{"id":638,"date":"2026-02-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=638"},"modified":"2026-10-26T08:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:02:48","slug":"uk-eta-for-americans-2026-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-for-americans-2026-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1\u00e6tlu\u00f0 komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir Bandar\u00edkjamenn: Fullkominn ums\u00f3knarlei\u00f0arv\u00edsir 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 8. jan\u00faar 2025 \u2013 og me\u00f0 str\u00f6ngu framfylgni fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 25. febr\u00faar 2026 \u2013 ver\u00f0a allir bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar sem fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands a\u00f0 hafa gilda <strong>Rafbundin fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsing (ETA)<\/strong> \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir st\u00edga um bor\u00f0 \u00e1 flug, ferjuskip e\u00f0a lest. \u00dea\u00f0 kostar \u00a320 og kemur ekki \u00ed sta\u00f0 vi\u00f0fangsleyfis \u00e1n \u00fatvista: \u00fea\u00f0 er leyfi til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast, ekki til a\u00f0 komast inn, og n\u00e6r yfir heims\u00f3knir allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um fyrir fer\u00f0amennsku, vi\u00f0skipti, fj\u00f6lskylduheims\u00f3knir og flutninga \u00ed gegnum bresku landam\u00e6ri. \u00deessi \u00edtarlegi handb\u00f3k lei\u00f0ir bandar\u00edska fer\u00f0amenn \u00ed gegnum allt ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0, kostna\u00f0, kr\u00f6fur og mikilv\u00e6gar \u00e1bendingar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hugsa\u00f0u um UK ETA sem bresku \u00fatg\u00e1funa af US ESTA \u2013 sn\u00f6ggt stafr\u00e6nt forsko\u00f0unarkerfi sem tengist vegabr\u00e9fi \u00fe\u00ednu. Hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 skipuleggja fr\u00ed \u00ed London, skoska vegfer\u00f0 e\u00f0a stutta vi\u00f0skiptafundi, h\u00e9r er allt sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita um a\u00f0 f\u00e1 UK ETA sem bandar\u00edskur r\u00edkisborgari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>S\u00ed\u00f0ast uppf\u00e6rt: 19. okt\u00f3ber 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hva\u00f0 er UK ETA og af hverju \u00feurfa Bandar\u00edkjamenn \u00fea\u00f0?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingarleyfi fyrir Bretland er stafr\u00e6nt leyfi sem gerir r\u00edkisborgurum v\u00edzfrj\u00e1lsra landa \u2014 \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Bandar\u00edkjanna \u2014 kleift a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands. \u00dea\u00f0 var teki\u00f0 upp sem hluti af a\u00f0ger\u00f0um Bretlands til a\u00f0 efla landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rslu \u00e1 sama t\u00edma og vi\u00f0halda v\u00edzfrj\u00e1lsum fer\u00f0askipulagi vi\u00f0 bandalags\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c1\u00f0ur en ETA-kerfi\u00f0 t\u00f3k gildi g\u00e1tu Bandar\u00edkjamenn einfaldlega m\u00e6tt \u00e1 flugv\u00f6ll \u00ed Bretlandi me\u00f0 gildan vegabr\u00e9f og fengi\u00f0 dvalarleyfi \u00ed allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki lengur raunin. Fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 25. febr\u00faar 2026, <strong>Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g og samg\u00f6ngufyrirt\u00e6ki ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0a komut\u00edma \u00feinn \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00e9r er leyft a\u00f0 ganga um bor\u00f0.<\/strong>. \u00c1n \u00feess ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e9r neita\u00f0 um bor\u00f0g\u00f6ngu \u2014 \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fi \u00fe\u00ednu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ETA er ekki vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun. \u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00e9tt stafr\u00e6n heimild sem flestir ums\u00e6kjendur f\u00e1 innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna. Fyrir v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari yfirlit yfir ETA-kerfi\u00f0, sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"\/is\/uk-eta-2026-rules-cost-2\/\">Reglur og kostna\u00f0arhandb\u00f3k fyrir ETA \u00ed Bretlandi 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/uk-eta-americans-guide.webp\" alt=\"Bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar sem s\u00e6kja um breskt ETA \u00e1 snjalls\u00edma s\u00fdna ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0\" class=\"wp-image-595\"\/><figcaption>Bandar\u00edskir fer\u00f0amenn \u00feurfa n\u00fa ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir heims\u00e6kja Bretland \u2014 ums\u00f3knin tekur a\u00f0eins nokkrar m\u00edn\u00fatur.