{"id":2717,"date":"2026-06-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2026-10-26T00:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T00:10:52","slug":"which-countries-do-not-require-6-months-of-passport-validity-2026-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/which-countries-do-not-require-6-months-of-passport-validity-2026-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Which countries do not require 6 months of passport validity: Everything You Need to Know in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vegabr\u00e9f<\/p>\n

TL;DR:<\/strong> Bretagar\u00f0i\u00f0 krefst ekki 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a vegabr\u00e9fagildis: GOV.UK segir a\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera gilt fyrir alla dv\u00f6lina \u00fe\u00edna og ETA \u00feinn endar \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f rennur \u00fat. \u00deessi lei\u00f0beiningar \u00fatsk\u00fdra opinbera ferli Home Office, \u00a320 ETA gjaldi\u00f0 auk hugsanlegra vegabr\u00e9fa- e\u00f0a tryggingarkostna\u00f0ar, raunh\u00e6far vinnslugluggar, algengustu mist\u00f6k sem valda h\u00f6fnunum og kr\u00f6fur um fylgig\u00f6gn sem eru \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 gov.uk svo a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa getir skipulagt fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna til Bretlands me\u00f0 fullri sj\u00e1lfstraust og engum \u00f3v\u00e6ntum kostna\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

Fer\u00f0amenn sem rannsaka hva\u00f0a l\u00f6nd krefjast ekki 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a giltis vegabr\u00e9fs<\/strong> \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 standa frammi fyrir landslagi sem hefur breyst me\u00f0 fullri \u00fatf\u00e6rslu UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), \u00e1framhaldandi umskiptum yfir \u00ed UK eVisa kerfi\u00f0 og framfylgni stj\u00f3rnvalda \u00e1 n\u00fdju \u00a320 ETA gjaldi sem t\u00f3k gildi 8. apr\u00edl 2026. \u00deessi alhli\u00f0a handb\u00f3k gengur \u00ed gegn um hva\u00f0 \u00feessi sex m\u00e1na\u00f0a regla merkir \u00ed raun \u00ed dag, hva\u00f0 gov.uk krefst, hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 kostar, raunh\u00e6f t\u00edmasetning og hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 hefur samspil vi\u00f0 v\u00ed\u00f0ara ETA ramma. Vi\u00f0 vitnum til Home Office, HMPO og Post Office \u00fear sem ver\u00f0 og reglur gilda og vi\u00f0 tengum \u00e1 a\u00f0f\u00f6ng okkar um \u00f6nnur UK ETA fyrir d\u00fdpri k\u00f6f eins og Fer\u00f0amannaleyfisferli Bretlands<\/a>, hinn lei\u00f0r\u00e9tta UK ETA mist\u00f6k<\/a>, og okkar v\u00ed\u00f0ari listi yfir h\u00e6f l\u00f6nd<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Flj\u00f3tar sta\u00f0reyndir<\/th>\n2026 gildi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
UK ETA gjald<\/td>\n\u00a320 per person (gildir fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 8. apr\u00edl 2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gildleiki<\/td>\n2 \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til tengd vegab\u00f3k rennur \u00fat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vinnslut\u00edmi<\/td>\nVenjulega innan 1 virkra dags (oft m\u00edn\u00fatur); reikni\u00f0 me\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 3 virkum d\u00f6gum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dv\u00f6l leyf\u00f0<\/td>\nAllt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir \u00e1 hverja heims\u00f3kn, margar innf\u00e6rslur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vegabr\u00e9f fyrir fullor\u00f0inn (\u00e1 netinu)<\/td>\n\u00a3102 (HMPO, 10 \u00e1ra gildissvi\u00f0, fr\u00e1 8. apr\u00edl 2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Opinber heimild<\/td>\ngov.uk\/lei\u00f0beiningar\/ums\u00f3kn-um-rafr\u00e6na-fer\u00f0aleyfi-eta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir reglan um sex m\u00e1na\u00f0a gildi vegab\u00f3ka \u00ed raun?<\/h2>\n

Spurningin um 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a vegabr\u00e9fagildingu er ein af hinum prakt\u00edsku \u00ferautum sem UK ETA ums\u00e6kjendur standa frammi fyrir \u00ed hverri viku. \u00cd stuttu m\u00e1li tekur \u00fea\u00f0 til fylgigagna, h\u00e6fni e\u00f0a gjalds\u00fe\u00e1tts sem situr vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 ETA \u2013 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 visa-undan\u00feegnum l\u00f6ndum \u00feurfa enn gild landsborgarvegabr\u00e9f (l\u00edfm\u00e6tkort er ekki nau\u00f0synlegt), g\u00e6tu \u00feurft fer\u00f0atryggingu fyrir l\u00e6knisvernd (Bretagar\u00f0i\u00f0 veitir flestum gestum ekki \u00f3keypis NHS me\u00f0fer\u00f0) og \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 ganga \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 s\u00e9 gilt fyrir alla dv\u00f6lina \u00fe\u00edna \u2013 Bretagar\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur engar vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarreglur um 3- e\u00f0a 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a gildissvi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\"Passport<\/p>\n

