{"id":1736,"date":"2026-02-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:12:17","slug":"uk-eta-for-us-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-for-us-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1\u00e6tlu\u00f0 komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026: Fullkomin lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um ums\u00f3kn, skilyr\u00f0i og gj\u00f6ld"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fee-increase-notice\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff3cd 0%, #ffeaa7 100%); border-left: 4px solid #f39c12; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 24px 0; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 15px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #856404; font-size: 16px;\">\u26a0\ufe0f UK ETA gjaldh\u00e6kkun \u2014 Gildir fr\u00e1 25. febr\u00faar 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #856404;\">Gjaldi\u00f0 fyrir UK ETA-ums\u00f3kn hefur h\u00e6kka\u00f0 \u00far 20 pundum \u00ed <strong><a href=\"\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-fee-increase-2026\/\">\u00a320<\/a> \u00e1 mann<\/strong> gildir fr\u00e1 25. febr\u00faar 2026. \u00d6ll ver\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessari grein endurspegla n\u00faverandi gjald. <a href=\"https:\/\/form.visaeta.uk\/form\/\" style=\"color: #856404; font-weight: 600;\">S\u00e6kja um n\u00fana \u00e1\u00f0ur en frekari breytingar ver\u00f0a \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 er UK ETA og af hverju \u00feurfa bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar \u00fea\u00f0?<\/h2>\n<p>A\u00f0 byrja <strong>2. apr\u00edl 2025<\/strong>, allir Bandar\u00edkjamenn sem fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 hafa sam\u00feykktan <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rafra\u00f0 fer\u00f0aleyfi<\/a> (\u00e6tla\u00f0 komut\u00edmi)<\/strong> \u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir st\u00edga um bor\u00f0 \u00ed flugv\u00e9l, ferju e\u00f0a lest. Auk \u00feess kemur ETA-kerfi\u00f0 fyrir Bretland \u00ed sta\u00f0 fyrra kerfis um visarfrj\u00e1lsa inng\u00f6ngu og gildir um stuttar heims\u00f3knir allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um vegna fer\u00f0amennsku, vi\u00f0skiptafundi, fj\u00f6lskylduheims\u00f3kna og millilendinga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lykilatri\u00f0i:<\/strong> UK ETA kostar 20 pund \u00e1 ums\u00f3kn, gildir \u00ed 2 \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt rennur \u00fat, og leyfir \u00f3takmarka\u00f0an fj\u00f6lda heims\u00f3kna, allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um \u00ed hverri heims\u00f3kn. R\u00edkisborgarar 48 h\u00e6fra landa ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 afla s\u00e9r ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir fer\u00f0ast (Heimild: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00deeir <strong>\u00c1\u00e6tlu\u00f0 komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara<\/strong> er <strong>ekki vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun<\/strong> \u2014 \u00feetta er stafr\u00e6n fyrirfram skimunarheimild tengd vegabr\u00e9fi \u00fe\u00ednu. Ennfremur skaltu hugsa um \u00fea\u00f0 sem svipa\u00f0 kerfi og US ESTA sem erlendir gestir \u00feurfa \u00feegar \u00feeir koma til Bandar\u00edkjanna. \u00c1n sam\u00feykktrar <strong>\u00c1\u00e6tlu\u00f0 komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara<\/strong>, Fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum ver\u00f0ur neita\u00f0 um bor\u00f0g\u00f6ngu \u00e1 brottfararsta\u00f0num.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Kr\u00f6fur um komut\u00edma (ETA) \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara: Hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft<\/h2>\n<p>Auk \u00feess, til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA sem bandar\u00edskur r\u00edkisborgari, \u00fearftu a\u00f0 hafa eftirfarandi skj\u00f6l tilb\u00fain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gildur bandar\u00edskur vegabr\u00e9f<\/strong> \u2014 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a gildi eftir fr\u00e1 fer\u00f0adegi \u00fe\u00ednum<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rafr\u00e6nt vegabr\u00e9fsmynd<\/strong> \u2014 n\u00fdleg lita lj\u00f3smynd sem uppfyllir breskar l\u00edfkennasta\u00f0la<\/li>\n<li><strong>Netfang<\/strong> \u2014 til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 sta\u00f0festingu \u00e1 ETA \u00feinni og st\u00f6\u00f0uuppf\u00e6rslur<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grei\u00f0slua\u00f0fer\u00f0<\/strong> \u2014 