It won't be this year anymore.
At least that can be read in the FAQ section of the European Union, which decided to delay the
implementation of the ETIAS
.
The new European Travel Information and Authorization System, a travel permit that Argentines (and travelers of other nationalities) must obtain in order to enter the countries of the Schengen area, will not be implemented until 2024
.
“The European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) is expected to be operational in 2024,” says the European Union on its official website, in the ETIAS sector.
Web capture European Union.
The system that would initially be operational in 2021 and, due to the pandemic, was delayed until November 2023, now appears on the official website as for 2024.
how it will work
What is known is that when it comes into force, travelers between the ages of 18 and 70 must pay 7 euros to obtain this travel authorization that will be processed online.
A system similar to the ESTA that is processed by those who have a European passport to enter the United States.
The authorization will be necessary to enter all the countries of the Schengen area and will be valid for three years (or until the expiration date of the travel document).
Travelers will need to request authorization
through an
official website or app before their trip.
Passengers at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport.
Photo EFE/ Fernando Villar
not a visa
Given the amount of information that has circulated in these times, in mid-February the representation of the
European Union in Argentina
went out on its channels to clarify various issues, beginning by pointing out that the ETIAS is not a visa and that when there is a certain date of implementation will be announced in official channels.
"It is a
security measure
. It is an authorization that does not introduce the typical obligations of a visa: it will not be necessary to go to a Consulate to present an application, biometric data will not be collected, and it will be much faster than the visa process" , they explain.
Permission to travel to the UK
For its part, the United Kingdom will also launch a similar system for those who travel without a visa: a kind of
online electronic permit
that is requested before traveling.
In October 2023 it will begin to request it from visitors from Qatar and it will be extended in 2024 to all countries that do not require an entry visa, including those of the European Union.
UK will also require an electronic permit.
Photo AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
The Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) will be necessary for tourism, business visits and students whose stay in the country is less than six months.
The system "
will improve our security
at the borders, by increasing our information on those people who try to come to the United Kingdom" and will allow "preventing the arrival of those who pose a threat," said the Secretary of State for Immigration, in a statement. Robert Jenrick.
To request the permit, it will be necessary to send through a website or an application a photograph that allows the authorities to record biometric data and
answer some questions
about the reasons for the trip.
The British Government estimates that the authorizations will be issued in about three working days, but
the cost of the process has not yet been disclosed.
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