{"id":3048,"date":"2026-06-29T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=3048"},"modified":"2026-07-10T20:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:26:43","slug":"who-needs-a-uk-eta-2026-traveller-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/who-needs-a-uk-eta-2026-traveller-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Hver \u00fearf UK ETA \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026? Fullur lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir eftir tegundum fer\u00f0amanna"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flj\u00f3tlegasta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 vita hvort rafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0aheimild (Electronic Travel Authorisation) gildir fyrir fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna er a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a tilgang heims\u00f3knarinnar \u00feinnar, ekki bara vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt. A\u00f0 spyrja hverjir \u00feurfa UK ETA<\/strong> er \u00ed rauninni spurning um fer\u00f0ategund \u2014 fer\u00f0amennska, vi\u00f0skipti, flutninga, n\u00e1m e\u00f0a heims\u00f3knir til fj\u00f6lskyldu. \u00deessi handb\u00f3k sundurgreinar \u00fea\u00f0 eftir svi\u00f0smyndum svo \u00fe\u00fa getir \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 nokkrum m\u00edn\u00fatum.<\/p>\n

TL;DR:<\/strong> Hverjir \u00feurfa UK ETA?<\/strong> Fer\u00f0amenn \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9faskyldu sem koma \u00ed fer\u00f0amennsku, vi\u00f0skiptum, stuttu n\u00e1mi, til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja fj\u00f6lskyldu e\u00f0a jafnvel til a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum flugst\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed Bretlandi \u00feurfa almennt \u00a316 UK ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir fer\u00f0ast. Breskir og \u00edrskir borgarar og \u00feeir sem eru me\u00f0 n\u00faverandi st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00ed Bretlandi \u00feurfa ekki. Hver fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur \u00fearf s\u00edna eigin heimild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Flj\u00f3tlegar sta\u00f0reyndir: Hverjir \u00feurfa UK ETA<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Fer\u00f0amenn (l\u00f6nd \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fakrafa)<\/td>\nUK ETA krafist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vi\u00f0skiptamenn<\/td>\nUK ETA krafist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Far\u00feegar \u00ed flugflutninga<\/td>\nVenjulega krafist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B\u00f6rn og ungab\u00f6rn<\/td>\nUK ETA krafist (eigin ums\u00f3kn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bresk og \u00edrsk r\u00edkisborg<\/td>\nEkki krafist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Hver \u00fearf UK ETA, \u00ed einum setningi?<\/h2>\n

Hver \u00fearf UK ETA: allir fer\u00f0amenn sem ekki \u00feurfa vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun og eru a\u00f0 fara til e\u00f0a \u00ed gegnum Bretland fyrir stutta dvali\u00f0, nema \u00feeir s\u00e9u bresk e\u00f0a \u00edrsk r\u00edkisborgarar e\u00f0a eigi n\u00fa \u00feegar leyfi til innflytjunar \u00ed Bretland.<\/strong> Ef r\u00edkisfang \u00feitt leyfir \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Bretland \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunnar, \u00fe\u00e1 er UK ETA forsam\u00feykki sem \u00fe\u00fa fyllir n\u00fa \u00fat \u00ed sta\u00f0inn. Reglan er sta\u00f0fest \u00ed opinberrri UK ETA lei\u00f0beiningar<\/a> (UK Home Office, s\u00f3tt 23. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026) og hefur gilti fyrir evr\u00f3psku r\u00edkisborgara s\u00ed\u00f0an 2. apr\u00edl 2025.<\/p>\n

Vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 krafan fer eftir tilgangi \u00fe\u00ednum og st\u00f6\u00f0u fremur en bara vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu, hj\u00e1lpar \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed gegnum \u00fe\u00edna s\u00e9rst\u00f6ku st\u00f6\u00f0u. Kaflarnir h\u00e9r a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an n\u00e1 yfir algengustu fer\u00f0ategundir og hvort hver um sig \u00fearf UK ETA. Ef \u00fe\u00fa vilt a\u00f0eins sta\u00f0festa a\u00f0 landi\u00f0 \u00feitt s\u00e9 \u00e1 listanum, sj\u00e1\u00f0u okkar UK ETA \u2013 h\u00e6f l\u00f6ndum<\/a> lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir.<\/p>\n

