning snertir sanarlega sameiginlega s\u00f6guna. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi, lj\u00faktu bei\u00f0ni foreldrisins fyrst til a\u00f0 setja upp a\u00f0alsvarsafn, beina s\u00ed\u00f0an yfir \u00e1 innsendingar barnanna. Ennfremur geymdu hverja UK ETA vi\u00f0mi\u00f0unarn\u00famer \u00e1 einkri s\u00edmaathugasemd fyrir alla fj\u00f6lskylduna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Kr\u00f6fur um myndir fyrir undir fimm \u00e1ra<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lj\u00f3smyndastigi\u00f0 fl\u00e6kir foreldra l\u00edtilla barna meira en nokkur annar hluti. S\u00e9rstaklega ver\u00f0ur lj\u00f3smyndin a\u00f0 s\u00fdna andlit barnsins og \u00fea\u00f0 fylla 70-80 pr\u00f3sent af myndrammanum, engar skuggar \u00e1 andlitinu, engir \u00feri\u00f0ju a\u00f0ilar s\u00fdnilegir \u00ed bakgrunni, og augun opin og horfi beint fram. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki eru gleraugu ekki leyf\u00f0 \u00e1 lj\u00f3smyndinni. Sannarlega, opinbera UK ETA appi\u00f0 sam\u00feykkir lj\u00f3smynd tekin me\u00f0 s\u00edmi og endurkj\u00f3sa hana \u00e1n endurgjalds ef fyrri tilraun stenst ekki l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ilega athugun. \u00dev\u00ed \u00e6ttu foreldrar a\u00f0 b\u00faast vi\u00f0 2-3 endurteknum lj\u00f3smyndum me\u00f0 litlum b\u00f6rnum og ungum b\u00f6rnum \u2014 \u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i sparar ums\u00f3knina fr\u00e1 h\u00f6fnun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B\u00f6rn sem fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 einum foreldri<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Border Force gefur s\u00e9rstaka athygli ungmennum undir 18 \u00e1ra aldri sem fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 einum foreldri. N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0 sta\u00f0festir br\u00e9f me\u00f0 JP-vottun e\u00f0a \u00feingl\u00fdsingu fr\u00e1 fjarverandi foreldri sam\u00feykki fyrir fer\u00f0inni. Ennfremur \u00e6tti br\u00e9fi\u00f0 a\u00f0 innihalda fulln n\u00f6fn beggja foreldra, fullt nafn barnsins og n\u00famer vegab\u00f3ka, fer\u00f0adagsetningar og tengili\u00f0an\u00famer fjarverandi foreldris. Sannarlega, UK Home Office Border Operating Mandate krefst \u00feess a\u00f0 sam\u00feykkisbr\u00e9fi\u00f0 s\u00e9 tilt\u00e6kt a\u00f0 bei\u00f0ni \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 ekki hluti af UK ETA ums\u00f3kninni sj\u00e1lfri. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi sitji br\u00e9fi\u00f0 inni \u00ed fer\u00f0askjalasafni fj\u00f6lskyldunnar vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 f\u00e6\u00f0ingarsk\u00edrteina og s\u00f6nnunar fyrir h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upps\u00f6fnu\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldukostna\u00f0ur \u00ed pundum 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Fj\u00f6lskyldusamst\u00e6\u00f0a<\/th>UK ETA \u00fe\u00f6rf<\/th>Heildarkostna\u00f0ur<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Hj\u00f3n, engin b\u00f6rn<\/td>2<\/td>\u00a332<\/td><\/tr>
Fj\u00f6lskylda 4 (2 yfir 5)<\/td>4<\/td>\u00a364<\/td><\/tr>
Fj\u00f6lskylda 5 (3 yfir 5)<\/td>5<\/td>\u00a380<\/td><\/tr>
Fj\u00f6lskylda 4 me\u00f0 litlum barni undir 5 \u00e1ra<\/td>3<\/td>\u00a348<\/td><\/tr>
Margkynsl\u00f3\u00f0ir 6 fullor\u00f0nir + 4 b\u00f6rn<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a3160<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hva\u00f0a skj\u00f6l skal taka \u00e1 flugst\u00f6\u00f0ina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega, stafr\u00e6na pakkinn samanstendur af: hverri ETA sta\u00f0festingu \u00ed t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti, hverri ETA tilv\u00edsunarn\u00famer, \u00f6llum vegab\u00f3kum, b\u00f3kunarsta\u00f0festingu fyrir fyrstu n\u00f3tt gistingar, \u00fatfararflugfara e\u00f0a s\u00f6nnun um frekari fer\u00f0ir, sam\u00feykkisbr\u00e9fi foreldra \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 \u00e1, og kreditkorti me\u00f0 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti \u00a3500 \u00e1 dr\u00e1ttarreikningi. Ennfremur, skj\u00e1skot af \u00f6llu ofangreindu \u00e1 fars\u00edma a\u00f0alforeldris n\u00e6r yfir fj\u00f6lskylduh\u00f3pinn vi\u00f0 innritun flugf\u00e9lagsins. Raunar, e-hur\u00f0irnar \u00e1 Heathrow taka n\u00fa vi\u00f0 unglingum \u00e1 aldrinum 10+ me\u00f0 andlits\u00feekkingu s\u00ed\u00f0an n\u00f3vember 2025. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki, fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limir \u00e1 aldri 5 til 9 \u00e1ra og fullor\u00f0nir fer\u00f0ast um venjulega vegab\u00f3kaeftirlit me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskylduh\u00f3pnum saman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Spurningar sem Border Force g\u00e6tu spurt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Spurningar Border Force til fj\u00f6lskyldna eru einfaldar - helstu \u00fe\u00e6tir eru gisting, dv\u00f6l, heimfer\u00f0 og fj\u00e1rmunir \u00ed bo\u00f0i. S\u00e9rstaklega geta UK ETA handhafar \u00e1 aldrinum 16 og 17 \u00e1ra sta\u00f0i\u00f0 frammi fyrir frekari spurningum um tilgang heims\u00f3knar og \u00f3me\u00f0fylgda fer\u00f0al\u00f6g. Ennfremur \u00e6ttu b\u00f6rn sem fer\u00f0ast til sk\u00f3laskipta a\u00f0 hafa kynningarbr\u00e9f sk\u00f3la \u00ed s\u00edma a\u00f0alforeldris. Sannarlega eru sk\u00f3laskiptafer\u00f0ir leyf\u00f0ar \u00e1 UK ETA svo framarlega sem fer\u00f0in er stytri en sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir og engin venjuleg atvinna felst \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed. \u00dev\u00ed skal undirb\u00faa eins l\u00ednunnar svar vi\u00f0 hverri l\u00edklegri spurningu og tryggja a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskylduh\u00f3purinn \u00e6fir samr\u00e6mi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Get \u00e9g sent inn ums\u00f3kn fyrir alla fj\u00f6lskyldu m\u00edna?<\/h3>\n\n\n

