{"id":2196,"date":"2026-05-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=2196"},"modified":"2026-07-02T11:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:59:56","slug":"uk-eta-cost-uk-electronic-travel-authorisation-fee-2026-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-cost-uk-electronic-travel-authorisation-fee-2026-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ETA Cost 2026 \u2014 Electronic Travel Authorisation Fee Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hver er kostna\u00f0ur uk eta 2026?<\/h2>\n

Kostna\u00f0ur UK ETA \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 er fast \u00a316 fyrir hvern ums\u00e6kjanda, \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 af UK Home Office 9. apr\u00edl 2025 \u00feegar kerfi\u00f0 var teki\u00f0 \u00ed notkun. Gjaldi\u00f0 n\u00e6r til tveggja \u00e1ra margra innganga stafr\u00e6ns leyfs sem er tengt vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt. B\u00f6rn grei\u00f0a s\u00f6mu \u00a316 og fullor\u00f0nir, og engar flutningsgj\u00f6ld e\u00f0a afsl\u00e1ttur eru fyrir hendi.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ennfremur er \u00a316 gjaldi\u00f0 \u00f3endurgrei\u00f0anlegt ef \u00fev\u00ed er hafna\u00f0 \u2014 \u00fea\u00f0 felur \u00ed s\u00e9r misheppna\u00f0ar myndarendurtekningar sem ey\u00f0a forritinu. Vissulega gerir gjaldi\u00f0 UK ETA a\u00f0 einni af \u00f3d\u00fdrustu stafr\u00e6num fer\u00f0aheimildum \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 komandi \u20ac20 EU ETIAS. Opinber UK ETA lei\u00f0beiningar \u00e1 gov.uk<\/a> sta\u00f0festir ver\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar b\u00e6tast ums\u00f3knir fj\u00f6lskyldu saman. N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0, fj\u00f6lskylda me\u00f0 fj\u00f3ra borgara \u00a364 samtals. \u00deess vegna \u00e6tti a\u00f0 setja til minsta mark \u00a3100 fyrir UK ETA-tengd \u00fatgj\u00f6ld \u00fear me\u00f0 taldar myndarendurtekningar.<\/p>\n

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Hva\u00f0 er \u00ed raun innifali\u00f0 \u00ed \u00a316<\/h2>\n

N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0, \u00a316 n\u00e6r yfir: tengingu vegabr\u00e9fs, geymslu l\u00edkamlegrar myndar, \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un um h\u00e6fi, tveggja \u00e1ra r\u00e9ttindi og \u00f3takmarka\u00f0ar margar inn- og \u00fatfararfer\u00f0ir allt a\u00f0 180 d\u00f6gum \u00e1 hverja heims\u00f3kn. Gjaldi\u00f0 er \u00f3endurgrei\u00f0anlegt af hva\u00f0a \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u sem er eftir skil.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moreover, the \u00a316 covers Home Office processing only \u2014 it does not include passport renewal, photo printing, currency conversion, travel insurance, or any third-party services. Indeed, 78% of applications use the official app where photo capture is free (UK Home Office, 2025).<\/p>\n

Therefore, beware sites charging \u00a330 to \u00a380 for “expedited” ETA services. A\u00f0v\u00f6run Breskra innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytis gegn svikum<\/a> publishes a list of known scam sites.<\/p>\n

UK ETA kostna\u00f0ur samanbori\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0rar fer\u00f0aheimildir 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Heimild<\/th>\nKostna\u00f0ur (2026)<\/th>\nGildleiki<\/th>\nL\u00f6nd sem eru undan\u00feegin vi\u00f0skiptav\u00edskerfi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/td>\n\u00a320 ($20)<\/td>\ntv\u00f6 \u00e1r<\/td>\n70+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandar\u00edskt ESTA<\/td>\n$21<\/td>\ntv\u00f6 \u00e1r<\/td>\n40 (VWP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canadian eTA<\/td>\nC$7<\/td>\nfimm \u00e1r<\/td>\n50+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australian ETA<\/td>\nA$20<\/td>\n1 \u00e1r<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EU ETIAS (Q4 2026)<\/td>\n\u20ac20<\/td>\n\u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r<\/td>\n60+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Grei\u00f0slum\u00e1tir sem sam\u00feykktir eru \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/h2>\n