\u00deurfa fer\u00f0amenn og fr\u00ed\u00adritun\u00adar\u00admenn UK ETA?<\/h2>\n

J\u00e1 \u2014 fer\u00f0amenn og fr\u00ed\u00adritun\u00adar\u00admenn fr\u00e1 v\u00edsavonsleysum l\u00f6ndum \u00feurfa UK ETA fyrir hva\u00f0a heims\u00f3kn sem er allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i.<\/strong> Hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa ey\u00f0ir helgi \u00ed London e\u00f0a fer\u00f0lagar \u00e1 Sk\u00f3ti \u00ed tvo vikur, fr\u00ed\u00adt\u00ed\u00f0\u00adar\u00adfer\u00f0ir falla alveg innan UK ETA kr\u00f6funnar. Heimildirnar kosta \u00a316, leyfa margar heims\u00f3knir \u00e1 tveimur \u00e1rum og ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 vera sam\u00feykktar \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa stigur um bor\u00f0 \u00e1 flugv\u00e9lina.<\/p>\n

\u00deetta er einn st\u00e6rsti h\u00f3purinn sem hefur \u00e1hrif. Gjaldi\u00f0 h\u00e6kka\u00f0i \u00far \u00a310 \u00ed \u00a316 \u00ed apr\u00edl 2025 og \u00ed \u00a320 8. apr\u00edl 2026, beitt \u00e1 hvern afslappu\u00f0an fer\u00f0alanginn (UK ETA lei\u00f0beiningar<\/a>, sko\u00f0a\u00f0 23. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026). Engin s\u00e9rst\u00f6k \u201efer\u00f0amannaleyfis\u00adskr\u00e1\" er til \u2014 UK ETA n\u00e6r yfir hef\u00f0bun\u00addin fr\u00edrit\u00adun\u00adar\u00adheims\u00f3knir og sama sex m\u00e1na\u00f0a\u00adtakm\u00f6rk gildir og fyrir a\u00f0ra gesta\u00adtegundir undir Venjulegur gestur<\/a> reglur.<\/p>\n

\"Vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur
Vi\u00f0skiptama\u00f0ur sem \u00fearf UK ETA \u00e1 flugvellinum (Mynd: William Larsen\/Pexels)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pro-r\u00e1\u00f0:<\/strong> Spurningin er sjaldan “\u00fearf mitt land ETA” heldur “\u00fearf fer\u00f0in m\u00edn ETA”. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00feegn fr\u00e1 landi \u00e1n visukrafts, gaktu \u00fat fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurfir ETA fyrir n\u00e6r allar styttar heims\u00f3knir og athuga\u00f0u opinbera verkf\u00e6ri\u00f0 til a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa \u2014 \u00fea\u00f0 er hra\u00f0ara en a\u00f0 giska.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00deurfa vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0amenn UK ETA?<\/h2>\n

J\u00e1 \u2014 vi\u00f0skiptagestir fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum \u00e1n visukrafts \u00feurfa UK ETA til a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00e1 fundi, r\u00e1\u00f0stefnur, \u00fej\u00e1lfun e\u00f0a a\u00f0ra leyfilegra vi\u00f0skiptastarfsemi.<\/strong> UK ETA n\u00e6r yfir s\u00f6mu leyfilegra vi\u00f0skiptastarfsemi og venjuleg styttar heims\u00f3kn, \u00feannig a\u00f0 flest fyrirt\u00e6kjafer\u00f0ir undir sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um falla innan hennar. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft ekki vinnuvisir fyrir \u00feessa starfsemi, en \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft \u00a316 heimildinni \u00e1 s\u00ednum sta\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fl\u00fdgur.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa getur ekki gert me\u00f0 ETA er a\u00f0 taka upp vinnu e\u00f0a f\u00e1 greitt fr\u00e1 UK uppruna fyrir vinnu sem framkv\u00e6md er \u00ed landinu. M\u00f6rkin milli leyfilegs vi\u00f0skiptaheims\u00f3knar og raunverulegrar vinnu skipta m\u00e1li, og okkar lei\u00f0beiningar um UK ETA vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0ir og leyfilegar a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir<\/a> \u00fatsk\u00fdra hvar l\u00edna mynda s\u00e9r. Ef \u00feitt hlutverk fer yfir \u00ed vinnu, \u00fearftu r\u00e9tt vinnuvisa \u00ed sta\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n