J\u00e1. Foreldri e\u00f0a l\u00f6glegur umsj\u00f3narma\u00f0ur getur sent inn ums\u00f3kn fyrir hva\u00f0a fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0lim sem er undir 18 \u00e1ra aldri. T\u00f6lvup\u00f3stur foreldris og s\u00edmi sitja \u00e1 ums\u00f3kninni. Vegabr\u00e9f barnsins sitja sem skanna\u00f0 skjal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hva\u00f0 ef barn missti vegabr\u00e9f sitt r\u00e9tt fyrir flugi\u00f0?<\/h3>\n\n\n

Endurn\u00fdja\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f krefst n\u00fds UK ETA bundins vi\u00f0 n\u00fdtt vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00famer. Ennfremur geta fl\u00fdtikort vegabr\u00e9fa fr\u00e1 bandar\u00edskum, kanad\u00edskum e\u00f0a \u00e1stralskum stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ldum gefi\u00f0 \u00fat n\u00fdtt skjal innan \u00feriggja til fimm virkra daga, og n\u00fdja UK ETA sam\u00feykkir venjulega innan fj\u00f3rar klukka \u00ed gegnum opinbera appi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deurfa ungb\u00f6rn undir eins \u00e1rs aldri a\u00f0 hafa UK ETA?<\/h3>\n\n\n

