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Do Americans need a visa to travel to Europe? Or, what is ETIAS?

7/2/2020

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What is the ETIAS? First, a little background.

If traveling to Europe for business or pleasure for no more than 90 days in a 6-month period, Americans do not need a visa. However, by 2024, Americans will need a travel authorization.


Most European countries are part of the Schengen Zone--a cooperation agreement between 26 countries in Europe--and in the Schengen Agreement Americans are granted a visa waiver for business or leisure travel of up to 90 days.

But by 2024, Americans will be required to apply, pay for, and receive a travel authorization known as ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System) for travel in the Schengen Zone and in some other European countries. The application can be made online, and will be simple, inexpensive, and usually approved within minutes. An ETIAS will be required for travel in these countries:

AUSTRIA • BELGIUM • BULGARIA • CROATIA • CYPRUS • CZECH REPUBLIC • DENMARK • ESTONIA • FINLAND • FRANCE • GERMANY • GREECE • HUNGARY • ICELAND • ITALY • LATVIA • LIECHTENSTEIN • LITHUANIA • LUXEMBOURG • MALTA • NETHERLANDS • NORWAY • POLAND • PORTUGAL • ROMANIA • SLOVAKIA • SLOVENIA • SPAIN • SWEDEN • SWITZERLAND

The ETIAS will cost 7 EUR per person, and, once granted, it will be valid for 3 years unless the traveler’s passport expires in the meantime.

Don’t let that rub you the wrong way--the USA has required something similar of Europeans since 2009. 

We'll update you with more news on the ETIAS as the system is officially rolled out. For more information, you can review the official European Union ETIAS webpage here

In the meantime, why not plan your European getaway now?
Start planning now!
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