kreditkort, debetkort, Apple Pay e\u00f0a Google Pay til a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a \u00a320 r\u00edkisgjaldi\u00f0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mikilv\u00e6gar kr\u00f6fur fyrir vegabr\u00e9f<\/h3>\n<p>\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur komut\u00edmi \u00feinn er stafr\u00e6nt tengdur vegabr\u00e9finu sem \u00fe\u00fa notar \u00ed ums\u00f3knarferlinu. Ennfremur, \u00fe\u00fa <strong>ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 sama vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0<\/strong> sem \u00fe\u00fa s\u00f3ttir um me\u00f0. Ef \u00fe\u00fa endurn\u00fdjar vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt eftir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hefur fengi\u00f0 ETA-leyfi\u00f0, \u00fearftu a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um n\u00fdtt ETA-leyfi sem tengist n\u00fdja vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00famerinu \u00fe\u00ednu.<\/p>\n<h2>Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA: Skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fyrir Bandar\u00edkjamenn<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Ennfremur er ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0 einfalt og tekur um \u00fea\u00f0 bil <strong>5-10 m\u00edn\u00fatur<\/strong> a\u00f0 lj\u00faka:<\/p>\n<h3>Skref 1: S\u00e6ktu UK ETA-appi\u00f0 e\u00f0a heims\u00e6ktu opinberu vefs\u00ed\u00f0una<\/h3>\n<p>Hra\u00f0asta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um er \u00ed gegnum hi\u00f0 opinbera <strong>UK ETA-app<\/strong>, f\u00e1anlegt b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed Apple App Store og Google Play Store. Auk \u00feess getur\u00f0u einnig s\u00f3tt um \u00e1 netinu \u00e1 opinberu vefs\u00ed\u00f0u stj\u00f3rnvalda. Forriti\u00f0 notar myndav\u00e9l s\u00edma \u00fe\u00edns til a\u00f0 skanna vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt og taka lj\u00f3smynd af \u00fe\u00e9r, sem gerir ferli\u00f0 hra\u00f0ara.<\/p>\n<h3>Skref 2: Fylltu \u00fat ums\u00f3knarey\u00f0ubla\u00f0i\u00f0<\/h3>\n<p>Auk \u00feess skaltu fylla \u00fat pers\u00f3nuuppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar, vegabr\u00e9fsuppl\u00fdsingar, fer\u00f0\u00e1\u00e6tlun og svara \u00f6ryggisspurningum. \u00deess vegna spyr ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0i\u00f0 um sakas\u00f6gu \u00fe\u00edna, brot \u00e1 innflytjendal\u00f6gum og heilsufar. Svara\u00f0u \u00f6llum spurningum hei\u00f0arlega \u2013 veiting rangra uppl\u00fdsinga getur leitt til banns vi\u00f0 inng\u00f6ngu \u00ed Bretland.<\/p>\n<h3>Skref 3: Greiddu \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0 og sendu inn<\/h3>\n<p>Opinber gjald bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar er <strong>\u00a320 (um \u00fea\u00f0 bil $21 USD)<\/strong>. \u00deetta er einborgunargrei\u00f0sla fyrir tveggja \u00e1ra gildist\u00edma. Eftir grei\u00f0slu er ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn send til afgrei\u00f0slu.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Skref 4: F\u00e1 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un um ETA<\/h3>\n<p>Auk \u00feess f\u00e1 flestar ums\u00f3knir einn <strong>sj\u00e1lfvirk \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna<\/strong>. Hins vegar m\u00e6lir breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um a\u00f0 minnsta kosti <strong>3 vinnudagar fyrir fer\u00f0<\/strong> \u00dear sem sumar ums\u00f3knir krefjast frekari yfirfer\u00f0ar getur afgrei\u00f0sla, \u00ed sjaldg\u00e6fum tilvikum, teki\u00f0 lengri t\u00edma.<\/p>\n<h2>Gildist\u00edmi ETA fyrir Bretland og hva\u00f0 hann leyfir<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>A\u00f0aleiginleiki<\/th>\n<th>Uppl\u00fdsingar<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Gildist\u00edmi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2 \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 rennur \u00fat (hva\u00f0 sem er fyrr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>H\u00e1marksdv\u00f6l \u00ed hverri heims\u00f3kn<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>A\u00f0 h\u00e1marki 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Fleiri f\u00e6rslur<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>J\u00e1 \u2014 \u00f3takmarka\u00f0ar skr\u00e1ningar innan gildist\u00edma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Leyfilegar athafnir<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nusta, vi\u00f0skiptafundir, heims\u00f3knir til fj\u00f6lskyldu, skammt\u00edman\u00e1msdv\u00f6l, millilending<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Kostna\u00f0ur<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a320 (~$21 USD) einskiptisgjald<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Er vinnu leyft?