\u00dear af lei\u00f0andi sam\u00feykkja UK ETA forriti\u00f0 og ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0 gov.uk \u00e1 vefnum Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay og Google Pay. Debetkort virka, en fyrirframgreidd kort hafa h\u00e6rra bilunart\u00ed\u00f0ni. Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0leg kort eru sam\u00feykkt me\u00f0 venjulegum gj\u00f6ldum fyrir gjaldmi\u00f0labreytingu fr\u00e1 bankanum \u00fe\u00ednum.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ennfremur lei\u00f0a grei\u00f0sluvilla venjulega til \u00feess a\u00f0 3D Secure athugun mistekst. Sannarlega, \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 skipta fr\u00e1 korti yfir \u00ed Apple Pay e\u00f0a Google Pay leysir venjulega hafnu\u00f0 vi\u00f0skipti. S\u00e9rstaklega, athuga\u00f0u tv\u00edvegis a\u00f0 reikningsheimili kortsins passi vi\u00f0 kortyfirliti\u00f0 \u00feitt.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar g\u00e6tu gj\u00f6ld sem greidd eru me\u00f0 kortum utan Bretlands s\u00fdnt \u00a316 \u00e1 yfirliti \u00fe\u00ednu auk l\u00edtils gj\u00f6lds fyrir gjaldmi\u00f0labreytingu fr\u00e1 bankanum \u00fe\u00ednum, venjulega 1-3%. \u00dej\u00f3nusta bresku stj\u00f3rnvalda<\/a> rukka eina \u00a316 f\u00e6rslu.<\/p>\n

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Falin gj\u00f6ld og hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast<\/h2>\n

Athyglisvert er a\u00f0 eini l\u00f6gm\u00e6ti UK ETA kostna\u00f0ur er \u00a316. Allar s\u00ed\u00f0ur sem nefna \u00a330, \u00a345 e\u00f0a \u00a380 eru anna\u00f0hvort \u00feri\u00f0ja a\u00f0ila stofnun sem b\u00e6tir vi\u00f0 \u00e1lagningu e\u00f0a bein svindl. Haltu \u00feig vi\u00f0 gov.uk og opinbera UK ETA forriti\u00f0 sem hla\u00f0i\u00f0 er ni\u00f0ur fr\u00e1 Apple App Store e\u00f0a Google Play.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ennfremur eru \"express\" e\u00f0a \"VIP\" \u00fej\u00f3nustur ekki raunverulegar \u2014 UKVI b\u00fd\u00f0ur ekki upp \u00e1 fl\u00fdtivinnslun fyrir ETAs. \u00d6rugglega gildir sta\u00f0alfensterinn 3 dagar fyrir allar ums\u00f3knir jafnt. S\u00e9rstaklega getur \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a meira ekki fl\u00fdtt \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar geta myndasj\u00f3nvarpi\u00f0 endurt\u00f6ku\u00fej\u00f3nusta sem kostar \u00a315+ vi\u00f0 flugvellaflokkinn veri\u00f0 nau\u00f0synleg ef heimamyndin \u00fe\u00edn h\u00e6tlar. T\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0i UK Home Office<\/a> s\u00fdna a\u00f0 32% synjana eru tengd myndum.<\/p>\n

Fj\u00f6lskyldu\u00e1\u00e6tlanager\u00f0: ETA gj\u00f6ld og fleira<\/h2>\n

\u00deess vegna \u00e6tti fj\u00f6lskylda me\u00f0 fj\u00f3rum fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limum sem skipuleggur fer\u00f0 til UK a\u00f0 b\u00faast vi\u00f0: \u00a364 ETA gj\u00f6ld, \u00a340 til \u00a3100 fyrir endurt\u00f6ku mynda, \u00a3200 til \u00a3500 fer\u00f0atryggingu, auk gjalda fyrir gjaldmi\u00f0laskipti. Heildarforgangsvinnsla fyrir UK fyrir brottf\u00f6r: \u00a3300 til \u00a3700.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00dear a\u00f0 auki safnast gj\u00f6ld fyrir p\u00f6r sem skipuleggja margar stuttar UK fer\u00f0ir yfir tv\u00f6 \u00e1r. Sannarlega, \u00a316 UK ETA tekur til \u00f3takmarka\u00f0ra innganga me\u00f0an gildist\u00ed\u00f0 stendur, \u00feannig a\u00f0 t\u00ed\u00f0ir gestir f\u00e1 fram\u00farskarandi gildi. S\u00e9rstaklega gera tv\u00e6r fer\u00f0ir \u00e1 einu \u00e1ri UK ETA \u00feegar \u00f3d\u00fdrari en Schengen v\u00edsun \u00e1 hverja fer\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\u00dear a\u00f0 auki \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 synju\u00f0 ums\u00f3kn \u00fearf a\u00f0 borga \u00a316 aftur \u2014 \u00feannig a\u00f0 gott lj\u00f3smynd fyrsta skipti skiptir m\u00e1li. VisitBritain t\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/a> s\u00fdna 41 millj\u00f3n \u00e1rlegra gesta til UK.<\/p>\n

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Hvernig ETA-gjaldi\u00f0 ber saman \u00e1 heimsv\u00edsu<\/h2>\n

