{"id":2154,"date":"2026-05-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:36:07","slug":"eta-2026-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/eta-2026-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"ETA 2026 \u2014 UK Electronic Travel Authorisation \u00fatsk\u00fdrt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hva\u00f0 er UK ETA \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026?<\/h2>\n

The UK ETA \u2014 short for Electronic Travel Authorisation \u2014 is a digital permit that visa-exempt nationals must obtain before travelling to the United Kingdom for tourism, business or family stays of up to six months in 2026. It costs \u00a316, is linked to your passport, and allows multi-entry travel for two years from approval.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Furthermore, the ETA scheme rolled out fully on 9 April 2025 (UK Home Office). Indeed, all visa-exempt nationals \u2014 including EU\/EEA, US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand citizens \u2014 must hold an ETA before boarding. Annual UK visitors reached 41 million in 2024 (VisitBritain).<\/p>\n

However, British, Irish and dual-British citizens are exempt. Opinber ETA lei\u00f0beiningar \u00e1 gov.uk<\/a> contains the eligibility table.<\/p>\n

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Who needs an ETA and who is exempt<\/h2>\n

S\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 ETA vi\u00f0 um \u00f6ll 70+ l\u00f6nd sem eru undan\u00feegin vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1lagi sem skr\u00e1\u00f0 eru af UK Home Office, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al allt EU\/EES, Bandar\u00edkin, Kanada, \u00c1stral\u00eda, N\u00fdja Sj\u00e1land, Singap\u00far, Japan og flest r\u00edki Persafl\u00f3ans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ennfremur eru undantekningaflokkir me\u00f0 breskum og \u00edrskum borgurum, tv\u00edsk\u00f6tum r\u00edkisborgum sem nota breskt vegabr\u00e9f og f\u00f3lki me\u00f0 n\u00faverandi UK vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir. Raunar \u00feurfa flutningafar\u00feegar sem dvelja \u00ed loftr\u00fdminu \u00e1n innflytjendaeftirlits ekki ETA.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar \u00feurfa flutningafar\u00feegar sem fara inn \u00ed innflytjendaeftirlit, jafnvel \u00ed stuttan stund, ETA. Athuga\u00f0u hvort \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurfir UK vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun<\/a> t\u00f3li\u00f0 sk\u00fdrir ja\u00f0aratri\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

UK ETA, Standard Visitor Visa og ETIAS \u00ed stuttu m\u00e1li<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A\u00f0aleiginleiki<\/th>\nUK ETA 2026<\/th>\nUK Standard Visitor Visa<\/th>\nEU ETIAS (Q4 2026)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Kostna\u00f0ur<\/td>\n\u00a316<\/td>\n\u00a3127<\/td>\n\u20ac20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gildleiki<\/td>\n2 \u00e1r, margar f\u00e6rslur<\/td>\n6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir<\/td>\n3 \u00e1r, margar f\u00e6rslur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H\u00e1marks dv\u00f6l<\/td>\n180 dagar<\/td>\n180 dagar<\/td>\n90 dagar \u00e1 hva\u00f0a 180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vinnsla<\/td>\n3 virkir dagar<\/td>\n3 vikur<\/td>\nM\u00edn\u00fatur \u2013 4 dagar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S\u00e6kja um \u00ed gegnum<\/td>\nUK ETA app e\u00f0a gov.uk<\/td>\nUKVI \u00e1 netinu<\/td>\nEU travel-info.europa.eu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um ETA skref fyrir skref<\/h2>\n