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Nei \u2014 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft atvinnuleyfi til a\u00f0 vinna.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara: Hversu miki\u00f0 kostar \u00fea\u00f0?<\/h2>\n<p>Opinber gjald stj\u00f3rnvalda fyrir breska ETA er <strong>\u00a320 (um \u00fea\u00f0 bil $21 USD)<\/strong>. \u00deessi einstaka grei\u00f0sla n\u00e6r yfir <strong>2 heilir \u00e1r<\/strong> fyrir fer\u00f0ir til Bretlands, sem gerir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 fr\u00e1b\u00e6rum kosti fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem fer\u00f0ast oft. Af \u00feessum s\u00f6kum er gjaldi\u00f0 \u00f3afturkr\u00e6ft, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn ver\u00f0i hafna\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vi\u00f0v\u00f6run:<\/strong> Vertu vark\u00e1r gagnvart vefs\u00edtum \u00feri\u00f0ja a\u00f0ila sem rukka verulega meira en opinbera \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0gjafa\u00fej\u00f3nusta eins og <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\">VisaETA.uk<\/a> Bj\u00f3\u00f0a faglega lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn og skjalasko\u00f0un gegn aukagjaldi; formlega ums\u00f3knin m\u00e1 fylla \u00fat beint \u00ed stj\u00f3rns\u00fdsluappinu e\u00f0a \u00e1 vefs\u00ed\u00f0u stj\u00f3rnvalda.<\/p>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 gerist ef breska ETA-ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara er hafna\u00f0?<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deess vegna, ef ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn er hafna\u00f0, f\u00e6r\u00f0u sk\u00fdringu \u00e1 \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0unni. Algengustu \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur synjunar eru me\u00f0al annars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sakfellingar e\u00f0a \u00f3uppgreiddar \u00e1k\u00e6rur<\/li>\n<li>Fyrri brot \u00e1 innflytjendal\u00f6gum \u00ed Bretlandi e\u00f0a \u00f6\u00f0rum l\u00f6ndum<\/li>\n<li>\u00d3fullkomnar e\u00f0a rangar uppl\u00fdsingar \u00ed ums\u00f3kninni<\/li>\n<li>\u00d6ryggis\u00e1hyggjur sem komu fram \u00ed skimunarferlinu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ef synja\u00f0 er, \u00fe\u00fa <strong>Getur ekki \u00e1fr\u00fdja\u00f0<\/strong> \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unina. Hins vegar getur\u00f0u s\u00f3tt aftur ef \u00fe\u00fa telur a\u00f0 synjunin hafi byggst \u00e1 r\u00f6ngum uppl\u00fdsingum. N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0, sem \u00f6\u00f0rum kost, g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurft a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um a <strong>Sta\u00f0la\u00f0 dvalarleyfi fyrir gesti<\/strong> \u00ed sta\u00f0inn, sem felur \u00ed s\u00e9r lengri ums\u00f3knarferli og l\u00edfkennauppt\u00f6ku.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00c1bendingar fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara sem fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands me\u00f0 ETA<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>S\u00e6kja snemma<\/strong> \u2014 ekki b\u00ed\u00f0a me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 til s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundu. S\u00e6ktu um a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 72 klukkustundum fyrir brottf\u00f6r.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taktu skj\u00e1mynd af sta\u00f0festingu \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0s komut\u00edma \u00fe\u00edns.<\/strong> \u2014 \u00e1 me\u00f0an ETA er rafr\u00e6nt tengd vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu, geymdu afrit \u00ed skjalasafni \u00fe\u00ednu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Athuga\u00f0u <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/passport-validity-for-travel-to-uk-in-2026\/\">gildist\u00edmi vegabr\u00e9fs<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt gildi \u00ed a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nota\u00f0u opinbera forriti\u00f0<\/strong> \u2014 \u00fea\u00f0 er hra\u00f0asta og \u00e1rei\u00f0anlegasta ums\u00f3knara\u00f0fer\u00f0in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ekki dvelja of lengi<\/strong> \u2014 ETA-leyfi\u00f0 \u00feitt heimilar h\u00e1marksdv\u00f6l \u00ed 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i. Ofdv\u00f6l getur leitt til brottv\u00edsunar og komubanns \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0inni.