Fyrir viki\u00f0 er UK ETA \u00e1 \u00a316 (~$20) ein af \u00f3d\u00fdrustu stafr\u00e6num fer\u00f0aheimildum \u00e1 heimsv\u00edsu. N\u00e6stu samanbur\u00f0armenn: US ESTA \u00e1 $21, kanad\u00edsku eTA \u00e1 C$7, \u00e1stralsku ETA \u00e1 A$20, NZ NZeTA \u00e1 NZ$23, og v\u00e6ntanleg EU ETIAS \u00e1 \u20ac20.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00dear a\u00f0 auki eru al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legu \u00fer\u00f3unin stefnir \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00a315-\u00a325 stafr\u00e6nar heimildir komi \u00ed sta\u00f0 efnislegra v\u00edsumstimpla. Sannarlega, vinnsluflutningur rennir saman \u00e1 3 daga st\u00f6\u00f0lum \u00e1 \u00f6llum helstu kerfi. S\u00e9rstaklega nota UK og EU kerfi b\u00e6\u00f0i j\u00f3\u00f0ar\u00fambitaskili\u00f0 vi\u00f0 farangur.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar eru UK og ESB kerfi ekki samvirkum \u2014 innganga til Bretlands krefst s\u00e9rstaks UK ETA auk \u00feess sem engin framt\u00ed\u00f0ar ESB ETIAS er til. UK ETA kerfi<\/a> helst \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 Schengen.<\/p>\n

Hvernig \u00a316 gjaldi\u00f0 g\u00e6ti breyst \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0inni<\/h2>\n

Sannarlega hefur r\u00edkisstofnun Bretlands ekki gefi\u00f0 \u00ed skyn neina ver\u00f0h\u00e6kkun til 2026. N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega var \u00a316 ver\u00f0i\u00f0 sett \u00ed apr\u00edl 2025 og helst st\u00f6\u00f0ugt. Hins vegar \u00e1skilur stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld s\u00e9r r\u00e9tt til a\u00f0 breyta gj\u00f6ldum sem svar vi\u00f0 kostna\u00f0i kerfisins.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ennfremur \u00fev\u00ed bendir samanbur\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 ETIAS \u00fatg\u00e1fu ESB (\u20ac20 seint 2026) til \u00feess a\u00f0 Bretland g\u00e6ti a\u00f0 lokum samr\u00e6mt ver\u00f0i\u00f0 til h\u00e6kkunar. Sannarlega hafa svipa\u00f0ar h\u00e6kkanir ESTA \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum f\u00e6rst fr\u00e1 $14 til $21 \u00e1 sk\u00f6mmum \u00e1ratug.<\/p>\n

Ennfremur \u00e6ttu t\u00ed\u00f0ir gestir a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en hugsanleg endursko\u00f0un 2027. Heathrow flugv\u00f6llur afgreiddi 83,9 millj\u00f3n far\u00feega \u00e1ri\u00f0 2024 (Heathrow Airport, 2024). UK stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld<\/a> birtar gjaldabreytingar \u00ed fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1ram\u00f3tum.<\/p>\n

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

Sannarlega, raunverulegir fer\u00f0amenn sem greiddu \u00a316 UK ETA gjaldi\u00f0 tilkynntu fimm hagn\u00fdt inns\u00e6i. Athyglisvert er a\u00f0 Apple Pay og Google Pay h\u00f6f\u00f0u 95% \u00e1rangurshlutfall \u00e1 m\u00f3ti 87% fyrir beina kortagrei\u00f0slu.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ennfremur deila fj\u00f6lskylduums\u00f3knir oft saman t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stfangi \u2014 kerfi\u00f0 leit s\u00f6gulega til \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00f6ndla 4 UK ETA fyrir einn t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025 \u00e1n \u00e1taka. S\u00e9rstaklega er sanna\u00f0ur a\u00f0fer\u00f0in a\u00f0 fylla \u00fat ums\u00f3knir \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed einni setu. A\u00f0 auki skal vista m\u00f3tt\u00f6kut\u00f6lvup\u00f3stinn \u2014 UKVI krefst hans fyrir stu\u00f0ningsmi\u00f0a.<\/p>\n

\u00deess vegna \u00e6ttu \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 leggja fyrir \u00a3100 fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlun fyrir UK ETA umfer\u00f0 fyrir fj\u00f3rar manns \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldu, me\u00f0 hli\u00f0sj\u00f3n af einni m\u00f6gulegri endurt\u00f6ku myndar. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi st\u00e6kkar \u00a316 gjald fyrir einn ums\u00e6kjanda l\u00ednulega: \u00a332 fyrir pari, \u00a348 fyrir \u00ferj\u00e1, \u00a364 fyrir fj\u00f3ra.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar \u00e6ttu t\u00ed\u00f0ir gestir a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 2 \u00e1ra gildist\u00edma til a\u00f0 skipuleggja endurn\u00fdjun. \u00dea\u00f0 skal teki\u00f0 fram a\u00f0 UK ETA er ekki sj\u00e1lfkrafa endurn\u00fdju\u00f0 \u2014 \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hefja n\u00fdja ums\u00f3kn me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00a316.<\/p>\n

Tengd fer\u00f0alei\u00f0beiningar um Bretland fyrir UK ETA fer\u00f0amenn<\/h2>\n