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kostna\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 ETA fyrir Bretland fyrir Bandar\u00edkjamenn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kostna\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 breska ETA <strong>\u00a320 \u00e1 mann<\/strong> (um \u00fea\u00f0 bil $27 USD \u00e1 n\u00faverandi gengi). \u00dea\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 \u00a320 fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 8. apr\u00edl 2026 (\u00e1\u00f0ur \u00a316 fr\u00e1 9. apr\u00edl 2025, og \u00a310 \u00feegar ETA var sett \u00e1 marka\u00f0). Hver fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur \u00fearf s\u00edna eigin ETA, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fullor\u00f0nir<\/li>\n<li>B\u00f6rn \u00e1 \u00f6llum aldri<\/li>\n<li>Ungb\u00f6rn (jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 \u00feau fer\u00f0ist \u00e1 kj\u00f3l foreldris)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fyrir fj\u00f6gurra manna fj\u00f6lskyldu \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00a380 (um \u00fea\u00f0 bil $107 USD). Grei\u00f0sla fer fram me\u00f0 debet- e\u00f0a kreditkorti vi\u00f0 netums\u00f3kn. Gjaldi\u00f0 er \u00f3afturkr\u00e6ft, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 ETA-ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn ver\u00f0i synja\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gildissvi\u00f0 ETA og hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e6r yfir<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00deegar sam\u00feykkt er, gildir UK ETA \u00feitt \u00ed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>tv\u00f6 \u00e1r<\/strong> fr\u00e1 \u00fatg\u00e1fudegi e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt rennur \u00fat \u2014 \u00fea\u00f0 sem fyrr ver\u00f0ur<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fleiri f\u00e6rslur<\/strong> \u2014 \u00fe\u00fa getur heims\u00f3tt Bretland eins oft og \u00fe\u00fa vilt \u00e1 gildist\u00edmanum<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 h\u00e1marki 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir \u00e1 hverja heims\u00f3kn<\/strong> fyrir fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu, heims\u00f3knir til fj\u00f6lskyldu e\u00f0a vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0ir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ETA n\u00e6r til heims\u00f3kna til Englands, Skotlands, Wales og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands. H\u00fan n\u00e6r einnig til kr\u00fanubundinna sv\u00e6\u00f0a (Jersey, Guernsey og Man-eyju). Leyfilegar athafnir \u00fe\u00ednar eru fer\u00f0amennska, heims\u00f3knir til fj\u00f6lskyldu og vina, vi\u00f0skiptarfundir, r\u00e1\u00f0stefnur, stuttn\u00e1m (allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um) og l\u00e6knisme\u00f0fer\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/eta-requirements-americans.webp\" alt=\"Krafnalisti fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara sem s\u00e6kja um breskt ETA, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al vegabr\u00e9f og snjalls\u00edma\" class=\"wp-image-592\"\/><figcaption>Allt sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft er gilt bandar\u00edskt vegabr\u00e9f, snjalls\u00edmi og nokkrar m\u00edn\u00fatur til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breska ETA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kr\u00f6fur fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um \u00fearf bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar gild vegabr\u00e9f, netfang, grei\u00f0slum\u00e1ta og lj\u00f3smynd af andliti s\u00ednu \u2013 ekki er krafist gistista\u00f0ab\u00f3kunar e\u00f0a bankayfirlit. \u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um, vertu viss um a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir eftirfarandi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gildur bandar\u00edskur vegabr\u00e9f<\/strong> \u2014 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 gilda allan dv\u00f6lart\u00edmann (Bretland krefst ekki 