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2>Opinberar heimildir og tilv\u00edsanir<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir byggir \u00e1 opinberum heimildum bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar. Allar uppl\u00fdsingar eru gildandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld Bretlands \u2014 S\u00e6kja um ETA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/electronic-travel-authorisation-eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld Bretlands \u2014 Lei\u00f0beiningar um ETA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/check-uk-visa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld Bretlands \u2014 Athuga\u00f0u hvort \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurfir vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun til Bretlands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/standard-visitor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld Bretlands \u2014 venjulegur gestur<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbritain.com\/en\/plan-your-trip\/getting-to-britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VisitBritain \u2014 A\u00f0 komast til Bretlands<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Algengar spurningar: UK ETA fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00dearf \u00e9g breska ETA fyrir millilendingu e\u00f0a tengiflug?<\/h3>\n<p>J\u00e1, fr\u00e1 2. apr\u00edl 2025 \u00feurfa bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar sem fer\u00f0ast \u00ed gegnum breskan flugv\u00f6ll a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um ETA, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 \u00feeir fari ekki \u00ed gegnum landam\u00e6rag\u00e6slu. Mj\u00f6g takmarka\u00f0ar undantekningar gilda um flugvallarskiptingar.<\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00e9g unni\u00f0 \u00ed Bretlandi me\u00f0 ETA?<\/h3>\n<p>\u00dev\u00ed ekki. Til d\u00e6mis er ETA eing\u00f6ngu \u00e6tlu\u00f0 stuttum heims\u00f3knum, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al fer\u00f0amennsku, vi\u00f0skiptafundum, heims\u00f3knum til fj\u00f6lskyldu og millilendingum. Til a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed Bretlandi \u00fearftu Skilled Worker-vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun e\u00f0a a\u00f0ra vi\u00f0eigandi vinnu\u00e1ritun.<\/p>\n<h3>Er breskur ETA-vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00fea\u00f0 sama og vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun?<\/h3>\n<p>Nei. \u00c1 sama h\u00e1tt er ETA stafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0heimild sem gerir \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 st\u00edga um bor\u00f0 \u00ed farart\u00e6ki til Bretlands. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun og tryggir ekki inng\u00f6ngu \u2014 landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rsluli\u00f0 Bretlands tekur endanlega \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un um inng\u00f6ngu vi\u00f0 komu.<\/p>\n<h3>Hva\u00f0 ef \u00e9g \u00e1 \u00feegar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun fyrir Bretland?<\/h3>\n<p>\u00dear af lei\u00f0andi, ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 gilda breska vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun, \u00fearftu ekki ETA. Reyndar gildir krafan um ETA einungis fyrir r\u00edkisborgara sem eru undan\u00feegnir vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun.<\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00e9g s\u00f3tt um UK ETA \u00e1 flugvellinum?<\/h3>\n<p>Nei. Umfram allt ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 hafa sam\u00feykkta ETA. <strong>\u00e1\u00f0ur<\/strong> \u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa kemur \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llinn. Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6gin munu athuga \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0an komut\u00edma \u00feinn \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00e9r er leyft a\u00f0 ganga um bor\u00f0.