\u00deurfa flugfar\u00feegar \u00ed gangi UK ETA?<\/h2>\n

Flestir flugfar\u00feegar sem fara um banastig \u00e1 UK flugvelli \u00feurfa n\u00fa UK ETA, jafnvel \u00feegar \u00feeir ganga ekki formlega inn \u00ed landi\u00f0.<\/strong> \u00deetta er ein st\u00e6rstu breytingarnar sem fer\u00f0amenn gleymast, vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 eldri reglur leyf\u00f0u m\u00f6rgum a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gangi \u00e1n heimildar. \u00cd dag, ef \u00fe\u00fa tengist um UK flugvelli og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni \u00feitt er v\u00edsafritt, \u00fearftu almennt ETA fyrir brottf\u00f6r.<\/p>\n

Krafa um n\u00e1kv\u00e6m kr\u00f6fum fer eftir lei\u00f0inni \u00feinni og hvort \u00fe\u00fa farir \u00ed gegnum landam\u00e6raeftirlit, svo alltaf skaltu sta\u00f0festa s\u00e9rstakar farpl\u00e1n \u00fe\u00edn. Handb\u00f3kin okkar UK ETA flugtakstareglur<\/a> fjallar um sm\u00e1atri\u00f0in, og UK Visas and Immigration<\/a> setur fram n\u00faverandi st\u00f6\u00f0u (s\u00f3tt 23. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026). \u00d6ruggusti kosturinn fyrir tengdan flug er a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurfir UK ETA.<\/p>\n

\"Flugfar\u00feegar
Flugfar\u00feegar \u00ed ganggandi flug sem \u00feurfa UK ETA milli fluga (Mynd: Chait Goli\/Pexels)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00deurfa b\u00f6rn, fj\u00f6lskyldur og fer\u00f0alagsmenn \u00e1 farskipum UK ETA?<\/h2>\n

J\u00e1 \u2014 b\u00f6rn \u00e1 \u00f6llum aldri, allar fj\u00f6lskyldur og fer\u00f0alagsmenn \u00e1 farskipum fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum \u00e1n v\u00edsakrafts \u00feurfa hver sinn UK ETA.<\/strong> Engar fj\u00f6lskyldub\u00e6kur og engin undantekning fyrir ungb\u00f6rn; n\u00fdf\u00e6tt barn sem fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 foreldrum \u00fearf einstaka \u00a316 heimild alveg eins og fullor\u00f0inn. Fj\u00f6lskyldur \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 gera r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir einni UK ETA \u00e1 mann og s\u00e6kja um fyrir alla saman fyrir fer\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n

Far\u00feegar \u00e1 fer\u00f0askipum eru h\u00f3pur sem oft gleymist. Ef fer\u00f0askip \u00feitt klappar vi\u00f0 breskum h\u00f6fn og \u00fe\u00fa ert r\u00edkisborgari frj\u00e1lsa v\u00edsanna, \u00fearftu almennt UK ETA til a\u00f0 komast \u00e1 land e\u00f0a jafnvel til a\u00f0 vera sam\u00feykktur, eins og fjalla\u00f0 er um \u00ed okkar UK ETA far\u00feegar \u00e1 fer\u00f0askipum<\/a> handb\u00f3k. Reglan um hvern mann fyrir sig \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 fer\u00f0askip fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldu getur fali\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e9r margar a\u00f0skildar ums\u00f3knir, svo skipulegg\u00f0u fyrirfram (a\u00f0gengilegt 23. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026).<\/p>\n

\"Fj\u00f6lskylda
Fj\u00f6lskylda sem \u00fearf hver um sig UK ETA fyrir fer\u00f0inni (Mynd: Gustavo Fring\/Pexels)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hver \u00fearf EKKI UK ETA?<\/h2>\n