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a gildist\u00edma umfram fer\u00f0adagana \u00fe\u00edna, \u00f3l\u00edkt sumum l\u00f6ndum)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Snjalls\u00edmi e\u00f0a t\u00f6lva<\/strong> \u2014 a\u00f0 lj\u00faka netums\u00f3kninni<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegabr\u00e9fskip (gagnlegt, ekki \u00e1skili\u00f0)<\/strong> \u2014 UK ETA appi\u00f0 getur lesi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum NFC; ef \u00fea\u00f0 getur \u00fea\u00f0 ekki, tekur appi\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar \u00far mynd af vegabr\u00e9finu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stafr\u00e6nt lj\u00f3smynd<\/strong> \u2014 sj\u00e1lfsmynd tekin me\u00f0an \u00e1 ums\u00f3knarferlinu st\u00f3\u00f0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Debet- e\u00f0a kreditkort<\/strong> \u2014 til a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Netfang<\/strong> \u2014 fyrir sta\u00f0festingu ums\u00f3knar \u00feinnar og \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unartilkynningu<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00de\u00fa gerir \u00fea\u00f0 <strong>ekki<\/strong> \u00dearf a\u00f0 leggja fram h\u00f3telb\u00f3kanir, flug\u00e1\u00e6tlanir, bankayfirlit e\u00f0a bo\u00f0sbr\u00e9f. ETA-ums\u00f3knin er mun einfaldari en vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarums\u00f3kn. Fyrir fullan lista yfir kr\u00f6fur, sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"\/is\/uk-eta-requirements-2026-guide\/\">Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um kr\u00f6fur fyrir ETA \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skref-fyrir-skref ums\u00f3knarferli<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hra\u00f0asta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um er \u00ed gegnum <strong>opinbert ETA-forrit fyrir Bretland<\/strong>, f\u00e1anlegt b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 iOS og Android. \u00de\u00fa getur einnig s\u00f3tt um \u00ed gegnum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK vefs\u00ed\u00f0a<\/a>. H\u00e9r er ferli\u00f0:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skref 1: S\u00e6ktu UK ETA-forriti\u00f0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leita\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u201cUK ETA\u201d \u00ed Apple App Store e\u00f0a Google Play Store. Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hla\u00f0ir ni\u00f0ur opinbera forritinu sem gefi\u00f0 er \u00fat af innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti Bretlands \u2014 for\u00f0astu forrit fr\u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0ja a\u00f0ila sem rukka of h\u00e1 gj\u00f6ld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skref 2: B\u00fa\u00f0u til reikning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sl\u00e1\u00f0u inn netfangi\u00f0 \u00feitt og b\u00faa\u00f0u til lykilor\u00f0. \u00de\u00fa munt f\u00e1 sta\u00f0festingark\u00f3\u00f0a \u00ed t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skref 3: Skana\u00f0u vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taktu fyrst lj\u00f3smynd af myndas\u00ed\u00f0u vegabr\u00e9fsins, s\u00ed\u00f0an skaltu setja s\u00edmann \u00feinn ofan \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0, me\u00f0 toppi s\u00edmans yfir mi\u00f0ju vegabr\u00e9fsins (fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0u allar hulur fyrst). Fyrir bandar\u00edsk vegabr\u00e9f, ef \u00feetta virkar ekki, settu s\u00edmann \u00e1 innri hli\u00f0 bakkaflokksins. Appi\u00f0 les \u00e6viuppskrift \u00fe\u00edna (nafn, f\u00e6\u00f0ingardag, vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00famer, \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni) \u00far skispjaldi. Ef ekki er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 lesa skispjaldi\u00f0, tekur appi\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar \u00far myndinni \u00ed sta\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/eta-application-steps.webp\" alt=\"Skref-fyrir-skref ums\u00f3knarferli fyrir UK ETA \u00e1 snjalls\u00edma fyrir bandar\u00edska fer\u00f0amenn\" class=\"wp-image-590\"\/><figcaption>UK ETA-appi\u00f0 lei\u00f0beinir \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ed gegnum hvert skref, fr\u00e1 sk\u00f6nnun vegabr\u00e9fsins til grei\u00f0slu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skref 4: Taktu