<\/p>\n<h2>S\u00e6kja um breska ETA fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara \u00ed dag<\/h2>\n<p>Af \u00feessum s\u00f6kum skaltu ekki taka \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1h\u00e6ttu a\u00f0 vera synja\u00f0 um bor\u00f0stigning \u00e1 n\u00e6stu fer\u00f0 \u00feinni til Bretlands. <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\">S\u00e6kja um breska ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00ed gegnum VisaETA.uk<\/a> fyrir fagkunn\u00e1ttu, skjala\u00fattekt og forgangsa\u00f0sto\u00f0 \u2014 e\u00f0a sendu ums\u00f3kn beint \u00ed gegnum opinbera UK ETA appi\u00f0 fyrir sta\u00f0la\u00f0a \u00a320 r\u00edkisgjaldi\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vantar \u00feig hj\u00e1lp vi\u00f0 UK ETA-ums\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna?<\/strong> Teymi okkar innflytjingas\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga er til taks til a\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0a \u00feig vi\u00f0 \u00fatfyllingu ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0a, sta\u00f0festingu skjala og allar spurningar um innt\u00f6kuskilyr\u00f0i Bretlands. <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\">Byrja\u00f0u \u00ed dag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Tengdar lei\u00f0beiningar um ETA fyrir Bretland<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/how-to-apply-for-uk-eta-online-2026\/\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA \u00e1 netinu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/uk-eta-fees-costs-guide\/\">Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um gj\u00f6ld og kostna\u00f0 fyrir ETA \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/how-long-does-uk-eta-take-processing-times-2026\/\">Vinnslut\u00edmi ETA fyrir Bretland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/what-happens-if-uk-eta-is-refused-what-to-do\/\">Hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera ef UK ETA-ums\u00f3kn er hafna\u00f0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Af hverju bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar \u00feurfa n\u00fa breska ETA<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1889\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Requirements.png\" alt=\"\u00deurfa bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun til Bretlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025? N\u00fdjustu uppf\u00e6rslur\" class=\"wp-image-1405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Requirements.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Requirements-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Requirements-1024x945.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Requirements-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Requirements-1536x1417.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Requirements-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cd \u00e1ratugi g\u00e1tu bandar\u00edskir vegfarendur komi\u00f0 til Bretlands \u00e1n fyrirfram leyfis \u2013 einfaldlega lent og s\u00fdnt vegabr\u00e9f sitt vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin. Aflei\u00f0ingin var\u00f0 s\u00fa a\u00f0 innlei\u00f0ing ETA fyrir Bretland breytti \u00feessu. Fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 2024 ver\u00f0a allir bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar (nema \u00feeir hafi breskt r\u00edkisfang, gild bresk vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun e\u00f0a r\u00e9ttindasta\u00f0a samkv\u00e6mt breskum innflytjendal\u00f6gum) a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands. \u00deetta setur Bretland \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 m\u00f6rg \u00f6nnur l\u00f6nd \u2014 \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al eigin kr\u00f6fur Bretlands fyrir gesti sem \u00feurfa ekki ETA \u2014 og endurspeglar ESTA-kerfi Bandar\u00edkjanna sem breskir r\u00edkisborgarar hafa \u00feurft fyrir fer\u00f0ir til Bandar\u00edkjanna fr\u00e1 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK ETA vs US ESTA: Samanbur\u00f0ur fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1927\" height=\"1845\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Travel-Visas-for-Russian-Citizens.png\" alt=\"Skilyr\u00f0i fyrir r\u00fassneska fer\u00f0amannav\u00edsu \u00ed Bretlandi: Hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 undirb\u00faa \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025\" class=\"wp-image-1465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Travel-Visas-for-Russian-Citizens.png 1927w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Travel-Visas-for-Russian-Citizens-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Travel-Visas-for-Russian-Citizens-1024x980.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Travel-Visas-for-Russian-Citizens-768x735.