ETIAS, which stands for European Travel Information and Authorization System, is a new system that the European Union is setting up. The aim is to improve the safety of people traveling to and within Europe. This will mainly affect people who travel to Europe without needing a visa.
ETIAS: Travel to Europe changed in 2024
From 2024 it will be necessary for travelers from more than 60 countries without a visa requirement to arrange a travel authorization for their trip to Europe. This consent is processed by the European Travel Information and Consent System (ETIAS).
Frontex warns: Increase of unofficial ETIAS websites
There is an increase in unofficial ETIAS websites, beware of possible abuse, Frontex warns. Frontex, is the European Border and Coast Guard Agency created to assist EU Member States and Schengen Associated Countries in protecting the external borders of the EU's area of free movement.
Introduction of ETIAS postponed again
The roll-out of the ETIAS system in Europe has been postponed to 2024. This means that the system will only be introduced in 2024 instead of November 2023, as originally planned. Etias is an electronic travel authorization for visitors to Europe who do not require a visa, with the aim of better monitoring who enters and leaves Europe.
EU postpones launch of ETIAS to November 2023
The European Union has postponed the launch of the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) by another six months to November 2023.
Visa-free travel to the Netherlands will change in 2023
A number of nationalities are allowed to travel to the Netherlands without a visa. You can stay in the Netherlands for a maximum of 90 days without a visa. In 2023, there will be some changes in the area of visa-free travel to Schengen due to the introduction of ETIAS.