lovescarborough Posted August 12, 2023 #101 Share Posted August 12, 2023 The EU are supposed to be starting this sometime in 2024 but no specific dates yet. It was originally mentioned for 2023 but didn’t happen. It is free for under 18 and over 70 and lasts for 3 years. Very similar to the ESTA that Europeans and UK need to enter the US. There is talk of facial recognition and fingerprinting on entry but not confirmed yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted August 12, 2023 #102 Share Posted August 12, 2023 @Empehi — your thread title is not correct. What will be required is not a visa, and in fact will only apply to visitors from visa-waiver countries (countries whose citizens do not need visas to travel to the EU). Since no visas are currently required, this will add some additional security for the EU countries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahasamatman Posted August 12, 2023 #103 Share Posted August 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, lovescarborough said: It was originally mentioned for 2023 but didn’t happen. It was approved in 2018 and has been delayed multiple times. I believe the original implementation date was supposed to be 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted August 12, 2023 #104 Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Empehi said: Will this be another hoop for us cruisers? US has had a similar system called ESTA for more than 10 years! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 12, 2023 #105 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 hour ago, hallasm said: US has had a similar system called ESTA for more than 10 years! And Australia has had a similar system for quite a while. Takes a few minutes on a computer, a small fee (waived if over 70 in Europe) and the information is digitally added to your passport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted August 12, 2023 #106 Share Posted August 12, 2023 4 hours ago, lovescarborough said: The EU are supposed to be starting this sometime in 2024 but no specific dates yet. It was originally mentioned for 2023 but didn’t happen. It is free for under 18 and over 70 and lasts for 3 years. Very similar to the ESTA that Europeans and UK need to enter the US. There is talk of facial recognition and fingerprinting on entry but not confirmed yet. Free for over 70...nice !!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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