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Travel-Visas-for-Russian-Citizens-1536x1471.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Travel-Visas-for-Russian-Citizens-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1927px) 100vw, 1927px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>A\u00f0aleiginleiki<\/th><th>Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi (fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara sem heims\u00e6kja Bretland)<\/th><th>ESTA fyrir Bandar\u00edkin (fyrir breskum r\u00edkisborgurum sem heims\u00e6kja Bandar\u00edkin)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Kostna\u00f0ur<\/td><td>\u00a320 GBP (~$13)<\/td><td>$21 USD (~17 pund)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gildleiki<\/td><td>tv\u00f6 \u00e1r<\/td><td>tv\u00f6 \u00e1r<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u00e1marks dv\u00f6l<\/td><td>6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir<\/td><td>n\u00edut\u00edu dagar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fleiri inngangar<\/td><td>J\u00e1<\/td><td>J\u00e1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vinnsla<\/td><td>M\u00edn\u00fatur til 3 daga<\/td><td>Fr\u00e1 sek\u00fandum upp \u00ed 72 klukkustundir<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Notkunara\u00f0fer\u00f0<\/td><td>\u00c1 netinu \/ \u00ed appi<\/td><td>Vefs\u00ed\u00f0a \/ ESTA-vefs\u00ed\u00f0a<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hva\u00f0 bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar geta gert me\u00f0 breskum ETA<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1900\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-US-Citizens.png\" alt=\"\u00deurfa bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun til Bretlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025? N\u00fdjustu uppf\u00e6rslur\" class=\"wp-image-1406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-US-Citizens.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-US-Citizens-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-US-Citizens-1024x950.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-US-Citizens-768x713.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-US-Citizens-1536x1425.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-US-Citizens-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nusta: sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0ir, heims\u00f3knir til fj\u00f6lskyldu og vina, t\u00f3mstundafer\u00f0ir um allt England, Skotland, Wales og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrland<\/li><li>Vi\u00f0skiptafundir: \u00fe\u00e1tttaka \u00ed r\u00e1\u00f0stefnum, s\u00fdningum, fundir me\u00f0 vi\u00f0skiptavinum, samningsvi\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0ur<\/li><li>Skammt\u00edman\u00e1mskei\u00f0: n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 og n\u00e1msbrautir allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um<\/li><li>Heilbrig\u00f0isheims\u00f3knir: a\u00f0 f\u00e1 einkahj\u00e1lp \u00ed heilbrig\u00f0iskerfinu<\/li><li>Transit: tengiflug \u00ed gegnum breskan flugv\u00f6ll til annars \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ar<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helstu inngangspunktar Bandar\u00edkjanna til Bretlands<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1866\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-UK-ETA.png\" alt=\"Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir ESB-borgara: Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir \u00feinn um n\u00fdja kerfi\u00f0\" class=\"wp-image-1332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-UK-ETA.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-UK-ETA-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-UK-ETA-1024x933.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-UK-ETA-768x700.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-UK-ETA-1536x1400.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Application-Process-for-UK-ETA-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Flestir bandar\u00edskir fer\u00f0amenn sem koma til Bretlands lenda \u00e1 London Heathrow (LHR), sem sinnir flestum transatlant\u00edskum flugum. Auk \u00feess eru a\u00f0rir helstu komusta\u00f0ir London Gatwick (LGW), London Stansted (STN), Manchester-flugv\u00f6llur (MAN) og Edinborgar-flugv\u00f6llur (EDI). Allar komur fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum l\u00fata s\u00f6mu ETA-sta\u00f0festingarferli \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 hva\u00f0a flugvelli \u00fe\u00e6r lenda. UK ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt er tengt vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00fameri \u00fe\u00ednu og sta\u00f0fest rafr\u00e6nt \u2014 ekki \u00fearf a\u00f0 framv\u00edsa s\u00e9rst\u00f6ku ETA-skjali \u00e1 neinum \u00feessara flugvalla.