The EU has announced the new date it will introduce a scheme where British passport holders will be charged for entering Schengen zone countries.
The EU's European Commission has previously confirmed to ChronicleLive that it was aiming to introduce this new scheme, called the ETIAS visa waiver process, either in late 2022 or by May 2023. Now it has been confirmed that the scheme will be launched in November 2023.
From November next year, if all goes to plan, tourists with UK passports will be required to pass an ETIAS security check and pay a fee to enter Schengen Zone countries. These countries include popular tourist hotspots like Spain, France, Italy and Portugal, and the fee will be roughly seven euros - or £6.