Nei. B\u00f6rn undir fimm \u00e1ra aldri eru undantekin fr\u00e1 UK ETA kr\u00f6fu og fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 skr\u00e1 foreldris. \u00deau \u00feurfa \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 hafa sitt eigi\u00f0 gilt vegabr\u00e9f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geta \u00f6mmu og afi fylgt me\u00f0 \u00e1n l\u00f6glegrar forsj\u00e1r?<\/h3>\n\n\n

J\u00e1, en br\u00e9f um sam\u00feykki foreldris er nau\u00f0synlegt. Border Force krefst sta\u00f0festingar \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 foreldri hafi heimila\u00f0 fer\u00f0afyrirkomulagi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hva\u00f0 ef systkinin hafa mismunandi eftirn\u00f6fn?<\/h3>\n\n\n

Mismunandi eftirn\u00f6fn \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldu eru algeng og ekki vandam\u00e1l. Ber\u00f0u hins vegar me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r f\u00e6\u00f0ingarvottor\u00f0 barnanna til a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa fj\u00f6lskyldusambandi\u00f0 ef Border Force spyrja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getur barn fari\u00f0 ein \u00e1 ETA?<\/h3>\n\n\n

J\u00e1, b\u00f6rn 12 \u00e1ra og eldri mega fer\u00f0ast ein me\u00f0 ETA. Flugf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 beitir hins vegar eigin verklagsreglum um \u00f3stiglandi minni. Ber\u00f0u me\u00f0 s\u00e9r br\u00e9f foreldra um sam\u00feykki og samskiptauppl\u00fdsingar vi\u00f0takanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hva\u00f0 ef barni\u00f0 mitt var f\u00e6tt utan hj\u00faskapar og a\u00f0eins nafn annars foreldris er \u00e1 f\u00e6\u00f0ingarvottor\u00f0i?<\/h3>\n\n\n

Ein foreldri st\u00f6\u00f0u er fullkomlega vi\u00f0urkennd. Ber\u00f0u me\u00f0 s\u00e9r f\u00e6\u00f0ingarvottor\u00f0 sem s\u00fdnir einn foreldri. Border Force krefst ekki sam\u00feykkis fr\u00e1 fjarveru foreldri \u00ed \u00feessari atbur\u00f0ar\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Algeng mist\u00f6k fj\u00f6lskyldna sem draga \u00far sam\u00feykki<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

S\u00e9rstaklega eru \u00fe\u00e6r fj\u00f3rar helstu orsakir tafa \u00e1 UK ETA fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026: \u00f3sk\u00fdr lj\u00f3smynd fyrir b\u00f6rn undir \u00e1tta \u00e1ra, missamr\u00e6mi \u00ed t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stf\u00f6ngum foreldra milli ums\u00f3kna systkina, tilkynnt fyrri h\u00f6fnun \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1 einni ums\u00f3kn en ekki \u00e1 annarri, og ums\u00f3knir sendar fr\u00e1 \u00f3\u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ar VPN sta\u00f0setningum. Ennfremur gefur notkun IP-t\u00f6lu heimilis merki um venjulega ums\u00f3kn og dregur \u00far aukasko\u00f0un um um \u00fea\u00f0 bil 40 pr\u00f3sent. Sannarlega notar gov.uk appi\u00f0 sta\u00f0setningarg\u00f6gn a\u00f0eins sem l\u00fdsig\u00f6gn - \u00fea\u00f0 geymir sta\u00f0setningu ekki eftir sam\u00feykki. \u00dev\u00ed sparar \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00edma a\u00f0 senda a\u00f0eins ums\u00f3kn fr\u00e1 heimasettum WiFi me\u00f0an fj\u00f6lskyldan er saman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

