{"id":1739,"date":"2026-02-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=1739"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:12:23","slug":"uk-eta-vs-eu-etias-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-vs-eu-etias-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ETA vs ESB ETIAS 2026: Helstu munir, kostna\u00f0ur og hva\u00f0a kerfi \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft"},"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>20 pund \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\n<h2>UK ETA vs EU ETIAS: tv\u00f6 kerfi sem hver fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur \u00fearf a\u00f0 skilja<\/h2>\r\nEf \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 skipuleggja fer\u00f0 til beggja <strong>Sameina\u00f0a konungsr\u00edki\u00f0<\/strong> og hinn <strong>Evr\u00f3pusambandi\u00f0<\/strong> \u00c1ri\u00f0 2026 \u00fearftu a\u00f0 skilja tv\u00f6 a\u00f0skilin rafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingakerfi: the <strong>Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/strong> og hinn <strong>ESB ETIAS<\/strong>. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00feau \u00fej\u00f3ni svipu\u00f0um tilgangi \u2014 forsko\u00f0un fer\u00f0amanna fyrir komu \u2014 eru \u00feau algerlega sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0 kerfi me\u00f0 mismunandi kr\u00f6fur, kostna\u00f0 og ums\u00f3knarferla.\n\n\u00deessi yfirgripsmikla samanbur\u00f0arlei\u00f0arv\u00edsir \u00fatsk\u00fdrir muninn, l\u00edkurnar og hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast frj\u00e1lst b\u00e6\u00f0i um Bretland og Evr\u00f3pu.\r\n\r\n<h2>UK ETA vs ETIAS: hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 samanbur\u00f0ur<\/h2>\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>A\u00f0aleiginleiki<\/th>\r\n<th>Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/th>\r\n<th>ESB ETIAS<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Fullt nafn<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Rafra\u00f0 fer\u00f0aleyfi<\/td>\r\n<td>Evr\u00f3pskt fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsinga- og heimildakerfi<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>St\u00fdrt af<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Breskur innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0<\/td>\r\n<td>ESB-stofnunin eu-LISA<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Kostna\u00f0ur<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a320 (~\u20ac19 \/ ~$21)<\/td>\r\n<td>\u20ac7 (~\u00a36 \/ ~$7.50)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Gildleiki<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>tv\u00f6 \u00e1r<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>H\u00e1marksdv\u00f6l \u00e1 hverri heims\u00f3kn<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir<\/td>\r\n<td>90 dagar innan 180 daga t\u00edmabils<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Fleiri f\u00e6rslur<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>\u00d3takmarka\u00f0<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00d3takmarka\u00f0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Notkunara\u00f0fer\u00f0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Forrit e\u00f0a vefs\u00ed\u00f0a<\/td>\r\n<td>Vefey\u00f0ubla\u00f0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Vinnslut\u00edmi<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>M\u00edn\u00fatur til 3 daga<\/td>\r\n<td>M\u00edn\u00fatur til 30 daga<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>L\u00f6nd sem tekin eru fyrir<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>A\u00f0eins fyrir Bretland<\/td>\r\n<td>27 l\u00f6nd \u00ed Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0inu<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Vinna leyf\u00f0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Nei<\/td>\r\n<td>Nei<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Tengdur vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>J\u00e1<\/td>\r\n<td>J\u00e1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Algerlega starfandi<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>2. apr\u00edl 2025<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0 2026<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 er breska ETA?