{"id":2718,"date":"2026-06-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2026-10-26T08:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:11:42","slug":"biometric-passport-meaning-2026-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/biometric-passport-meaning-2026-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sk\u00fdrsl\u00f3andi vegabr\u00e9f sk\u00fdr\u00f0: Ferli, Gj\u00f6ld og T\u00edmasetning (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

TL;DR:<\/strong> L\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ileg vegabr\u00e9f (e-vegabr\u00e9f) hefur rafr\u00e6nt fl\u00eds sem geymir pers\u00f3nulegar uppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar og mynd, en \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft ekki einn fyrir UK ETA (\u00a320 fr\u00e1 8. apr\u00edl 2026) \u2013 hva\u00f0a gilt landsbundi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f dugar. \u00deessi handb\u00f3k \u00fatsk\u00fdrir opinbera ferli Innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytisins, \u00a320 UK ETA gjaldi\u00f0 auk hugsanlegra vegabr\u00e9fs- e\u00f0a tryggingarkotninga, raunh\u00e6far vinnslugluggar, algengustu mist\u00f6kin sem valda synjunum, og kr\u00f6fur um g\u00f6gn sem samr\u00e6mst gov.uk svo a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa getir skipulagt Bretlandsferli\u00f0 \u00feitt me\u00f0 fullri sj\u00e1lfstrausti og \u00e1n \u00f3v\u00e6ntra kostna\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n

Fer\u00f0amenn sem rannsaka l\u00edf\u00e6\u00f0ri vegabr\u00e9fsmerking<\/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 hven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA<\/a>, og okkar v\u00ed\u00f0ari Reglur um eftirlits Bresku landam\u00e6ra<\/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, \u00e1 netinu, fr\u00e1 8. apr\u00edl 2026; 10 \u00e1ra gildi)<\/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 er l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ilegt vegabr\u00e9f?<\/h2>\n

L\u00edf\u00e6\u00f0ilegur vegabr\u00e9f (e-vegabr\u00e9f) er vegabr\u00e9f me\u00f0 innbygg\u00f0u rafeindakippa sem geymir pers\u00f3nuuppl\u00fdsingar handhafa og stafr\u00e6na mynd. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft ekki einn fyrir UK ETA \u2013 hva\u00f0a gilt innlent vegabr\u00e9f sem sannar au\u00f0kenni \u00feitt og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni dugar. Vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt skiptir enn\u00fe\u00e1 m\u00e1li, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ETA er tengd n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega vegabr\u00e9finu sem \u00fe\u00fa s\u00f3ttir um me\u00f0. Fer\u00f0amenn fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum \u00e1n v\u00edsukrafa \u00feurfa enn\u00fe\u00e1 gilt innlent vegabr\u00e9f (\u00fea\u00f0 \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 vera l\u00edf\u00e6\u00f0ilegt e-vegabr\u00e9f), g\u00e6tu \u00feurft fer\u00f0atryggingu fyrir l\u00e6knisvernd (Bretland veitir flestum gestum ekki \u00f3keypis NHS me\u00f0fer\u00f0), og ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 hl\u00edta birtu reglum HMPO um r\u00e9ttm\u00e6ti vegabr\u00e9fsins sj\u00e1lfs.<\/p>\n

\"Breskir<\/p>\n

Lykilmunurinn \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 er s\u00e1 a\u00f0 l\u00edf\u00e6\u00f0ri vegabr\u00e9fsmerking virkar samhli\u00f0a UK ETA, ekki \u00ed sta\u00f0 hennar. UK ETA er \u00a320, tveggja \u00e1ra, margfalt inngangsvirkjun sem er bundin vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt. l\u00edf\u00e6\u00f0ri vegabr\u00e9fsmerking tengist stu\u00f0ningsskjalinu, skilyr\u00f0inu e\u00f0a ferli sem \u00e1kvar\u00f0ar hvort UK ETA ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn e\u00f0a fer\u00f0al\u00f6g \u00fe\u00edn takist. Fyrir meira um hvernig UK ETA tengist vegabr\u00e9fi \u00fe\u00ednu, sj\u00e1\u00f0u okkar UK ETA um Eurostar<\/a> lei\u00f0beiningum og opinberum s\u00ed\u00f0u Home Office \u00e1 gov.uk. Home Office birti uppf\u00e6r\u00f0a \u00fatf\u00e6rsluskr\u00e1 s\u00edna fyrir 2025\u20132026 \u00fear sem tilgreint er a\u00f0 allir sem ekki \u00feurfa v\u00edsu ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 hafa ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir fara um bor\u00f0 \u00ed flutningami\u00f0il sem binda \u00e1 Bretland, \u00fear sem flutningsa\u00f0ilar bera \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 2.000 punda sektum fyrir hvern far\u00feega samkv\u00e6mt kafla 40 laga um innflytjendam\u00e1l og h\u00e6lisr\u00e9ttar 1999 ef \u00feeir flytja mann sem hefur ekki nau\u00f0synlega ETA.<\/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> Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u okkar listi yfir h\u00e6f l\u00f6nd<\/a> og opinberri lei\u00f0beiningum \u00e1 gov.uk \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa byrjar. Flestir skammt\u00edmagestar fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum \u00e1n v\u00edsukrafa \u00feurfa UK ETA fr\u00e1 2026, en sum vegabr\u00e9faeigendur (t.d. \u00cdrskir borgarar) eru undanteknir.<\/li>\n
  2. Safna\u00f0u saman skj\u00f6lum.<\/strong> Gilt vegabr\u00e9f (\u00fea\u00f0 \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 vera l\u00edf\u00e6\u00f0ilegt) sem n\u00e6r yfir alla opphaldst\u00edmann \u00feinn, kort fyrir \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0, og sk\u00fdr stafr\u00e6n mynd af andliti \u00fe\u00ednu (nota\u00f0u \u201eUK ETA\" fars\u00edmaapp Home Office \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 getur lesi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fskippann \u00feinn 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> Flestir svara berast innan nokkurra min\u00fatna; leyf\u00f0u allt a\u00f0 3 virka daga. UK ETA er tengt rafr\u00e6nt vi\u00f0 vegab\u00f3kina \u00fe\u00edna \u2014 engin l\u00edmmi\u00f0i e\u00f0a papp\u00edrsskjal \u00fearf.<\/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