If you belong to the countries that enjoy visa-free travel through Europe that it has a new travel regulations for you. Europe has decided to launch new travel authorization regime that the travelers visiting the countries in Europe will have to follow. After undertaking a brand new system for travel regulations the continent is making sure that the borders of the 26 countries that are known as the Schengen Zone is protected.
The European Union has introduced a new visa waiver system called ETIAS (https://www.etia.com/). ETIAS stands for European Travel Information and Authorization System. With the launch of this new system, the 61 countries in the world that enjoyed the benefits of having a visa-free travel through Europe will now have a new visa waiver system that they will have to act in accordance with. This visa program is designed as a travel authorization service.
These services by the European Services will provide the travel options without a visa for 90 days. After getting approved, the ETIAS will be valid for three years of span counting from the date when it was issued to you. But, it comes with a condition, if your passport expires before your ETIAS validity then the ETIAS will automatically be expired.
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All those people who never had to go through visa formality to travel the countries in Europe will not have to opt for ETIAS as per the European Union. To apply for your ETIAS you will have to go online on the official site. There you will get to fill up a form that will contain all your basic information.
In the form you will be asked to fill your first name, last name, middle name (optional), your date of birth as well as the place you were born in, your country, your gender and nationality. You will have to fill out all the necessary details within a given time frame. Children under the age of 18 that falls under the category of minors will also have to apply for ETIAS.
Even though the new authorization system was introduced in the year 2018 but it will come into action from 2021. The ETIAS will only be applied if you are visiting any of the European nations for vacations or business purposes, that means you can not use your new visa waiver system for job or education purposes.
Once you get your ETIAS, it will grant you the permission of traveling in the European countries without any hassles. You can travel visa-free through this 90-day period of your ETIAS validation. But you will have to renew or update it every three years. After getting your European Traveling Information and Authorization System, you can use it for medical and transit purposes also.
The introduction of ETIAS in the continent of Europe will protect the border line of 26 countries as well as it will also help Europe in dealing with migration issues. To know more about ETIAS you can visit the official site given in the article.