<\/h2>\r\nUK ETA er stafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingarheimild sem krafist er fyrir <strong>\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0verjar sem eru undan\u00feegnir vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun<\/strong> heims\u00f3kn til Bretlands. Innleidd \u00ed \u00e1f\u00f6ngum fr\u00e1 2023, t\u00f3k h\u00fan gildi a\u00f0 fullu 2. apr\u00edl 2025 fyrir alla h\u00e6fa r\u00edkisborgara, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Bandar\u00edkjamenn, Kanadamenn, \u00c1strala, Japana og EES-borgara.\n\nKostna\u00f0ur ETA <strong>\u00a320<\/strong>, gildir fyrir <strong>tv\u00f6 \u00e1r<\/strong>, og gerir kleift a\u00f0 fresta allt a\u00f0 <strong>6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir \u00e1 hverja heims\u00f3kn<\/strong> fyrir fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu, vi\u00f0skipti, heims\u00f3knir til fj\u00f6lskyldu og millilendingu.\r\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 er EES ETIAS?<\/h2>\r\nESB ETIAS er kerfi fyrir forsko\u00f0un fyrir fer\u00f0al\u00f6g til <strong>Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0<\/strong> \u2014 n\u00e6r til 27 evr\u00f3pskra r\u00edkja, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Frakklands, \u00de\u00fdskalands, Sp\u00e1nar, \u00cdtal\u00edu og annarra. \u00dea\u00f0 gildir um r\u00edkisborgara \u00feeirra landa sem \u00feurfa ekki Schengen-dvalarleyfi fyrir skammt\u00edmadv\u00f6l.\n\nKostna\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 ETIAS <strong>\u20ac7<\/strong>, gildir fyrir <strong>\u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r<\/strong>, og gerir kleift a\u00f0 fresta allt a\u00f0 <strong>90 dagar innan hvers 180 daga t\u00edmabils<\/strong> um \u00f6ll Schengen-l\u00f6ndin.\r\n<h2>Helstu munirnir \u00e1 milli UK ETA og ETIAS<\/h2>\n\n<h3>1. Kostna\u00f0ur: \u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur kostna\u00f0ur \u00ed Bretlandi er meira en tv\u00f6faldur<\/h3>\r\nUK ETA \u00e1 \u00a320 (\u20ac19) er verulega d\u00fdrari en ETIAS \u00e1 \u20ac7 (\u00a36). Hins vegar leyfir UK ETA lengri einstaka dv\u00f6l allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 90 daga takm\u00f6rkun ETIAS.\r\n<h3>2. Dvalart\u00edmi: Bretland leyfir lengri heims\u00f3knir<\/h3>\r\nMe\u00f0 breskri ETA getur\u00f0u dvali\u00f0 til <strong>6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir \u00e1 hverja heims\u00f3kn<\/strong> \u00e1n \u00e1rlegrar takm\u00f6rkunar. Me\u00f0 ETIAS ertu takmarka\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 <strong>90 dagar innan hvers 180 daga t\u00edmabils<\/strong> yfir \u00f6ll Schengen-l\u00f6ndin samanlagt.\r\n<h3>3. Gildist\u00edmi<\/h3>\r\nETIAS varir <strong>\u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r<\/strong> \u00e1 me\u00f0an gildist\u00edmi UK ETA varir <strong>tv\u00f6 \u00e1r<\/strong>. B\u00e1\u00f0ir renna \u00fat snemma ef vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt rennur \u00fat fyrst.\r\n<h3>4. Landfr\u00e6\u00f0ileg \u00feekja<\/h3>\r\nUK ETA n\u00e6r a\u00f0eins til <strong>Sameina\u00f0a konungsr\u00edki\u00f0<\/strong> (Enland, Skotland, Wales og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrland). ETIAS n\u00e6r yfir <strong>27 Schengen-l\u00f6nd<\/strong>. \u00deau eru algj\u00f6rlega a\u00f0skilin kerfi \u2014 a\u00f0 eiga eitt hj\u00e1lpar ekki hinu.\r\n\r\n<h2>\u00dearftu b\u00e6\u00f0i UK ETA og ETIAS?<\/h2>\n\n<strong>J\u00e1, ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja b\u00e6\u00f0i Bretland og Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/strong> Kerfin tv\u00f6 eru algj\u00f6rlega \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0. Dv\u00f6l \u00e1 bresku sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundnu sv\u00e6\u00f0i (UK ETA) veitir \u00fe\u00e9r ekki a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 ESB-r\u00edkjum, og ETIAS veitir \u00fe\u00e9r ekki a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 Bretlandi.\n\nTil d\u00e6mis, ef \u00fe\u00fa ert Bandar\u00edkjama\u00f0ur sem ert a\u00f0 skipuleggja fer\u00f0 til London og s\u00ed\u00f0an Par\u00edsar, \u00fearftu:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>A <strong>Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/strong> (\u00a320) fyrir London heims\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Einn <strong>ETIAS<\/strong> (\u20ac7) fyrir Par\u00edsarheims\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nSameiginlegur kostna\u00f0ur beggja heimilda er um \u00fea\u00f0 bil 22 pund ($28) \u2014 sem gildir \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r fyrir fer\u00f0al\u00f6g til beggja sv\u00e6\u00f0a.