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar sem hyggjast aka yfir landam\u00e6rin fr\u00e1 L\u00fd\u00f0veldinu \u00cdrlandi til Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands \u00feurfa einnig gilda breska ETA, \u00fear sem Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrland er hluti af Bretlandi. \u00c1 landam\u00e6rum \u00cdrlands og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands eru engar formlegar landam\u00e6rast\u00f6\u00f0var fyrir innflytjendaskekk, en l\u00f6glega er krafist gildrar ETA fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara sem koma til Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands me\u00f0 landlei\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vins\u00e6lustu \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ir \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir bandar\u00edska gesti<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1889\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-the-UK.png\" alt=\"\u00deurfa bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun til Bretlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025?\" class=\"wp-image-1411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-the-UK.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-the-UK-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-the-UK-1024x945.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-the-UK-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-the-UK-1536x1417.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-the-UK-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bretland er st\u00f6\u00f0ugt einn af vins\u00e6lustu \u00e1fangast\u00f6\u00f0um bandar\u00edskra fer\u00f0amanna. Enn fremur er London \u00e1fram mest heims\u00f3tta borgin, me\u00f0 t\u00e1knr\u00e6num kennileitum eins og Breska safninu (\u00f3keypis a\u00f0gangur), Buckingham-h\u00f6ll, Turninum \u00ed London, Westminster-abbed\u00edinu og heimsflokkaleikh\u00fasum \u00ed West End. Fyrir utan London kanna bandar\u00edskir gestir gjarnan mi\u00f0aldar Gamla b\u00e6inn \u00ed Edinborg, sveitir Cotswolds, r\u00f3mverska arfleif\u00f0 Bath, h\u00e1sk\u00f3lab\u00e6ina Oxford og Cambridge og dramat\u00edsku skosku h\u00e1lendin. ETA fyrir Bretland n\u00e6r til alls Englands, Skotlands, Wales og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands \u2014 sem veitir bandar\u00edskum fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 \u00f6llu \u00fev\u00ed sem Bretland hefur upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a me\u00f0 einni heimild.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hagn\u00fdtar r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar fyrir Bandar\u00edkjamenn sem heims\u00e6kja Bretland \u00ed fyrsta sinn<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>S\u00e6kja um breska ETA a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 72 klukkustundum fyrir brottf\u00f6r flugsins me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota opinbera UK ETA-forriti\u00f0 e\u00f0a gov.uk\/eta.<\/li><li>\u00cd Bretlandi ekur ma\u00f0ur vinstra megin \u2014 ef \u00fe\u00fa leigir b\u00edl skaltu vera undirb\u00fainn fyrir b\u00edla me\u00f0 st\u00fdri til h\u00e6gri og akstur \u00ed vinstri akrein.<\/li><li>Gjaldmi\u00f0illinn er breskt pund sterling (\u00a3 GBP), ekki bandar\u00edkjadollar \u2014 skiptu peningum \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0 e\u00f0a nota\u00f0u fer\u00f0akort \u00e1n gjalds.<\/li><li>Menning \u00fej\u00f3rf\u00e6rslna er mismunandi: 10\u201312% er algengt \u00e1 veitingast\u00f6\u00f0um (oft innifali\u00f0 sem \u00fej\u00f3nustugjald), samanbori\u00f0 vi\u00f0 20% \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum.<\/li><li>Bretland notar G-ger\u00f0 rafmagnsinnstungna (230 V) \u2014 gestir fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum \u00feurfa innstungua\u00f0laga fyrir \u00f6ll bandar\u00edsk t\u00e6ki.<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alhli\u00f0a lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um UK ETA fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026. L\u00e6r\u00f0u um kr\u00f6fur, ums\u00f3knarferli, gj\u00f6ld (\u00a320), afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edma og hva\u00f0 gera skal ef ums\u00f3knin er hafna\u00f0. 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