{"id":11498,"date":"2023-08-20T19:30:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T19:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=11498"},"modified":"2023-08-20T19:30:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T19:30:15","slug":"the-extra-step-youll-need-to-take-before-flying-to-europe-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=11498","title":{"rendered":"The extra step you\u2019ll need to take before flying to Europe next year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“Travelers to Europe from many countries, including the US,will soon be required to apply for a travel authorization known as ETIAS, or the European Travel Information and Authorization System, to visit destinations like France, Italy, and Spain, as well as 27 other European countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years, US citizens have been able to travel to many European countries for short visits without any prior travel authorization, but that will change when the new policy goes into effect \u2014 likely sometime in 2024. The EU<\/a> has attempted for years to get some manner of travel authorization on the books for travelers from countries where a visa isn\u2019t required to enter EU nations, without success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new system is best thought of as a database to track who\u2019s authorized to enter European countries, rather than as a visa. The authorization, once given, is valid for three years and permits short trips \u2014 90 days or fewer at a given time. Longer stays, like for school or work, already require visas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though it may seem like a major change for Americans and citizens of other countries that currently have visa-free entry to European countries, the US has its own authorization system, the Electronic System for Travel Authorization or ESTA<\/a>. Citizens and eligible residents of certain countries \u2014 mostly in Europe, but also including South Korea, Brunei, Chile, and Japan \u2014 don\u2019t have to have a visa for shorter visits to the US, but they do need ESTA authorization. Visa holders don\u2019t require ESTA authorization, because obtaining a visa requires much more information from travelers and an interview at a consulate.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“ETIAS is aimed at reducing or preventing serious crimes, which according to EUROPOL<\/a> include human trafficking, drug trafficking, and arms smuggling, as well as terrorist crimes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2023\/7\/30\/23813137\/etias-travel-program-vacation-us-eu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Travelers to Europe from many countries, including the US, will soon be required to apply for a travel authorization known as ETIAS, or the European Travel Information and Authorization System, to visit destinations like France, Italy, and Spain, as well as 27 other European countries.
\nFor years, US citizens have been able to travel to many European countries for short visits without any prior travel authorization, but that will change when the new policy goes into effect \u2014 likely sometime in 2024. The EU has attempted for years to get some manner of travel authorization on the books for travelers from countries where a visa isn\u2019t required to enter EU nations, without success.<\/p>\n

The new system is best thought of as a database to track who\u2019s authorized to enter European countries, rather than as a visa. The authorization, once given, is valid for three years and permits short trips \u2014 90 days or fewer at a given time. Longer stays, like for school or work, already require visas.<\/p>\n

Though it may seem like a major change for Americans and citizens of other countries that currently have visa-free entry to European countries, the US has its own authorization system, the Electronic System for Travel Authorization or ESTA. Citizens and eligible residents of certain countries \u2014 mostly in Europe, but also including South Korea, Brunei, Chile, and Japan \u2014 don\u2019t have to have a visa for shorter visits to the US, but they do need ESTA authorization. Visa holders don\u2019t require ESTA authorization, because obtaining a visa requires much more information from travelers and an interview at a consulate.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“ETIAS is aimed at reducing or preventing serious crimes, which according to EUROPOL include human trafficking, drug trafficking, and arms smuggling, as well as terrorist crimes.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[728,1250],"class_list":["post-11498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article-share","tag-europe","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11498"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11499,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11498\/revisions\/11499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}