{"id":2715,"date":"2026-06-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=2715"},"modified":"2026-10-26T07:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T07:48:01","slug":"how-long-do-you-need-on-your-passport-to-travel-2026-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/how-long-do-you-need-on-your-passport-to-travel-2026-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Hversu langan gildist\u00edma \u00fearftu \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast 2026 \u2014 Fullkominn lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gildur<\/p>\n\n

TL;DR:<\/strong> Fyrir Bretland \u00fearf vegab\u00f3kin \u00fe\u00edn a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 vera gild fyrir alla dv\u00f6lina \u00fe\u00edna \u2014 engin vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a regla \u2014 og UK ETA \u00fe\u00edn (\u00a320 fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 8. apr\u00edl 2026) er tengd vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 vegab\u00f3k. \u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir \u00fatsk\u00fdrir opinbera ferli heimaborgarnefndarinnar, \u00a320 UK ETA gjaldi\u00f0 auk tengdra vegab\u00f3ka- e\u00f0a tryggingaregilda, raunh\u00e6f vinnsluglugga, algengustu mist\u00f6k sem valda h\u00f6fnunum, og skj\u00f6lunarkr\u00f6fur sem eru \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 gov.uk svo a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa getir skipulagt fer\u00f0 \u00fe\u00edna til Bretlands me\u00f0 fullri sj\u00e1lfs\u00e1rs og engum \u00f3v\u00e6ntum kostna\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n

Fer\u00f0amenn sem rannsaka hversu mikla gildingu vegabr\u00e9fs \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast<\/strong> in 2026 face a landscape that has shifted with the full rollout of the UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), the ongoing transition to the UK eVisa system, and the Home Office’s enforcement of the new \u00a320 ETA fee that took effect on 9 April 2025. This comprehensive guide walks through what single trip travel insurance actually means today, what gov.uk requires, what it costs, the realistic timing, and how it interacts with the wider ETA framework. We cite the Home Office, HMPO and the Post Office where prices and rules apply, and we link out to our other UK ETA resources for deeper dives such as the listi yfir h\u00e6f l\u00f6nd<\/a>, hinn Lei\u00f0beiningar um ETA-grei\u00f0slu \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a>, og okkar v\u00ed\u00f0ari Reglur um eftirlits Bresku landam\u00e6ra<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flj\u00f3tar sta\u00f0reyndir<\/th>2026 gildi<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
UK ETA gjald<\/td>\u00a320 per person (gildir fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 8. apr\u00edl 2026)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Gildleiki<\/td>2 \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til tengd vegab\u00f3k rennur \u00fat<\/td><\/tr>\n
Vinnslut\u00edmi<\/td>Venjulega innan 1 virkra dags (oft m\u00edn\u00fatur); reikni\u00f0 me\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 3 virkum d\u00f6gum<\/td><\/tr>\n
Dv\u00f6l leyf\u00f0<\/td>Allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir \u00e1 hverja heims\u00f3kn, margar innf\u00e6rslur<\/td><\/tr>\n
Vegabr\u00e9f fyrir fullor\u00f0inn (\u00e1 netinu)<\/td>\u00a3102 fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 8. apr\u00edl 2026, \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00a394.50 (HMPO, 10 \u00e1ra gildist\u00edmi)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Opinber heimild<\/td>gov.uk\/lei\u00f0beiningar\/ums\u00f3kn-um-rafr\u00e6na-fer\u00f0aleyfi-eta<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir gildingu vegabr\u00e9fs fyrir fer\u00f0ir til Bretlands \u00ed raun?<\/h2>\n

Hva\u00f0a l\u00f6nd krefjast ekki 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a giltis vegabr\u00e9fs er ein af hagn\u00fdtum spurningum sem UK ETA ums\u00e6kjendur standa frammi fyrir \u00ed hverri viku. \u00cd stuttu m\u00e1li, \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e6r yfir skj\u00f6l, h\u00e6fni e\u00f0a gjaldahlut sem sitjandi samhli\u00f0a ETA \u2014 og \u00fea\u00f0 skiptir m\u00e1li vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 ETA sj\u00e1lft kemur ekki \u00ed sta\u00f0 undirliggjandi vegabr\u00e9fs- e\u00f0a tryggingarkrafna. Fer\u00f0amenn fr\u00e1 vegapassafrj\u00e1lsum l\u00f6ndum \u00feurfa enn gild l\u00edfeyrisbr\u00e9f, g\u00e6tu \u00feurft fer\u00f0atryggingu fyrir l\u00e6knis\u00farr\u00e6\u00f0i (Bretland veitir flestum gestum ekki \u00f3keypis NHS me\u00f0fer\u00f0), og ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 fara eftir birtu gildisreglum HMPO fyrir vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft.<\/p>\n\n