\u00deess vegna tekur ums\u00f3knin 12 til 15 m\u00edn\u00fatur \u00ed gegnum opinbera UK ETA appi\u00f0. Skrefin eru: hladdu appi\u00f0, b\u00fa\u00f0u til reikning, skanna\u00f0u NFC fl\u00f6grina \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9finu, taktu sk\u00fdra andlitsmynd, svara\u00f0u h\u00e6fnisspurningum, greiddu \u00a316 og b\u00edddu eftir \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un \u00ed t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00dear a\u00f0 auki \u00feurfa ums\u00e6kjendur l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ilega vegabr\u00e9f me\u00f0 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a gildist\u00edma, grei\u00f0slukort og st\u00f6\u00f0uga internetforbindelse. Athyglisvert er a\u00f0 85% ums\u00f3kna eru afgreiddar innan 3 virkra daga (t\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0i UK Home Office, 2025). S\u00e9rstaklega er g\u00e6\u00f0i myndar \u00e1byrg fyrir 32% h\u00f6fnunar.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar er gov.uk vefform enn til bo\u00f0a sem valkostur. ETA t\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0i UK Home Office<\/a> s\u00fdna st\u00f6\u00f0uga afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edma.<\/p>\n

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Kostna\u00f0ur, gildist\u00edmi og hva\u00f0 \u00a316 n\u00e6r yfir<\/h2>\n

\u00deess vegna kostar ETA gjald \u00a316 fyrir hvern ums\u00e6kjanda (UK Home Office, 9. apr\u00edl 2025). B\u00f6rn grei\u00f0a sama ver\u00f0 og fullor\u00f0nir. \u00dea\u00f0 eru engar fl\u00fdtivinnslu- e\u00f0a \u00edvilna\u00f0argengi. Gjaldi\u00f0 er \u00f3endurgrei\u00f0anlegt ef ums\u00f3kn er hafna\u00f0.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reyndar n\u00e6r \u00a316 til stafr\u00e6nnar leyfissk\u00edrteinis sem tengist \u00fe\u00ednu vegabr\u00e9fi \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 rennur \u00fat, hvort sem kemur fyrr. N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0 getur\u00f0u fari\u00f0 inn til Bretlands \u00f3takmarka\u00f0an fj\u00f6lda sinnum \u00e1 gildist\u00edmabili, hvert dv\u00f6l allt a\u00f0 180 d\u00f6gum.<\/p>\n

\u00dear a\u00f0 auki \u00fearftu ekki a\u00f0 prenta neitt \u2014 bresk flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g sannreyna ETA st\u00f6\u00f0u stafr\u00e6nt. Lei\u00f0beiningar um tolla Bretlands<\/a> \u00e1 vi\u00f0 s\u00e9rstaklega um v\u00f6rur sem \u00fe\u00fa kemur me\u00f0 inn.<\/p>\n

Hva\u00f0 gerist vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6ri Bretlands me\u00f0 ETA<\/h2>\n

Athuga\u00f0u a\u00f0 ETA-handhafar nota ePassport g\u00e1ttir \u00e1 \u00f6llum a\u00f0komust\u00f6\u00f0um \u00ed Bretlandi, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Edinburgh og helstu farmflutningaskj\u00f3lum. L\u00edfkenna\u00f0ir tenglar vinna \u00feig um 30 sek\u00fandum, hra\u00f0asta landam\u00e6raupplifun Evr\u00f3pu.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ennfremur geta Border Force yfirmenn enn\u00fe\u00e1 spurt frekari spurningar um tilgang heims\u00f3knar, gistingu og lengd dvalar. Sannarlega, a\u00f0 hafa UK ETA tryggir ekki inng\u00f6ngu \u2014 endanleg \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un er \u00e1 h\u00f6ndum Border Force vi\u00f0 gatti\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar eru synjun \u00e1 landam\u00e6runum sjaldg\u00e6f (undir 0,5% komuflutnings). Heathrow Airport afgreiddi 83.9 millj\u00f3n far\u00feega \u00e1ri\u00f0 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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UK ETA mist\u00f6k sem \u00e1 a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/h2>\n

