If you plan to go on vacation to Europe, keep in mind that you will have to make a small adjustment in your budget. And it is that, as of May 2023, Americans between 18 and 70 years who want to enter Europe must pay a fee of €7 euros, which is equivalent to about $7.42 dollars.
This new rate is part of the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS). The new action aims to further increase border security.
“Non-European Union citizens who do not need a visa to travel to the Schengen area will need to apply for a travel authorization through the system ETIAS before your trip. Information collected through ETIAS will allow, with full respect for fundamental rights and data protection principles, early verification of potential safety, irregular migration of high epidemic risks,” it says on the European Commission’s website. .
This means that US travelers must take a step additional fee to enter the European Union if a visa is not required to enter.
People will need to complete a form through an app or website that ETIAS will create. They will also need to pay the €7 euro fee.
It is intended that most requests will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. be approved, although some requests could take up to 30 days, but this is only expected to happen in less than 5% of cases.
The application will require information from their passports or equivalent documents, from the first country of the European Union they intend to visit and questions about their background, including data on criminal records, presence in conflict zones and any order to leave a territory that has been imposed on you.
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