\u00de\u00fa \u00fearft ekki UK ETA ef \u00fe\u00fa ert breskur e\u00f0a \u00edrskur r\u00edkisborgari, e\u00f0a ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt \u00feegar leyfi til innflutnings \u00ed Bretland eins og vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun e\u00f0a sta\u00f0fest st\u00f6\u00f0u.<\/strong> \u00deessir fer\u00f0amenn hafa n\u00faverandi r\u00e9tt til inng\u00f6ngu sem UK ETA er ekki hanna\u00f0 til a\u00f0 koma \u00ed sta\u00f0. Tv\u00edtj\u00f3\u00f0legar eru einnig undan\u00feegnar \u00feegar \u00fe\u00e6r fer\u00f0ast \u00e1 breskum e\u00f0a \u00edrskum vegabr\u00e9fi, en ekki \u00feegar \u00fe\u00e6r nota anna\u00f0 skjal.<\/p>\n

Ef dv\u00f6l \u00fe\u00edn fer yfir sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i, e\u00f0a tilgangur \u00feinn er vinna e\u00f0a langt\u00edma n\u00e1m, \u00fe\u00e1 er UK ETA ekki r\u00e9tt lei\u00f0 alls \u2014 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft vi\u00f0eigandi vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun. Nota\u00f0u UK ETA e\u00f0a \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir um vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun<\/a> og virka vegabr\u00e9faathugun<\/a> til a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa hva\u00f0a v\u00f6ru hentar fer\u00f0inni \u00feinni (UK Home Office, sko\u00f0a\u00f0 23. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026).<\/p>\n

\"Far\u00feegar
Far\u00feegar g\u00f6nguflota sem \u00feurfa UK ETA vi\u00f0 breskri h\u00f6fn (Mynd: Artem Kulinych\/Pexels)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa veist a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearfnast UK ETA<\/h2>\n

\u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa hefur sta\u00f0fest a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearfnast UK ETA, tekur ums\u00f3knin a\u00f0eins nokkrar m\u00edn\u00fatur \u00ed gegnum opinbera appi\u00f0 e\u00f0a vefs\u00ed\u00f0una.<\/strong> Ferli\u00f0 er eins fyrir fer\u00f0amenn, vi\u00f0skiptagestir og fj\u00f6lskyldur, og flestar \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir berast innan m\u00edn\u00fatna \u2014 \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 heimavistunum m\u00e6li me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gefa s\u00e9r allt a\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00e1 virka daga \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0. S\u00e6ktu um eing\u00f6ngu \u00ed gegnum raunverulega \u00fej\u00f3nustuna til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast endurseljendur sem b\u00e6ta \u00f3\u00fearfa gj\u00f6ldum ofan \u00e1 \u00a316 gjaldi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

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  1. S\u00e6ktu opinbera UK ETA appi\u00f0 e\u00f0a opna\u00f0u stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld.uk<\/a>.<\/strong> For\u00f0astu svipandi vefs\u00ed\u00f0ur sem birtast \u00ed augl\u00fdsingaleitum.<\/li>\n
  2. Skanna\u00f0u vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0.<\/strong> \u00deetta skiptir m\u00e1li fyrir tv\u00edskosku r\u00edkisborgara sem velja hva\u00f0a skjal \u00e1 a\u00f0 nota.<\/li>\n
  3. Hla\u00f0i\u00f0 upp sk\u00fdrri stafr\u00e6nu mynd<\/strong> fyrir hvern ums\u00e6kjanda, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 allt b\u00f6rn.<\/li>\n
  4. Svara\u00f0u h\u00e6fnisatri\u00f0unum me\u00f0 hei\u00f0arleika<\/strong> og grei\u00f0a \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0 fyrir hvert manneskju.<\/li>\n
  5. B\u00edddu eftir \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un \u00ed t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti<\/strong> og geymdu \u00fea\u00f0 sem skr\u00e1; UK ETA tengist sj\u00e1lfkrafa vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 heimildin varir tv\u00f6 \u00e1r og n\u00e6r til \u00f3takmarka\u00f0ra heims\u00f3kna allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir, flestir fer\u00f0amenn endurtaka \u00feetta a\u00f0eins einu sinni \u00e1 tveggja \u00e1ra fresti. T\u00ed\u00f0ir gestir komast a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kostna\u00f0urinn ver\u00f0ur um \u00fea\u00f0 bil \u00a38 \u00e1 \u00e1ri \u2014 h\u00f3flegur fyrir \u00fe\u00e6gindin samfellds inng\u00f6ngu sem sta\u00f0fest af UK Visas and Immigration<\/a> (sko\u00f0a\u00f0 23. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026).<\/p>\n