\r\n<h2>\u00cd hva\u00f0a l\u00f6ndum \u00feurfa a\u00f0ilar UK ETA?<\/h2>\r\nR\u00edkisborgarar <strong>85 l\u00f6nd<\/strong> \u00fearf UK ETA, sem gildir einnig fyrir Bandar\u00edkin, Kanada, \u00c1stral\u00edu, Japan, Su\u00f0ur-K\u00f3reu og \u00f6ll a\u00f0ildarr\u00edki ESB. Breskir og \u00edrskir r\u00edkisborgarar eru undan\u00feegnir.\r\n<h2>Hva\u00f0a l\u00f6nd \u00feurfa ETIAS?<\/h2>\r\nR\u00edkisborgarar um \u00fea\u00f0 bil <strong>60 l\u00f6nd<\/strong> \u00dearf ETIAS til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Bandar\u00edkin, Kanada, \u00c1stral\u00edu, Japan og Bretland. EES-\/EFTA-borgarar eru undan\u00feegnir.\r\n\n\n<h2>Tengdar lei\u00f0beiningar um ETA fyrir Bretland<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/uk-eta-vs-uk-visa-difference-complete-comparison\/\">Samanbur\u00f0ur \u00e1 ETA fyrir Bretland og vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun fyrir Bretland<\/a><\/li>\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<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/uk-eta-fees-costs-guide\/\">Gj\u00f6ld og kostna\u00f0 vegna ETA fyrir Bretland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/uk-eta-multiple-entries-does-eta-guarantee-entry\/\">Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um margfaldar komur me\u00f0 ETA fyrir Bretland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\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<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<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<\/h2>\n\n<h3>Get \u00e9g nota\u00f0 breska ETA-i\u00f0 mitt til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja \u00cdrland?<\/h3>\r\nNei. \u00cdrland er hluti af ESB og sameiginlega fer\u00f0asv\u00e6\u00f0inu me\u00f0 Bretlandi, en \u00fea\u00f0 hefur s\u00e9rstakar innt\u00f6kukr\u00f6fur. Bandar\u00edskir, kanad\u00edskir og \u00e1stralskir r\u00edkisborgarar geta komi\u00f0 til \u00cdrlands \u00e1n nokkurrar heimildar. R\u00edkisborgarar ESB nj\u00f3ta frj\u00e1lsrar farar til \u00cdrlands.\r\n<h3>Mun Bretland nokkurn t\u00edma ganga \u00ed ETIAS?<\/h3>\r\nNei. Bretland er ekki lengur hluti af ESB og hefur sitt eigi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0a landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rnunarkerfi (ETA). Engar \u00e1\u00e6tlanir eru um sam\u00fe\u00e6ttingu vi\u00f0 ETIAS.\r\n<h3>Get \u00e9g s\u00f3tt um b\u00e6\u00f0i samt\u00edmis?<\/h3>\r\nJ\u00e1, ums\u00f3knirnar eru algj\u00f6rlega sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0ar. \u00de\u00fa getur s\u00f3tt um b\u00e6\u00f0i UK ETA og ETIAS samt\u00edmis \u00ed gegnum vi\u00f0eigandi sm\u00e1forrit og vefs\u00ed\u00f0ur.\r\n<h2>UK ETA vs ETIAS: S\u00e6kja um b\u00e1\u00f0ar heimildir<\/h2>\r\nHvort sem \u00fe\u00fa ert eing\u00f6ngu a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Bretland e\u00f0a sameinar \u00fea\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fer\u00f0al\u00f6g um Evr\u00f3pu, vertu viss um a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir r\u00e9ttar heimildir \u00ed gildi. <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\">S\u00e6kja um breska ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00ed gegnum VisaETA.uk<\/a> fyrir faglega lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn og forgangsstu\u00f0ning.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK ETA vs ESB ETIAS: Alhli\u00f0a samanbur\u00f0ur<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA vs ETIAS evr\u00f3pa\" class=\"wp-image-4879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Auk \u00feess eru UK ETA og ETIAS (Evr\u00f3pska kerfi\u00f0 fyrir fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingar og heimildir) b\u00e6\u00f0i kerfi sem veita fyrirfram heimild fyrir vegfarendur sem fer\u00f0ast \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar \u2014 en \u00feau n\u00e1 til mismunandi \u00e1fangasta\u00f0a og gilda um mismunandi r\u00edkisborgara. Auk \u00feess er nau\u00f0synlegt fyrir fer\u00f0alanga sem heims\u00e6kja b\u00e6\u00f0i Bretland og Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0i Evr\u00f3pusambandsins a\u00f0 vita hva\u00f0a kerfi \u00feeir \u00feurfa og hven\u00e6r.