{"id":1780,"date":"2026-02-18T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2026-06-19T09:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:05:21","slug":"uk-eta-app-download-status-check-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-app-download-status-check-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e6kja ETA-forrit fyrir Bretland og athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u 2026: Fullkomin lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Viltu hla\u00f0a ni\u00f0ur UK ETA-forritinu e\u00f0a athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u ums\u00f3knar \u00feinnar?<\/strong> UK ETA-appi\u00f0 er hra\u00f0asta og \u00fe\u00e6gilegasta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um \u00feitt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rafra\u00f0 fer\u00f0aleyfi<\/a>. Auk \u00feess er appi\u00f0 f\u00e1anlegt b\u00e6\u00f0i fyrir iOS og Android og gerir \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 skanna vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt, taka lj\u00f3smynd af \u00fe\u00e9r og senda inn ums\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna \u00e1 innan vi\u00f0 t\u00edu m\u00edn\u00fatum. \u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fjallar um allt sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita um ni\u00f0urhal \u00e1 UK ETA-appinu og hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 athuga ETA-st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f7ff;border-left:4px solid #1a73e8;padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\">\n<strong>\ud83d\udccb Helstu atri\u00f0i<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:8px 0 0 0;\">\n<li>S\u00e6ktu <strong>UK ETA-app<\/strong> \u00d3keypis \u00far Apple App Store e\u00f0a Google Play Store<\/li>\n<li>Forriti\u00f0 notar <strong>NFC-t\u00e6kni<\/strong> til a\u00f0 skanna l\u00edfkenniskennskorti\u00f0 \u00feitt sj\u00e1lfkrafa<\/li>\n<li>Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA \u00feinnar \u00ed gegnum appi\u00f0, me\u00f0 t\u00f6lvup\u00f3ststa\u00f0festingu e\u00f0a \u00e1 vefs\u00ed\u00f0u gov.uk.<\/li>\n<li>Vinnsla tekur <strong>allt a\u00f0 72 klukkustundir<\/strong> \u2014 Flestar sam\u00feykktir berast innan klukkustunda<\/li>\n<li>Valm\u00f6guleiki: Beri\u00f0 beint \u00e1 <strong>stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld.uk<\/strong> \u00e1n forritsins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:8px;\">UK ETA-appi\u00f0 einfaldar alla ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0 me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fsskanni og lj\u00f3smyndat\u00f6ku.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"what-is-uk-eta-app\">Hva\u00f0 er UK ETA-appi\u00f0?<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deeir <strong>UK ETA-app<\/strong> Er opinber fars\u00edmaforrit sem Breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 hefur \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0 og gerir fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum kleift a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um rafr\u00e6na fer\u00f0aleyfi beint \u00far snjalls\u00edmanum s\u00ednum. Enn fremur einfalda forriti\u00f0 ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota myndav\u00e9l s\u00edma \u00fe\u00edns og NFC (Near Field Communication)-lesara til a\u00f0 skanna l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ilegan vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt og taka lj\u00f3smynd af \u00fe\u00e9r sj\u00e1lfkrafa.<\/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<div style=\"background:#e8f5e9;border:1px solid #4caf50;padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px;\">\n<strong>\ud83d\udd11 Skilgreining:<\/strong> UK ETA-appi\u00f0 er \u00f3keypis opinber fars\u00edmaforrit fr\u00e1 breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytinu sem gerir r\u00edkisborgurum sem \u00feurfa ekki vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun kleift a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um rafr\u00e6na fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdkingu. \u00dea\u00f0 notar NFC-sk\u00f6nnun vegabr\u00e9fa, andlitsgreiningu vi\u00f0 lj\u00f3smyndat\u00f6ku og \u00f6rugga grei\u00f0sluafgrei\u00f0slu til a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra ums\u00f3knir \u00e1 um \u00fea\u00f0 bil t\u00edu m\u00edn\u00fatum.