sj\u00e1lfumynd<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forriti\u00f0 mun lei\u00f0beina \u00fe\u00e9r vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka andlitsgreiningarmynd. Fylgdu lei\u00f0beiningunum \u00e1 skj\u00e1num: horf\u00f0u beint fram, trygg\u00f0u g\u00f3\u00f0a l\u00fdsingu og fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0u gleraugu e\u00f0a h\u00fafur. \u00deessar l\u00edfkennauppl\u00fdsingar eru bornar saman vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fsmyndina \u00fe\u00edna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skref 5: Svara h\u00e6fnisspurningum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00de\u00e9r ver\u00f0ur beint r\u00f6\u00f0 j\u00e1\/nei spurninga um bakgrunn \u00feinn, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sakfellingar<\/li>\n<li>Fyrri brot \u00e1 innflytjendal\u00f6gum e\u00f0a brottv\u00edsanir<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00e1tttaka \u00ed hry\u00f0juverkum e\u00f0a str\u00ed\u00f0sgl\u00e6pum<\/li>\n<li>Smitandi sj\u00fakd\u00f3mar (berklasj\u00fakd\u00f3mur)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Svara\u00f0u hei\u00f0arlega. A\u00f0 veita rangar uppl\u00fdsingar getur leitt til \u00feess a\u00f0 ETA-leyfi\u00f0 \u00feitt ver\u00f0i afturkalla\u00f0 og a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r ver\u00f0i settar fer\u00f0abann \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skref 6: Yfirfer\u00f0 og grei\u00f0sla<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u allar uppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar vandlega \u2014 \u00fe\u00fa getur ekki breytt \u00feeim eftir innsendingu.  Grei\u00f0\u00f0u \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0 me\u00f0 debet- e\u00f0a kreditkorti. \u00de\u00fa munt f\u00e1 sta\u00f0festingarp\u00f3st me\u00f0 ums\u00f3knarn\u00fameri \u00fe\u00ednu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skref 7: F\u00e1 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un \u00fe\u00edna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flestir ums\u00e6kjendur f\u00e1 <strong>Sj\u00e1lfvirk sam\u00feykkt innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna<\/strong>. Sumar ums\u00f3knir kunna a\u00f0 krefjast frekari yfirfer\u00f0ar, sem getur teki\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 3 virka daga. \u00cd sjaldg\u00e6fum tilvikum kann a\u00f0 vera \u00f3ska\u00f0 eftir frekari uppl\u00fdsingum. \u00de\u00fa getur <a href=\"\/is\/check-uk-eta-status-online\/\">Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0u UK ETA \u00fe\u00edns \u00e1 netinu<\/a> hven\u00e6r sem er.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/us-uk-travel-tips.webp\" alt=\"Hagn\u00fdtar fer\u00f0ar\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir Bandar\u00edkjamenn sem heims\u00e6kja Bretland \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026\" class=\"wp-image-584\"\/><figcaption>Fr\u00e1 gjaldmi\u00f0li til akstursreglna, nokkur lykilmunir \u00e1 milli Bandar\u00edkjanna og Bretlands sem vert er a\u00f0 hafa \u00ed huga.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Algeng mist\u00f6k sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 s\u00e6kja of seint um:<\/strong> \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 flestar ETAs s\u00e9u sam\u00feykktar samstundis, skaltu s\u00e6kja um a\u00f0 minnsta kosti \u00ferj\u00e1 virkdaga fyrir brotthla\u00f0ir \u00fe\u00edna til a\u00f0 leyfa m\u00f6gulegar tafir.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 nota vefs\u00ed\u00f0u \u00feri\u00f0ja a\u00f0ila:<\/strong> S\u00e6kja\u00f0u eing\u00f6ngu um \u00ed gegnum opinberu GOV.UK vefs\u00ed\u00f0una e\u00f0a UK ETA-appi\u00f0. Vefs\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00feri\u00f0ja a\u00f0ila rukka of h\u00e1 gj\u00f6ld (stundum $75\u2013100+ fyrir s\u00f6mu \u00fej\u00f3nustu).<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00d3samr\u00e6mi \u00ed vegabr\u00e9fi:<\/strong> ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt er tengt tilteknu vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00fameri \u00fe\u00ednu. Ef \u00fe\u00fa endurn\u00fdjar vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt eftir a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 ETA, ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um n\u00fdtt ETA me\u00f0 n\u00fdja vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00famerinu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gleyma b\u00f6rnum:<\/strong> Allir fer\u00f0amenn \u00feurfa s\u00edna eigin ETA \u2014 \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al ungab\u00f6rn. Ekki gera r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 b\u00f6rn fer\u00f0ist me\u00f0 leyfi foreldris.