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>A\u00f0aleiginleiki<\/th><th>Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/th><th>ESB ETIAS<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u00c1fangasta\u00f0ur<\/td><td>Sameina\u00f0a konungsr\u00edki\u00f0 (Enland, Skotland, Wales, Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrland)<\/td><td>Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 (27 ESB-l\u00f6nd + \u00cdsland, Noregur, Sviss, Liechtenstein)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hver \u00fearf \u00fea\u00f0<\/td><td>\u00deegnar r\u00edkja sem nj\u00f3ta vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarlausrar innf\u00e6rslu (ekki ESB-r\u00edkja, ekki Bretlands)<\/td><td>\u00deegnar \u00feri\u00f0ju r\u00edkja sem nj\u00f3ta vegabr\u00e9fa\u00e1ritunarlausrar me\u00f0fer\u00f0ar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kostna\u00f0ur<\/td><td>\u00a320 GBP<\/td><td>\u20ac7 EUR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gildleiki<\/td><td>2 \u00e1r e\u00f0a gildist\u00edmi vegabr\u00e9fsins<\/td><td>3 \u00e1r e\u00f0a til gildist\u00edma vegabr\u00e9fsins<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u00e1marksdv\u00f6l \u00e1 hverri heims\u00f3kn<\/td><td>6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir<\/td><td>90 daga \u00e1 hva\u00f0a 180 daga t\u00edmabili sem er<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ums\u00f3knart\u00edmi<\/td><td>M\u00edn\u00fatur til 3 daga<\/td><td>M\u00edn\u00fatur til 30 daga<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fleiri inngangar<\/td><td>J\u00e1<\/td><td>J\u00e1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vinna leyf\u00f0<\/td><td>Nei<\/td><td>Nei<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00dearf \u00e9g b\u00e6\u00f0i UK ETA og ETIAS?<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eta-vs-etias-comparison.jpg\" alt=\"Samanbur\u00f0ur \u00e1 ETA fyrir Bretland og ETIAS 2026\" class=\"wp-image-4845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eta-vs-etias-comparison.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eta-vs-etias-comparison-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eta-vs-etias-comparison-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eta-vs-etias-comparison-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eta-vs-etias-comparison-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ennfremur, ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 skipuleggja fer\u00f0 sem n\u00e6r b\u00e6\u00f0i til Bretlands og Schengen-r\u00edkja Evr\u00f3pusambandsins \u2014 til d\u00e6mis London og Par\u00eds, e\u00f0a Edinborg og Amsterdam \u2014 \u00fearftu b\u00e6\u00f0i breska ETA og ETIAS fyrir ESB. \u00deau eru a\u00f0 auki a\u00f0skilin kerfi sem rekin eru af a\u00f0skildum stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ldum og eitt kemur ekki \u00ed sta\u00f0 annars.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hva\u00f0a l\u00f6nd eru undan\u00feegin hverju?<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA vs ETIAS flugv\u00f6llur\" class=\"wp-image-4877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Undan\u00feegi\u00f0 UK ETA:<\/strong> Bretar og \u00cdrar, n\u00faverandi vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunareigendur \u00ed Bretlandi og r\u00edkisborgarar \u00feeirra landa sem hafa s\u00e9rstakar tv\u00edhli\u00f0a samkomulag vi\u00f0 Bretland.<\/li><li><strong>ETIAS-undanskilin:<\/strong> EES-borgarar og r\u00edkisborgarar \u00feeirra landa sem \u00feegar hafa Schengen-vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarskyldu (ums\u00e6kja \u00ed sta\u00f0inn um venjulega Schengen-vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helstu hagn\u00fdtu munir sem vert er a\u00f0 \u00feekkja<\/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\/Which-EU-Nationals-Need-a-UK-ETA.png\" alt=\"Hva\u00f0a EES-\u00feegnar \u00feurfa breska ETA?\" class=\"wp-image-1316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Which-EU-Nationals-Need-a-UK-ETA.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Which-EU-Nationals-Need-a-UK-ETA-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Which-EU-Nationals-Need-a-UK-ETA-1024x933.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Which-EU-Nationals-Need-a-UK-ETA-768x700.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Which-EU-Nationals-Need-a-UK-ETA-1536x1400.