Lykilmunurinn \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 er a\u00f0 \u00feessi regla virkar samhli\u00f0a UK ETA, ekki \u00ed sta\u00f0inn fyrir hana. Hugsa\u00f0u um heimildina sem \u00a320, tveggja \u00e1ra, fj\u00f6lskipuleg forsam\u00feykki sem er bundi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 eina vegab\u00f3k. Gildiskrafan stj\u00f3rnar hins vegar aukag\u00f6gnum, skilyr\u00f0um e\u00f0a ferli sem \u00e1kvar\u00f0ar hvort UK ETA ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn e\u00f0a fer\u00f0ir \u00fe\u00ednar gangi vel. Fyrir frekari uppl\u00fdsingar um hvernig sam\u00feykktin tengist \u00feeirri vegab\u00f3k, sj\u00e1 okkar hven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA<\/a> handb\u00f3k og opinbera heimas\u00ed\u00f0u Home Office \u00e1 gov.uk. Deildin birti uppf\u00e6r\u00f0a \u00fatf\u00e6rsluskr\u00e1 s\u00edna fyrir 2025\u20132026 \u00fear sem fram kemur a\u00f0 allir \u00feegnar sem ekki \u00feurfa vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 hafa UK ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir st\u00edga um bor\u00f0 \u00ed flugst\u00f6\u00f0 sem fer til Bretlands, og flugf\u00e9l\u00f6gin eru \u00e1byrg fyrir \u00a32.000 sekr fyrir hvern far\u00feega sem \u00feau flytja til Bretlands \u00e1n tilskilins UK ETA (kafli 40 \u00ed l\u00f6gum um innflytjendur og h\u00e6lisleitendur fr\u00e1 1999).<\/p>\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

Skref-fyrir-skref ferli<\/h2>\n
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Pro-r\u00e1\u00f0:<\/strong> Athuga\u00f0u alltaf n\u00fdjustu gj\u00f6ldin og vinnsluglugga \u00e1 opinbera s\u00ed\u00f0u UK Home Office \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>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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  1. Sta\u00f0festu h\u00e6fi.<\/strong> Lesi\u00f0 okkar Fer\u00f0amannaleyfisferli Bretlands<\/a> handb\u00f3k og athugi\u00f0 gov.uk \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fei\u00f0 byrji\u00f0. Flestir skammt\u00edmagestir fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum \u00fear sem ekki er krafist vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunnar \u00feurfa UK ETA fr\u00e1 2026, en sumir handhafar vegabr\u00e9fs (td \u00edslendingar) eru undan\u00feegnir.<\/li>\n
  2. Safna\u00f0u saman skj\u00f6lum.<\/strong> Gilt vegabr\u00e9f (\u00fea\u00f0 \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 vera l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ilegt rafr\u00e6nt vegabr\u00e9f) sem gildir alla dv\u00f6l \u00fe\u00edna, kort fyrir \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0 og sk\u00fdr stafr\u00e6n mynd (opinbera UK ETA snjalls\u00edmav\u00e9l forriti\u00f0 er au\u00f0veldast \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 skannar flaugakipuna ef vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt hefur einn, annars les \u00fea\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsingas\u00ed\u00f0una).<\/li>\n
  3. Sendu \u00e1 opinbera g\u00e1tt e\u00f0a forrit.<\/strong> Nota\u00f0u a\u00f0eins gov.uk \u00fej\u00f3nustuna e\u00f0a forrit Home Office \u2014 aldrei borinn umbo\u00f0smann. Greiddu \u00a320 beint til Home Office. Forriti\u00f0 tekur Apple Pay, Google Pay og flest helstu kort.<\/li>\n
  4. B\u00edddu eftir \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unart\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti.<\/strong> Flestar sv\u00f6run berast innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna; reikna\u00f0u me\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 3 virkum d\u00f6gum. Sam\u00feykki \u00feitt er tengt stafr\u00e6nt vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa s\u00f3ttir um me\u00f0 \u2013 engin l\u00edmmi\u00f0i e\u00f0a papp\u00edrsgagn 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

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

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