    \"International
    Most visa-exempt visitors now need a UK ETA before boarding a flight to Britain (Photo: Martijn Stoof \/ Pexels<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Algengar spurningar um hverjir \u00feurfa UK ETA<\/h2>\n

    Hverjir \u00feurfa UK ETA fyrir stutta orlofsferd?<\/strong>
    Allir borgarar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0a sem eru befrj\u00e1\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 vi\u00f0skiptav\u00edsindab\u00f3kum og fara til fer\u00f0amennskanna \u00feurfa \u00a316 UK ETA sem sam\u00feykkt er fyrir fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum, nema \u00feeir s\u00e9u bresk, \u00edrsk e\u00f0a eigu n\u00fa \u00feegar st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/p>\n

    \u00dearf \u00e9g ETA ef \u00e9g skiptir eing\u00f6ngu um flug \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/strong>
    Venjulega j\u00e1. Flestir fluggester sem eru befrj\u00e1\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 vi\u00f0skiptav\u00edsindab\u00f3kum \u00feurfa n\u00fa ETA jafnvel \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 formlegst komast inn \u00ed landi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

    \u00deurfa ungb\u00f6rn og b\u00f6rn s\u00edna eigin ETA?<\/strong>
    J\u00e1. Allir fer\u00f0amenn \u00feurfa einstaklings UK ETA. \u00dea\u00f0 er engin fj\u00f6lskylduums\u00f3kn og engin aldursfrelsi.<\/p>\n

    \u00deurfa vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0amenn UK ETA e\u00f0a vinnu\u00fatv\u00edsun?<\/strong>
    UK ETA n\u00e6r yfir leyf\u00f0ar vi\u00f0skiptaa\u00f0ger\u00f0ir eins og fund. Greiddur vinnuafli \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum krefst r\u00e9ttu vinnuvisunar \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess.<\/p>\n

    Hvernig sta\u00f0festi \u00e9g hvort \u00e9g \u00fearf \u00e1 henni a\u00f0 halda?<\/strong>
    Nota\u00f0u opinbera visa-athugun \u00e1 gov.uk me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9finu sem \u00fe\u00fa munt fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0. H\u00fan segir \u00fe\u00e9r hvort \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft ETA, g\u00f6gn e\u00f0a ekkert.<\/p>\n

    Svo, hverjir \u00feurfa uk eta<\/strong>? \u00cd reynd \u00feurfa n\u00e6stum allir gisti \u00e1n v\u00edsumkr\u00f6fu \u00e1 stuttum fer\u00f0um \u2013 fer\u00f0amenn, vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0amenn, far\u00feegar \u00ed gangi, fj\u00f6lskyldur og far\u00feegar \u00e1 fer\u00f0askipum \u2013 \u00e1 me\u00f0an bresk og \u00edrsk borgarar og eigendur n\u00faverandi st\u00f6\u00f0u eru undan\u00feegnir. Athuga\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna hj\u00e1 opinberu gov.uk t\u00f3li\u00f0<\/a> og sendum ums\u00f3kn eing\u00f6ngu \u00ed gegnum hin sannvirtu \u00fej\u00f3nustu<\/a> vel fyrir flugi. Nokkrar m\u00edn\u00fatur sem vari\u00f0 er \u00ed a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna n\u00fana kemur \u00ed veg fyrir algengustu og d\u00fdrustu fer\u00f0avandam\u00e1l allra: a\u00f0 vera v\u00edsa\u00f0 fr\u00e1 innleitingu far\u00feega vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 heimild sem \u00fe\u00fa ger\u00f0ir r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00feyrftir ekki var \u00ed raun og veru nau\u00f0synleg.<\/p>\n

    Forvitinn um hve margir \u00feurfa \u00ed raun \u00e1 honum a\u00f0 halda? Sj\u00e1 okkar UK ETA t\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/a> — opinber g\u00f6gn heimavikrar \u00e1 ums\u00f3knum, synjunum og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ernum, uppf\u00e6r\u00f0 \u00e1rsfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungslega.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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