\"Margar<\/p>\n\n

Lykilmunurinn \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 er a\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fagildi\u00f0 virkar samhli\u00f0a ETA, en ekki \u00ed sta\u00f0inn fyrir \u00fea\u00f0. ETA er \u00a320, tveggja \u00e1ra, margar f\u00e6rslur fyrir-heimild tengd vegabr\u00e9finu sem \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0. Reglan sj\u00e1lf sn\u00fdst um stu\u00f0ningsskjali\u00f0, skilyr\u00f0i e\u00f0a ferli sem \u00e1kvar\u00f0ar hvort ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn e\u00f0a fer\u00f0in sj\u00e1lf gangi vel. N\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar um hvernig ETA tengist vegabr\u00e9fi \u00fe\u00ednu er a\u00f0 finna \u00e1 okkar G\u00e1tlisti fyrir fer\u00f0ir til Bretlands<\/a> lei\u00f0beiningar og opinbera s\u00ed\u00f0u Home Office \u00e1 gov.uk. Home Office birti uppf\u00e6r\u00f0a dreifinga\u00e1\u00e6tlun s\u00edna fyrir 2025\u20132026 \u00fear sem fram kemur a\u00f0 allir \u00feeir sem ekki eru v\u00edsavaldandi r\u00edkisborgarar ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 hafa UK ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir ganga um bor\u00f0 \u00ed flutning til Bretlands, og flutningsa\u00f0ilar sj\u00e1lfir eru sekir samkv\u00e6mt Carriers' Liability Act ef \u00feeir fara me\u00f0 far\u00feega \u00e1n hennar.<\/p>\n\n

Innan \u00feessa ramma v\u00edsar Passport 10 year rule oftast til eins af \u00feremur hlutum: stu\u00f0ningsg\u00f6gn (vegab\u00f3k, trygging, s\u00f6nnun \u00e1 gistingu), ferli hj\u00e1 Home Office (ums\u00f3kn, grei\u00f0sla, \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un, k\u00e6ra) e\u00f0a reglur sem eru s\u00e9rst\u00e6kar fyrir flokk (b\u00f6rn, umfer\u00f0, vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0ir). Vi\u00f0 n\u00e1um yfir hvern hluta \u00ed k\u00f6flunum h\u00e9r a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an, me\u00f0 vi\u00f0eigandi gj\u00f6ldum, t\u00edmal\u00ednum og opinberum tilv\u00edsunum.<\/p>\n\n

Skref-fyrir-skref ferli<\/h2>\n

Pro-r\u00e1\u00f0:<\/strong> Athuga\u00f0u alltaf n\u00fdjustu gjaldi\u00f0 og vinnsluglugga \u00e1 opinbera vefs\u00ed\u00f0u breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar \u00e1 stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld.uk<\/a> \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa grei\u00f0ir hva\u00f0a \u00feri\u00f0ja a\u00f0ila \u2014 gj\u00f6ld og reglur geta breyst milli fj\u00e1rlagayfirl\u00fdsinga, og \u00a320 ETA gjaldi\u00f0 er eina grei\u00f0slan sem Home Office tekur fyrir ETA sj\u00e1lft.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

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  1. Sta\u00f0festu h\u00e6fi.<\/strong> Athuga\u00f0u opinbera listi yfir h\u00e6f l\u00f6nd<\/a> \u00e1 gov.uk fyrir upphaf. Flestir skammt\u00edmavistir fr\u00e1 visumlausaflokkum \u00feurfa UK ETA fr\u00e1 2026, en sumir vegabr\u00e9faeigendur (td \u00edslenskir borgarar) eru undanteknir.<\/li>\n
  2. Safna\u00f0u saman skj\u00f6lum.<\/strong> Vegabr\u00e9f sem er gilt \u00ed a\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarki allan dv\u00f6lartimann \u00feinn, kort fyrir \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0 og sk\u00e6r stafr\u00e6n mynd (nota\u00f0u opinbera UK ETA snjalls\u00edmaforriti\u00f0 fyrir bestu ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u \u2014 \u00fea\u00f0 les fl\u00f6guna beint).<\/li>\n
  3. Sendu \u00e1 opinbera g\u00e1tt e\u00f0a forrit.<\/strong> Nota\u00f0u a\u00f0eins gov.uk \u00fej\u00f3nustuna e\u00f0a “UK ETA” fars\u00edmaforriti \u2014 aldrei launa\u00f0a umbo\u00f0smann. Grei\u00f0\u00f0u \u00a320 beint til Home Office. Forriti\u00f0 sam\u00feykkir Apple Pay, Google Pay og flestar helstu kreditkort.<\/li>\n
  4. B\u00edddu eftir \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unart\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti.<\/strong> Flestar sv\u00f6r berast innan m\u00edn\u00fatna; reikna\u00f0u me\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 3 virkum d\u00f6gum. \u00dea\u00f0 tengist \u00fev\u00ed vegabr\u00e9fi rafr\u00e6nt \u2014 engin l\u00edmmi\u00f0i e\u00f0a papp\u00edrsskjal krafist.<\/li>\n
  5. Fer\u00f0a\u00f0u og s\u00fdndu vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt vi\u00f0 komuna.<\/strong> Flutningsa\u00f0ilar og Border Force athuga UK ETA \u00e1 m\u00f3ti vegabr\u00e9fi \u00fe\u00ednu. Ber\u00f0u s\u00f6nnun um frekari fer\u00f0 og gistingu fyrir Border Force vi\u00f0tal ef \u00f3ska\u00f0 er.<\/li>\n
  6. Sendu inn n\u00fdja ums\u00f3kn \u00feegar gildist\u00edmi rennur \u00fat.<\/strong> Ef \u00feinn vegabr\u00e9f er endurn\u00fdja\u00f0, h\u00e6ttir UK ETA a\u00f0 virka \u2014 \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 endurbyggja ums\u00f3kn me\u00f0 n\u00fdju vegabr\u00e9fan\u00famerinu. Skipulag\u00f0u \u00feetta me\u00f0 tilliti til endurn\u00fdjunarlotu vegabr\u00e9fs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    Kostna\u00f0ur og gj\u00f6ld \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/h2>\n

    Gagns\u00e6i gjalda er nau\u00f0synleg. Fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 2026:<\/p>\n