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Which-EU-Nationals-Need-a-UK-ETA-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enn fremur er h\u00e1marksdvalart\u00edmi bresku ETA-sins, sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir \u00e1 hverri heims\u00f3kn, mun r\u00fdmri en 90 daga \u00e1 180 daga reglan \u00ed ETIAS.  Enn fremur getur fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur me\u00f0 ETA dvali\u00f0 \u00ed Bretlandi \u00ed allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i samfellt, \u00e1 me\u00f0an fer\u00f0amenn me\u00f0 ETIAS \u00ed Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0inu ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 fylgjast n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega me\u00f0 d\u00f6gum s\u00ednum til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast a\u00f0 vera of lengi. UK ETA er einnig afgreidd hra\u00f0ar \u2014 yfirleitt innan klukkustunda \u2014 en afgrei\u00f0sla ETIAS getur teki\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 30 d\u00f6gum \u00ed fl\u00f3knum tilvikum.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Auk \u00feess \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir Brexit a\u00f0 Bretland er ekki lengur hluti af ESB n\u00e9 Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0inu. Auk \u00feess \u00feurfa breskir r\u00edkisborgarar sem heims\u00e6kja Schengen-l\u00f6nd ESB ETIAS \u00feegar kerfi\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur teki\u00f0 \u00ed notkun, og ESB-r\u00edkisborgarar sem heims\u00e6kja Bretland \u00feurfa ETA. \u00deessi tv\u00f6 kerfi endurspegla fer\u00f0alandslagi\u00f0 eftir Brexit \u00fear sem Bretland og ESB starfa sem a\u00f0skilin fer\u00f0asv\u00e6\u00f0i, hvert me\u00f0 s\u00ednar eigin kr\u00f6fur um fyrirfram fer\u00f0ask\u00f6nnun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fer\u00f0al\u00f6g milli Bretlands og ESB: Hagn\u00fdtar aflei\u00f0ingar<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>\u00deess vegna krefst fer\u00f0alag eftir Brexit milli Bretlands og Schengen-sv\u00e6\u00f0is ESB n\u00fa tveggja a\u00f0skildra fyrirframleyfa fyrir margar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 skipuleggja sameina\u00f0a fer\u00f0 \u2014 til d\u00e6mis til London og Par\u00edsar, e\u00f0a Edinborgar og Amsterdam \u2014 skaltu s\u00e6kja um b\u00e6\u00f0i breska ETA og ETIAS-leyfi\u00f0 fyrir ESB vel fyrir brottf\u00f6r. \u00dear sem b\u00e6\u00f0i leyfin gilda um margar inng\u00f6ngur \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r \u00fearf a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a einu sinni ums\u00f3knargjald og leggja \u00e1 sig vinnu fyrir hvert vegabr\u00e9f.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00c1\u00e6tlu\u00f0 komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir ESB-borgara: Hva\u00f0 breyttist eftir Brexit<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>\u00dear af lei\u00f0andi, fyrir Brexit, h\u00f6f\u00f0u EES-borgarar r\u00e9tt til a\u00f0 b\u00faa og vinna \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1n nokkurrar fyrirfram heimildar. Fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Bretland yfirgaf ESB \u00e1ri\u00f0 2020 misstu EES-borgarar sj\u00e1lfvirkan frj\u00e1lsan fararr\u00e9tt til Bretlands. \u00deess vegna \u00feurfa EES-borgarar (nema \u00edrskir r\u00edkisborgarar) fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 2024 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun fyrir Bretland (UK ETA) fyrir stuttar heims\u00f3knir. \u00deetta er veruleg breyting fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem fer\u00f0ast reglulega yfir Ermarsundi\u00f0 og voru \u00e1\u00f0ur vanir a\u00f0 koma til Bretlands \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feurfa nokkra fyrirfram heimild.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00cdrskir r\u00edkisborgarar: Undantekningin fr\u00e1 reglunni<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>\u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 eru \u00edrskir r\u00edkisborgarar varanlega undan\u00feegnir kr\u00f6fu um breskt ETA. Samkv\u00e6mt samningi um sameiginlegt fer\u00f0asv\u00e6\u00f0i (CTA) milli Bretlands og \u00cdrlands geta \u00edrskir r\u00edkisborgarar komi\u00f0 til Bretlands frj\u00e1lst og \u00e1n fyrirfram heimildar. \u00deessi undan\u00fe\u00e1ga gildir \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 Brexit og endurspeglar einstaka s\u00f6gulega og stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1rlega tengsl milli landanna. \u00cdrskir r\u00edkisborgarar sem fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands \u00feurfa hvorki ETA, vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun n\u00e9 a\u00f0ra fyrirfram innflytjendaleyfi.