\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-download\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 hla\u00f0a ni\u00f0ur UK ETA-forritinu<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tracking-UK-Visa-Application.webp\" alt=\"Eftirlit me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarbei\u00f0ni \u00ed Bretlandi: Athuga\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00e1 netinu au\u00f0veldlega\" class=\"wp-image-1612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tracking-UK-Visa-Application.webp 600w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tracking-UK-Visa-Application-300x233.webp 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tracking-UK-Visa-Application-15x12.webp 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>UK ETA-appi\u00f0 er f\u00e1anlegt sem \u00f3keypis ni\u00f0urhal \u00e1 b\u00e1\u00f0um helstu fars\u00edmap\u00f6llum. H\u00e9r er hvernig \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 t\u00e6ki\u00f0 \u00feitt:<\/p>\n<h3>Fyrir iPhone (iOS)<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Opna\u00f0u <strong>Apple App Store<\/strong> \u00e1 iPhone-inum \u00fe\u00ednum<\/li>\n<li>Leita a\u00f0 <strong>\u201cKomut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi\u201d<\/strong> \u00ed leitarreitnum<\/li>\n<li>Leita\u00f0u a\u00f0 opinberu forritinu sem gefi\u00f0 er \u00fat af <strong>Heimakrifta<\/strong> (breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin)<\/li>\n<li>Snertu <strong>\u201cF\u00e1\u201d<\/strong> a\u00f0 hla\u00f0a ni\u00f0ur og setja upp forriti\u00f0<\/li>\n<li>Forriti\u00f0 krefst iOS 16.0 e\u00f0a n\u00fdrri og iPhone 7 e\u00f0a n\u00fdrri (fyrir NFC-stu\u00f0ning).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Fyrir Android<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Opna\u00f0u <strong>Google Play verslunin<\/strong> \u00e1 Android-s\u00edmanum \u00fe\u00ednum<\/li>\n<li>Leita a\u00f0 <strong>\u201cKomut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Veldu opinbera forriti\u00f0 eftir <strong>Heimakrifta<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Snertu <strong>\u201cSetja upp\u201d<\/strong> a\u00f0 hla\u00f0a ni\u00f0ur<\/li>\n<li>Krefst Android 9.0 e\u00f0a n\u00fdrri me\u00f0 NFC-stu\u00f0ningi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:8px;\">Forriti\u00f0 b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 hn\u00f6kralausa stafr\u00e6na upplifun fr\u00e1 ums\u00f3kn til sam\u00feykkis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#1a237e;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">A\u00f0aleiginleiki<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">UK ETA-app<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Gov.uk vefs\u00ed\u00f0a<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Sk\u00f6nnun vegabr\u00e9fa<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Sj\u00e1lfvirkt me\u00f0 NFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Handleggsinnsl\u00e1ttur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;background:#f5f5f5;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Myndataka<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Innbygg\u00f0 myndav\u00e9l \u00ed forriti<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Upphle\u00f0sla skr\u00e1ar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Kostna\u00f0ur<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">\u00d3keypis (\u00a320 ETA gjald gildir)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">\u00d3keypis (\u00a320 ETA gjald gildir)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;background:#f5f5f5;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Vettvangur<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">iOS 16+ \/ Android 9+<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Hva\u00f0a vefskoari sem er<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Sta\u00f0festing<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Tilkynningar \u00ed forriti<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">A\u00f0eins t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"apply-using-app\"><a href=\"\/is\/blog\/how-to-apply-for-uk-eta-online-2026\/\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um<\/a> A\u00f0 nota UK ETA-forriti\u00f0<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa hefur hla\u00f0i\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur UK ETA-forritinu skaltu fylgja \u00feessum skrefum til a\u00f0 lj\u00faka ums\u00f3kninni \u00feinni:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Standard-Terms-You-Might-Encounter-While-Tracking.jpg\" alt=\"Eftirlit me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarbei\u00f0ni \u00ed Bretlandi: Athuga\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00e1 netinu au\u00f0veldlega\" class=\"wp-image-1613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Standard-Terms-You-Might-Encounter-While-Tracking.jpg 612w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Standard-Terms-You-Might-Encounter-While-Tracking-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Standard-Terms-You-Might-Encounter-While-Tracking-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Opna\u00f0u forriti\u00f0<\/strong> og veldu r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tt \u00feinn<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skana\u00f0u vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt<\/strong> \u2014 Haltu s\u00edmanum \u00fe\u00ednum a\u00f0 afturhl\u00edf vegabr\u00e9fsins me\u00f0 l\u00edfkenniskennslu. Forriti\u00f0 les NFC-fl\u00edsina sj\u00e1lfkrafa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taktu myndina \u00fe\u00edna<\/strong> \u2014 Nota\u00f0u innbygg\u00f0u myndav\u00e9l forritsins til a\u00f0 taka sk\u00fdra vegabr\u00e9fsmynd.