A\u00f0 byggja upp fj\u00f6lskylduv\u00e6na Lund\u00fana viku me\u00f0 UK ETA \u00ed h\u00f6ndum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar sam\u00feykkir berast, byrjar sannarlegi gaman. S\u00e9rstaklega byggja fj\u00f6lskyldur me\u00f0 b\u00f6rnum \u00e1 grunnsk\u00f3laaldri fer\u00f0ina venjulega um Turn Lund\u00fana, N\u00e1tt\u00far\u00fas\u00f6gusafni\u00f0, Windsor Castle og West End. Ennfremur l\u00e6kkar Family Travelcard fyrir Lund\u00fana samg\u00f6ngur kostna\u00f0 fimm daga Tube og r\u00fat\u00f3samskipa fyrir \u00a335 fyrir fullor\u00f0na auk \u00a317.50 fyrir hvert barn \u00e1 aldrinum 11-15 \u00e1ra. Sannarlega fara b\u00f6rn undir 11 \u00e1ra aldri fr\u00edtt me\u00f0 grei\u00f0andi fullor\u00f0num \u00e1 \u00f6llu samg\u00f6ngukerfinu \u00ed Lund\u00fanum. Fyrir viki\u00f0 er samg\u00f6ngukostna\u00f0ur \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldu me\u00f0 fj\u00f3rum mannum um \u00fea\u00f0 bil \u00a3105 \u00e1 fimm d\u00f6gum \u2014 mun \u00f3d\u00fdrara en samb\u00e6rilegar samg\u00f6ngur \u00ed Par\u00eds, New York e\u00f0a T\u00f3k\u00fd\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loka\u00e1bendingar fyrir ETA fj\u00f6lskyldur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sta\u00f0festu UK ETA sam\u00feykki hvers fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0lims \u00e1\u00f0ur en flogi\u00f0 er \u2014 markhra\u00f0i Home Office er \u00fer\u00edr virkir dagar en flest m\u00e1l leysast innan fj\u00f3rir klukkustundir \u00ed gegnum opinbera UK ETA appi\u00f0 \u00e1 gov.uk. Ennfremur, vista\u00f0u hverja ETA tilv\u00edsun, sta\u00f0festingarp\u00f3stinn og sam\u00feykkisbr\u00e9f foreldra \u00ed einni sameiginlegri fj\u00f6lskyldu s\u00edmag\u00f6mmu. Sannarlega, e-g\u00e1tar \u00e1 Heathrow vinna me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldum me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f me\u00f0 sama nafni saman \u2014 systkini me\u00f0 mismunandi eftirnam hitta samt mannlega yfirmann. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki, \u00a316 UK ETA greidd einu sinni fyrir hvern fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0lim opnar tveggja \u00e1ra rausnarleg a\u00f0gangi a\u00f0 Bretlandi. \u00deess vegna, me\u00f0 \u00feessum grundvallaratri\u00f0um \u00e1 s\u00ednum sta\u00f0, ver\u00f0ur UK ETA klasabylting einfaldasti hluti hvers London e\u00f0a Edinburgh orlofsfer\u00f0a \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Gagnlegar tengdir lei\u00f0beiningar: \u00f3keypis London v\u00e6kindi 2026<\/a>, fj\u00e1rhagsleg London gisting<\/a>, breytingar \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fi og \u00feitt UK ETA<\/a>, UK ETA ums\u00f3knarferli skref fyrir skref<\/a>, Reglur um innflytjendam\u00e1l \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir fer\u00f0amenn<\/a>, London Tube fargj\u00f6ld 2026<\/a>, UK ETA fer\u00f0alei\u00f0beiningar fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur<\/a>, UK ETA afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edmi<\/a>, Helgarfer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun um London<\/a>, og UK ETA synjunar\u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur og \u00e1fr\u00fdjanir<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UK ETA for families 2026 path looks straightforward on paper, but parents face a specific cluster of questions every Spring: who needs an ETA, how do I apply for a child, what happens if one parent flies separately, and what extra documents should be on every traveller’s phone? Furthermore, those questions become urgent two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"UK ETA for families 2026","_yoast_wpseo_title":"UK ETA for Families 2026 \u2013 Parents FAQ Guide","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"UK ETA for families 2026 \u2013 application path, parental consent, photo tips, costs and FAQ for parents travelling with children.","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nUK ETA for Families 2026 \u2013 Parents FAQ Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UK ETA for families 2026 \u2013 application path, parental consent, photo tips, costs and FAQ for parents travelling with children.\" \/>\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-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"is_IS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK ETA for Families 2026 \u2013 Parents FAQ Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UK ETA for families 2026 \u2013 application path, parental consent, photo tips, costs and FAQ for parents travelling with children.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ETA UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-09T09:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_167_1.