Controversial plans to charge UK citizens to enter the European Union have been delayed again. The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) was initially scheduled to be launched next month but was firstly postponed until May 2023.
However, the scheme has now been suspended further until November 2023, according to the European Commission. When the plan is finally introduced, visitors aged between 18 and 70 from outside the EU who currently have visa-waiver status, including travellers from the UK, will have to apply for an ETIAS to visit any of the 26 countries in the Schengen Zone
UK passport-holders must apply online for the ETIAS permit costing €7 (£5.86). Once granted, each ETIAS will be valid for three years or until the expiry date of the travel document.
