ETIAS Travel Authorization

New travel requirements incoming!

Starting the last quarter of 2026, the rules of travel to Europe will change. Previously visa-exempt countries such as the United States will be required to have a travel authorization before entering most European countries. This new travel authorization is called ETIAS – European Travel Information and Authorization System

The purpose of the ETIAS is to better track who is entering and leaving Europe. Before ETIAS, citizens from visa-exempt countries wouldn’t require any extra paperwork before entering Europe for short stays. Everything was tracked entirely through stamps on your passport, and the expectation was that no one would exceed their 90 day travel allowance.

The stamps include the date of entry and location.

By tracking your data through ETIAS, Europe can better identify those that have overstayed, those that have no right to enter, and those that have fake identities or passports.

As of now, ETIAS is not in effect, so specific information about the authorization will most certainly change. In the meantime, you can find all the information you would need at the following official webpage:

https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en

ETIAS is expected to start 6 months after establishing the Entry/Exit System (EES). This system is an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay, each time they cross the external borders of any of the aforementioned European countries using the system.

https://travel-europe.europa.eu/ees/what-ees_en

Relax, you have plenty of time before needing to worry about ETIAS.

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