\u00deess vegna eru fimm algengstu mist\u00f6kin: myndarabilun, s\u00ed\u00f0asta stundar ums\u00f3kn, notkun sviksamra \u00feri\u00f0ju a\u00f0ila vefs\u00ed\u00f0u, ums\u00f3kn um rangt flokk og gleymst a\u00f0 endurn\u00fdja eftir endurn\u00fdjun vegabr\u00e9fs. Allt er au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast me\u00f0 skipulagningu.<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega, myndin ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vera \u00ed j\u00f6fnu dagrl\u00fdsi \u00e1n glerkra, h\u00fafuggripar e\u00f0a skugga. Sannarlega, a\u00f0 halda s\u00edmanum 30 cm fr\u00e1 andlitinu \u00e1 l\u00e9tum hv\u00edtum bakgrunni virkar best. Ennfremur, gef\u00f0u a\u00f0 minnsta kosti eina viku milli ums\u00f3knar og fer\u00f0a.<\/p>\n

\u00dear a\u00f0 auki eru einu l\u00f6gm\u00e6tu vefs\u00ed\u00f0urnar gov.uk og opinbera UK ETA appi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 App Store e\u00f0a Google Play. A\u00f0v\u00f6run Breskra innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytis gegn svikum<\/a> listar \u00feekkta svindls\u00ed\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n

UK fer\u00f0atips fyrir ETA gesti<\/h2>\n

Sannarlega \u00e6ttu ETA gestir a\u00f0 skipuleggja fyrir gjaldmi\u00f0il, flutninga og ve\u00f0ur. Bretland notar sterle\u00f0 pund, og snertilaus grei\u00f0slur eru r\u00edkjandi \u00ed borgum. Se\u00f0labanki Englands (2025) greinir fr\u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0ugum gengi.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ennfremur tengja Tube, Eurostar og National Rail net Lndnborg vi\u00f0 flestar helstu borgir. Fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun National Rail<\/a> n\u00e6r til allra lestarkjara um Bretland.<\/p>\n

Hins a\u00f0 framan, \u00e6ttu ETA gestir a\u00f0 muna a\u00f0 Bretland er \u00e1 GMT\/BST t\u00edmabelti. Athyglisvert er a\u00f0 NHS veitir ney\u00f0arhj\u00fakrun, en einkafarartrygging sem n\u00e6r til endurkomi\u00f0ar er m\u00e6lt me\u00f0.<\/p>\n

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Hagn\u00fdt \u00e1bendingar raunverulegir UK ETA gestir tilkynntu 2025\u20132026<\/h2>\n

Vissulega hefur raunverulegir fer\u00f0amenn tilkynnt fimm hagn\u00fdt inns\u00fdn. Athyglisvert er a\u00f0 nota forriti\u00f0 UK ETA \u00e1 iOS e\u00f0a Android tekur um 12 m\u00edn\u00fatur, kostar \u00a316, og \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir berast venjulega innan 24 klst \u00feegar l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ileg g\u00e6\u00f0i eru h\u00e1 (t\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0i UK Home Office, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ennfremur er g\u00e6\u00f0i mynda st\u00e6rsta ors\u00f6k synjana. S\u00e9rstaklega skilar \u00fea\u00f0 hreinstustu ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 halda s\u00edmanum 30 cm fr\u00e1 andlitinu. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki \u00e6ttu fj\u00f6lskyldur a\u00f0 fylla \u00fat hverja ums\u00f3kn s\u00e9rstaklega til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast t\u00f6lvugildrur vegna t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stsdeilna sem tilkynnt var um \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025.<\/p>\n

\u00dev\u00ed skal \u00fe\u00fa \u00fathluta einum r\u00f3legu kv\u00f6ldi, hla\u00f0a s\u00edmanum, safna saman \u00f6llum vegabr\u00e9fum og lj\u00faka \u00f6llum ums\u00f3knum \u00ed einu umfer\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar \u00e6ttu t\u00ed\u00f0ir gestir a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 gildist\u00edma UK ETA mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 gildist\u00edma vegabr\u00e9fs. Reyndar, ef anna\u00f0 hvort rennur \u00fat e\u00f0a er endurn\u00fdja\u00f0, ver\u00f0ur UK ETA ekki lengur gilt.<\/p>\n

Tengdir Fer\u00f0alei\u00f0beiningar til Bretlands<\/h2>\n