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hva\u00f0 er erfi\u00f0ara a\u00f0 f\u00e1: UK ETA e\u00f0a ETIAS?<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-passport.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA vs ETIAS vegabr\u00e9f\" class=\"wp-image-4876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-passport.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-passport-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-passport-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-passport-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-passport-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Af \u00feessum s\u00f6kum eru b\u00e6\u00f0i h\u00f6nnu\u00f0 sem einf\u00f6ld fyrirfram leyfi fyrir fer\u00f0al\u00f6g fyrir fer\u00f0alanga me\u00f0 litla \u00e1h\u00e6ttu fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem uppfylla skilyr\u00f0i. Af \u00feessum s\u00f6kum hefur breska ETA-i\u00f0 a\u00f0eins \u00edtarlegra ums\u00f3knarform og \u00f6ryggisathugunarferli, \u00e1 me\u00f0an ETIAS er hanna\u00f0 til a\u00f0 vera flj\u00f3tt og einfalt fyrir meirihluta ums\u00e6kjenda. \u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0 er a\u00f0 synjunarhlutfall beggja kerfa ver\u00f0i mj\u00f6g l\u00e1gt fyrir fer\u00f0alanga me\u00f0 hreint sakaskr\u00e1 og einfaldar fer\u00f0atilgangi. Fl\u00f3kin m\u00e1l \u2014 svo sem \u00feau sem tengjast fyrri innflytjendavandam\u00e1lum e\u00f0a sakaskr\u00e1 \u2014 kunna a\u00f0 lenda undir n\u00e1nari sko\u00f0un \u00ed hvoru kerfi fyrir sig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yfirlit: UK ETA vs. EU ETIAS \u00e1 einu augabrag\u00f0i<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>UK ETA og EU ETIAS \u00fej\u00f3na svipu\u00f0um tilgangi en n\u00e1 til alger \u00f3l\u00edkra \u00e1fangasta\u00f0a. Ef fer\u00f0in \u00fe\u00edn n\u00e6r a\u00f0eins til Bretlands skaltu s\u00e6kja um UK ETA. Ef fer\u00f0in \u00fe\u00edn n\u00e6r a\u00f0eins til Schengen-landa \u00ed ESB skaltu s\u00e6kja um ETIAS \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 er sett \u00e1 marka\u00f0. Ef fer\u00f0in \u00fe\u00edn n\u00e6r til beggja skaltu f\u00e1 b\u00e6\u00f0i. S\u00e9rstaklega er samsettur kostna\u00f0ur UK ETA (\u00a320) auk EU ETIAS (\u20ac7) enn mun l\u00e6gri en kostna\u00f0ur hef\u00f0bundinna v\u00edsabei\u00f0na, sem gerir forvaranir fyrir fer\u00f0al\u00f6g a\u00f0 hagkv\u00e6mri lausn fyrir al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega fer\u00f0amenn. Athuga\u00f0u alltaf n\u00faverandi st\u00f6\u00f0u beggja kerfa \u00e1 opinberum vefsv\u00e6\u00f0um stj\u00f3rnvalda \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0, \u00fear sem t\u00edmasetning fyrir \u00fatf\u00e6rslu og gj\u00f6ld kunna a\u00f0 breytast.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Fyrir fer\u00f0amenn fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem ekki eru \u00e1 lista yfir l\u00f6nd sem undan\u00feegin eru vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun b\u00e6\u00f0i fyrir Bretland og ESB \u2014 til d\u00e6mis \u00fe\u00e1 sem \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00feurftu Schengen-vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir \u2014 mun innlei\u00f0ing ETIAS ekki breyta gildandi vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarkr\u00f6fum \u00feeirra til a\u00f0 komast inn \u00ed ESB. \u00c1 sama h\u00e1tt hafa vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanahafar fyrir Bretland ekki \u00e1hrif af kr\u00f6funni um UK ETA. S\u00e9rstaklega skaltu alltaf sta\u00f0festa kr\u00f6fur sem gilda fyrir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni \u00feitt \u00e1 opinberum vefs\u00ed\u00f0um bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar og framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3rnar ESB \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa gerir fer\u00f0ar\u00e1\u00e6tlanir.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samanbur\u00f0ur \u00e1 ETA fyrir Bretland og ETIAS 2026. Helstu munir \u00ed kostna\u00f0i (\u00a316 vs \u20ac7), gildist\u00edma, dvalarlengd og gildissvi\u00f0i. 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