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ekki a\u00f0 athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u:<\/strong> Ekki gera r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt hafi veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt bara af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa greiddir. Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stinn \u00feinn e\u00f0a appi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 raunverulega \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unina \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0ast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hva\u00f0 ef \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0a komut\u00edmi \u00feinn er hafna\u00f0?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UK ETA getur veri\u00f0 hafna\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feeim grundv\u00f6llum sem fram kemur \u00ed vi\u00f0auka ETA innflytjendareglnanna \u2013 til d\u00e6mis fangelsisendir upp \u00e1 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i e\u00f0a lengur, allt sakfellingu innan s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 12 m\u00e1na\u00f0a, fyrri brot \u00e1 innflytjendareglum Bretlands e\u00f0a rangar uppl\u00fdsingar. A\u00f0 svara &#8216;j\u00e1&#8217; vi\u00f0 h\u00e6fnisspurningu \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir ekki sj\u00e1lfkrafa h\u00f6fnun: ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn er send til starfsmanns. Ef UK ETA \u00fe\u00edn er hafnu\u00f0:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00de\u00fa munt f\u00e1 t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st sem \u00fatsk\u00fdrir \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0una.<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa getur s\u00f3tt um a <strong>Sta\u00f0la\u00f0 dvalarleyfi fyrir gesti<\/strong> \u00ed sta\u00f0inn (sem gerir kleift a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00ednar n\u00e1nar)<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa g\u00e6tir geta\u00f0 s\u00f3tt aftur um ETA ef a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00ednar hafa breyst.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fyrir \u00edtarlegar lei\u00f0beiningar um synjanir, sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"\/is\/uk-eta-refused-help-guide\/\">UK ETA hafna\u00f0: lei\u00f0beiningar um hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fer\u00f0alag til Bretlands fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum: Hagn\u00fdtar r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fyrir utan ETA, h\u00e9r eru nokkur nau\u00f0synleg r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir bandar\u00edska fer\u00f0amenn sem eru \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til Bretlands:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-tower-bridge-eta-appeal.jpg\" alt=\"UK Tower Bridge t\u00e1kn fyrir fer\u00f0aheimildir\" class=\"wp-image-1792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-tower-bridge-eta-appeal.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-tower-bridge-eta-appeal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-tower-bridge-eta-appeal-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-tower-bridge-eta-appeal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-tower-bridge-eta-appeal-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gjaldmi\u00f0ill:<\/strong> Bretland notar breska pundi\u00f0 (\u00a3), ekki evruna. Kort eru v\u00ed\u00f0a sam\u00feykkt, en \u00fea\u00f0 er gagnlegt a\u00f0 hafa sm\u00e1 rei\u00f0uf\u00e9 me\u00f0 s\u00e9r fyrir sm\u00e1kaup. Sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"\/is\/british-pound-exchange-rate-cash-uk\/\">Gengisveggjak\u00fafur breska pundsins<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Akstur:<\/strong> \u00cd Bretlandi ekur ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 vinstri kantinum. Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 leigja b\u00edl skaltu undirb\u00faa \u00feig fyrir handskiptingu og hringtorg. Lestu okkar <a href=\"\/is\/driving-in-the-uk-guide\/\">Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um akstur \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nusta:<\/strong> Fer\u00f0amenn fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum eiga ekki r\u00e9tt \u00e1 \u00f3keypis sj\u00fakrah\u00fasme\u00f0fer\u00f0 NHS \u2013 utanr\u00edkisborgara \u00e1 Englandi er venjulega rukka\u00f0 150% af NHS gjaldi \u2013 \u00fe\u00f3 A&amp;E (\u00fear til \u00fe\u00fa ert lag\u00f0ur inn), l\u00e6knissamr\u00e1\u00f0 og NHS 111 eru \u00f3keypis fyrir alla. Fer\u00f0atrygging me\u00f0 l\u00e6knisvernun er eindregi\u00f0 m\u00e6lt me\u00f0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rafmagnstenglar:<\/strong> Bretland notar G-tengi (\u00ferj\u00e1r ferkanta\u00f0ar pinnar). \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft fer\u00f0abreyti fyrir bandar\u00edska raft\u00e6kni.<\/li>\n<li><strong>T\u00edmabelti:<\/strong> Bretland er \u00e1 GMT (5 klukkustundum \u00e1 undan austurt\u00edma Bandar\u00edkjanna).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hven\u00e6r \u00feurfa Bandar\u00edkjamenn \u00e1 UK ETA a\u00f0 halda?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bandar\u00edkjumenn hafa \u00feurft UK ETA fr\u00e1 8. jan\u00faar 2025. Fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 25. febr\u00faar 2026 hefur reglan veri\u00f0 stranglega framfylgt og flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g neita far\u00feegum \u00e1n gildrar ETA bor\u00f0stigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hversu miki\u00f0 kostar UK ETA fyrir Bandar\u00edkjamenn?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UK ETA kostar 20 pund \u00e1 mann (um \u00fea\u00f0 bil $27 USD). \u00deetta er \u00f3afturkr\u00e6fur kostna\u00f0ur \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hversu langan t\u00edma tekur UK ETA fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flestir sem s\u00e6kja um \u00ed gegnum UK ETA appi\u00f0 f\u00e1 sj\u00e1lfvirka \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un innan m\u00edn\u00fatna, en sumar ums\u00f3knir \u00feurfa frekari endursko\u00f0un, sem getur teki\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00e1 virka daga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get \u00e9g nota\u00f0 breska ETA-i\u00f0 mitt fyrir fleiri fer\u00f0ir?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J\u00e1. ETA-i\u00f0 gildir \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r og leyfir \u00f3takmarka\u00f0an a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 Bretlandi, me\u00f0 hverri dv\u00f6l sem varir allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00dearf \u00e9g UK ETA ef \u00e9g \u00e1 millilendingu \u00ed London?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00dea\u00f0 fer eftir a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um. Ef \u00fe\u00fa dvelur \u00e1 loftsihli\u00f0 \u00e1 Heathrow e\u00f0a Manchester \u00fearftu kannski ekki einn. Fyrir \u00f6ll \u00f6nnur tilvik er ETA krafist. Sj\u00e1 n\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar okkar. <a href=\"\/is\/uk-eta-transit-rules-2026\/\">Lei\u00f0beiningar um reglur um millilendingu (ETA) \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a> fyrir sm\u00e1atri\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Er UK ETA \u00fea\u00f0 sama og ETIAS?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nei. UK ETA er fyrir fer\u00f0al\u00f6g til Bretlands. ETIAS er s\u00e9rkerfi fyrir fer\u00f0al\u00f6g til ESB-\/Schengen-r\u00edkjanna. Bandar\u00edkjamenn munu a\u00f0 lokum \u00feurfa b\u00e6\u00f0i fyrir fer\u00f0al\u00f6g til Evr\u00f3pu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">S\u00e6kja um \u00ed dag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B\u00edddu ekki \u00feanga\u00f0 til s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundu. Ums\u00f3kn um UK ETA tekur a\u00f0eins nokkrar m\u00edn\u00fatur, kostar a\u00f0eins \u00a320 og veitir \u00fe\u00e9r tv\u00f6 \u00e1r af fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum til Bretlands \u00e1n fyrirhafnar. S\u00e6kja um n\u00fana \u00ed gegnum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opinber GOV.UK-vefs\u00ed\u00f0a<\/a> og byrja\u00f0u a\u00f0 skipuleggja \u00e6vint\u00fdri\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00ed Bretlandi me\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfstrausti.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00cdtarlegur lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara sem s\u00e6kja um UK ETA 2026. 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