section_path: Regulation of external borders/Border checks/ETIAS
section_name: ETIAS
paragraph_text: ETIAS
  
  In November 2016 the European Commission proposed a system for an electronic travel authorisation of visa-exempt third country nationals called ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System). Foreign visitors will be required to submit personal data in advance and pay a processing fee (fee is waived for children). The application is to be done over the internet and need to be made a few days before travel. The authorisation will be valid for three years. It is imagined as a system similar to the ESTA system of the United States and the ETA system of Canada. ETIAS is scheduled to enter into operation a year after the EES, in late 2026.