European Travel Information and Authorisation System
ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System) is the online application system which was established by the EU Commission to screen the travelers before they’re permitted to board the ship or the airplane bound for a Schengen Area.
ETIAS, European Travel Information, and Authorisation System, Schengen, Application process is available for the nationals of the visa-exempted Countries, which allow the travelers to go to Schengen Area for the short-term stays. This short term is less than ninety days in the total period of the six months.
The formation of this platform was well decided by the European Council in June 2017, after some years of the European Union countries encountering terrorist attacks and the immigration flows and many others. It’s expected that ETIAS for Europe may be launched in 2020.
Once this system is accessible, citizens who are currently exempted from obtaining the visa for a visit to the European continent will be required to apply it online to obtain ETIAS authorization. The travelers are expected to apply for 72 hours before the departure time and are required to complete the application with a valid passport.
To apply successfully, the travelers need to complete ETIAS application form using the personal details, which include full name, place of birth and date. Also, passport information can be provided. ETIAS form can have a series of health, security and migration questions.
At the end of the application you are required to pay some fee, which is about 7 EURO for the applicants who are over 18 years, and free to the applicants who are below the age of 18 years. The fee is paid online through the valid credit or debit card.
If payment is unsuccessful or declined, the ETIAS application maybe holds up to the time you make the payment. When the application for ETIAS is processed, the traveler is then notified of the approval through email.
The European Union has struggled in current years with the attacks, and ETIAS visa becomes the step which will make the region to be more secure for the visitors and the citizens. When an applicant has filled in the basic personal details and submits ETIAS form, the data will then be screened against the series of the databases which include the Europol and Interpol.
When it is approved, the ETIAS is anticipated to be effective for 3 consecutive years where it can be used to multiple trips of upto 90 days, within the 180 days. Once the system has been implemented, the travelers of entitled countries can be needed to have valid ETIAS before the plane is boarded. ETIAS will become compulsory for all entitled citizens who are over 18 years.
It needs to be noted that you cannot use ETIAS to work or study in Europe, ETIAS won’t function as the work visa or the study visa. Citizens who desire to live, study or work in the Schengen Member country, is required to comply with every country’s requirements and regulations.
Few of the countries which will obtain ETIAS online are Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Malaysia, Honduras, the United States, and New Zealand among others.