Important Things to Know about ETIAS Travel Authorization 

 

It is true, that there are many countries that are actually not under the European Union (EU) but the citizens of these countries can definitely enter the European Union Schengen zone even without obtaining a visa. You will be amazed to know that there are actually 62 countries that are not under the European Union but on the other hand, they are visa-free. 

 

The citizens of these countries are basically allowed to visit the Schengen zone for the purpose of business and travel that too for a period of 90 days. The visitors are actually not allowed to stay for more than a period of 90 days. On the other hand, they are not even allowed to work or study in this particular time period and they can only engage in business and travel purposes. 

 

What actually ETIAS is?

 

There are many people all around the world, who are actually really confused about ETIAS. 

Well, the ETIAS is a European travel information and Authorization system that completely is an electronic system that basically allows and keeps the track of the travelers from the various countries, who does not need a visa in order to enter the Schengen zone. The ETIAS travel authorization process was started in 2016 and it is believed that the system will be in its place by 2021. 

 

The best part about the ETIAS is that a full investigation will be done for the applicants and on those bases they will determine whether they can be allowed to enter any Schengen zone countries. 

 

If you are a citizen of a country, that is not in need of a visa for the travel purposes of up to the 90 days. Then you won’t have to go through a long process of applying for the visa as the ETIAS will definitely make sure that these people are not a security threat. There is no doubt, that the ETIAS will gather the information of the applicants, and update all the important information regarding the visitors in order to determine whether it is safe for them to enter the Schengen countries. 

 

Along with the pleasure and business purposes, the ETIAS will allow the people to visit the Schengen countries for the medical and transit reasons. Isn’t that amazing? Due to all this, it will become very easy for people to travel to the Schengen countries without making much hassle.  

 

How much will ETIAS cost? 

 

ETIAS is not expensive and it will definitely not going to burden your finances. The ETIAS application online cost will be around 7 euros. The fees are only taken from the people who are above the age of 18, and the people who are below the age of 18 do not have to give any fee for the ETIAS application. You are allowed to pay the fees through your debit and credit cards. Once you will complete the payment procedure, the ETIAS authorization will start processing. 














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