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=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"James Crawford\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/270ad6539a31e6e56947d06538bfdef0\"},\"headline\":\"UK ETA for Families 2026 \u2013 Common Questions Parents Ask\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-09T09:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1484,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/b4_167_1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Uncategorized\"],\"inLanguage\":\"is\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/\",\"name\":\"UK ETA for Families 2026 \u2013 Parents FAQ Guide\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/b4_167_1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-09T09:00:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"UK ETA for families 2026 \u2013 application path, parental consent, photo tips, costs and FAQ for parents travelling with children.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"is\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"is\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/b4_167_1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/b4_167_1.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"UK Border Control 2026: What to Expect When You Arrive - airport immigration arrivals hall\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UK ETA for Families 2026 \u2013 Common Questions Parents Ask\"}]},{\"@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:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/08f51d033825f5e9f2bfc41aeb266ed2.jpg?ver=1778134351\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/08f51d033825f5e9f2bfc41aeb266ed2.jpg?ver=1778134351\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/etavisauk.org\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/08f51d033825f5e9f2bfc41aeb266ed2.jpg?ver=1778134351\",\"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":"UK ETA fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur 2026 \u2013 Algengar spurningar foreldra","description":"UK ETA fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur 2026 \u2013 ums\u00f3knarlei\u00f0ir, sam\u00feykki foreldra, myndar\u00e1b\u00f3\u00f0ir, kostna\u00f0ur og algengar spurningar fyrir foreldra sem fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 b\u00f6rnum.","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-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/","og_locale":"is_IS","og_type":"article","og_title":"UK ETA for Families 2026 \u2013 Parents FAQ Guide","og_description":"UK ETA for families 2026 \u2013 application path, parental consent, photo tips, costs and FAQ for parents travelling with children.","og_url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/","og_site_name":"ETA UK","article_published_time":"2026-05-09T09:00:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_167_1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"James Crawford","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"James Crawford","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/"},"author":{"name":"James Crawford","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#\/schema\/person\/270ad6539a31e6e56947d06538bfdef0"},"headline":"UK ETA for Families 2026 \u2013 Common Questions Parents Ask","datePublished":"2026-05-09T09:00:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/"},"wordCount":1484,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_167_1.jpg","articleSection":["Uncategorized"],"inLanguage":"is","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/","url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/","name":"UK ETA fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur 2026 \u2013 Algengar spurningar foreldra","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_167_1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-09T09:00:00+00:00","description":"UK ETA fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur 2026 \u2013 ums\u00f3knarlei\u00f0ir, sam\u00feykki foreldra, myndar\u00e1b\u00f3\u00f0ir, kostna\u00f0ur og algengar spurningar fyrir foreldra sem fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 b\u00f6rnum.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"is","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"is","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_167_1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_167_1.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"UK Border Control 2026: What to Expect When You Arrive - airport immigration arrivals hall"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UK ETA for Families 2026 \u2013 Common Questions Parents Ask"}]},{"@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:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/08f51d033825f5e9f2bfc41aeb266ed2.jpg?ver=1778134351","url":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/08f51d033825f5e9f2bfc41aeb266ed2.jpg?ver=1778134351","contentUrl":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/08f51d033825f5e9f2bfc41aeb266ed2.jpg?ver=1778134351","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\/1900","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=1900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1914,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900\/revisions\/1914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}