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Svara spurningum<\/strong> \u2014 Uppl\u00fdstu um fer\u00f0atilgang \u00feinn, yfirl\u00fdsingar um sakas\u00f6gu og tengili\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingar<\/li>\n<li><strong>Borga \u00a320<\/strong> \u2014 Nota\u00f0u debetkort, kreditkort, Apple Pay e\u00f0a Google Pay<\/li>\n<li><strong>Senda inn<\/strong> \u2014 Endursko\u00f0a\u00f0u og sendu inn ums\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Fyrir n\u00e1kv\u00e6ma skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0beiningu um hvert skref, sj\u00e1 heildarlei\u00f0beininguna okkar um <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>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff3e0;border-left:4px solid #ff9800;padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\">\n<strong>\u26a0\ufe0f \u00c1bending:<\/strong> Ef s\u00edminn \u00feinn sty\u00f0ur ekki NFC e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00fa getur ekki skanna\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt, getur\u00f0u samt sl\u00e1\u00f0 inn uppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar handvirkt \u00ed forritinu e\u00f0a skipt yfir \u00e1 gov.uk-vefs\u00ed\u00f0una til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um \u00e1 netinu.\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"check-eta-status\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA fyrir Bretland<\/h2>\n<p>Eftir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hefur sent inn UK ETA-ums\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna eru \u00ferj\u00e1r lei\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u hennar:<\/p>\n<h3>A\u00f0fer\u00f0 1: Athuga\u00f0u \u00ed gegnum UK ETA-forriti\u00f0<\/h3>\n<p>Opna\u00f0u UK ETA-forriti\u00f0 og far\u00f0u \u00ed <strong>\u201cForritin m\u00edn\u201d<\/strong>. Auk \u00feess ver\u00f0ur n\u00faverandi ums\u00f3knarsta\u00f0a \u00fe\u00edn s\u00fdnd. Forriti\u00f0 sendir einnig push-tilkynningar \u00feegar sta\u00f0a \u00fe\u00edn breytist.<\/p>\n<h3>A\u00f0fer\u00f0 2: Athuga me\u00f0 t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti<\/h3>\n<p>\u00de\u00fa munt f\u00e1 t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 netfang sem \u00fe\u00fa gafst upp vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3knina. Auk \u00feess mun t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sturinn sta\u00f0festa hvort ETA \u00feitt hafi veri\u00f0 <strong>sam\u00feykkt<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"\/is\/blog\/what-happens-if-uk-eta-is-refused-what-to-do\/\">Synjun ETA<\/a><\/strong>, e\u00f0a krefst <strong>Vi\u00f0b\u00f3taruppl\u00fdsingar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>A\u00f0fer\u00f0 3: Athuga \u00e1 Gov.uk<\/h3>\n<p>Heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 Bretland (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbritain.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 Bretland<\/a>) Rafr\u00e6n \u00fej\u00f3nusta stj\u00f3rnvalda til a\u00f0 athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fsuppl\u00fdsingum \u00fe\u00ednum og ums\u00f3knarv\u00edsunarn\u00fameri.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:8px;\">Flestar ums\u00f3knir um ETA fyrir Bretland eru afgreiddar innan 72 klukkustunda fr\u00e1 innsendingu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>T\u00falkun st\u00f6\u00f0uums\u00f3kna um komut\u00edma (ETA) \u00ed Bretlandi<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#1a237e;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Sta\u00f0a<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Innsent<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn hefur borist og er \u00ed vinnslu.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;background:#f5f5f5;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Sam\u00feykkt<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt \u2014 \u00fe\u00fa ert leyf\u00f0ur a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Neita\u00f0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn var hafna\u00f0 \u2014 \u00fe\u00fa g\u00e6tir \u00feurft a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00ed sta\u00f0inn.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Vi\u00f0b\u00f3taruppl\u00fdsingar nau\u00f0synlegar<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">\u00de\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 veita frekari uppl\u00fdsingar \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 taka \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Fyrir uppl\u00fdsingar um hva\u00f0 gera ber ef ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn er synju\u00f0, sj\u00e1 lei\u00f0beininguna okkar um <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/what-happens-if-uk-eta-is-refused-what-to-do\/\">Hva\u00f0 gerist ef UK ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn er hafna\u00f0<\/a>. \u00deess vegna, til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 n\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar um afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edma, lestu <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/how-long-does-uk-eta-take-processing-times-2026\/\">Hversu langan t\u00edma tekur UK ETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tracking-UK-Visa-Application-Check-Status-Online-Easily.webp\" alt=\"Eftirlit me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarbei\u00f0ni \u00ed Bretlandi: Athuga\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00e1 netinu au\u00f0veldlega\" class=\"wp-image-1616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tracking-UK-Visa-Application-Check-Status-Online-Easily.webp 600w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tracking-UK-Visa-Application-Check-Status-Online-Easily-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tracking-UK-Visa-Application-Check-Status-Online-Easily-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"troubleshooting\">Algeng vandam\u00e1l \u00ed Common App og lausnir \u00feeirra<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NFC skannar ekki<\/strong> \u2014 Taktu s\u00edmahulstur af \u00fe\u00e9r, haltu s\u00edmanum fl\u00f6tum aftan \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu og haltu honum kyrru \u00ed 5\u201310 sek\u00fandur.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mynd hafna\u00f0<\/strong> \u2014 Gakktu \u00far skugga um sl\u00e9tta bakgrunn, g\u00f3\u00f0a l\u00fdsingu, engar skuggamyndir og hlutlaust svipbrig\u00f0i. Lestu um <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/uk-eta-photo-requirements-2026\/\">Kr\u00f6fur um ETA-myndir fyrir Bretland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Grei\u00f0sla mist\u00f3kst<\/strong> \u2014 Reyndu a\u00f0 nota anna\u00f0 kort e\u00f0a a\u00f0ra grei\u00f0slua\u00f0fer\u00f0. Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 korti\u00f0 \u00feitt sty\u00f0ji al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legar netgrei\u00f0slur.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forriti\u00f0 hrapar<\/strong> \u2014 Uppf\u00e6r\u00f0u \u00ed n\u00fdjustu \u00fatg\u00e1fu \u00far App Store e\u00f0a Play Store. Endurr\u00e6stu s\u00edmann og pr\u00f3fa\u00f0u aftur.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forriti\u00f0 finnst ekki<\/strong> \u2014 Leita\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u201cUK ETA Home Office\u201d \u00ed appversluninni \u00feinni. Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 t\u00e6ki\u00f0 \u00feitt uppfylli l\u00e1gmarkskr\u00f6fur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:8px;\">For\u00f0astu algengar vandam\u00e1l me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ganga \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 s\u00edminn \u00feinn sty\u00f0ji NFC og vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt s\u00e9 me\u00f0 l\u00edfkennauppl\u00fdsingum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\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<div itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\">Er ETA-forriti\u00f0 fyrir Bretland \u00f3keypis \u00ed ni\u00f0urhali?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">J\u00e1, UK ETA-forriti\u00f0 er <strong>algerlega \u00f3keypis<\/strong> til a\u00f0 hla\u00f0a ni\u00f0ur fr\u00e1 Apple App Store og Google Play Store. Hins vegar gildir \u00a320 UK ETA ums\u00f3knargjal\u00f0 enn \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa sendir inn ums\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna \u00ed gegnum appi\u00f0.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\">Get \u00e9g athuga\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0u bresku ETA-sins \u00e1n forritsins?<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Steps-to-Track-Your-UK-Visa-Application-Status-Online.webp\" alt=\"Eftirlit me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarbei\u00f0ni \u00ed Bretlandi: Athuga\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00e1 netinu au\u00f0veldlega\" class=\"wp-image-1614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Steps-to-Track-Your-UK-Visa-Application-Status-Online.webp 600w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Steps-to-Track-Your-UK-Visa-Application-Status-Online-300x215.webp 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Steps-to-Track-Your-UK-Visa-Application-Status-Online-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">J\u00e1. \u00de\u00fa getur athuga\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0u UK ETA \u00feinnar \u00ed gegnum <strong>sta\u00f0festingarp\u00f3stur<\/strong> sent \u00e1 heimilisfangi\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa gafst upp, e\u00f0a me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja gov.uk-vefs\u00ed\u00f0una og sl\u00e1 inn vegabr\u00e9fsuppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar og ums\u00f3knarv\u00edsunarn\u00famer. Forriti\u00f0 b\u00fd\u00f0ur einfaldlega upp \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e6gilegustu raunt\u00edmapr\u00f3funina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\">Hva\u00f0 ef s\u00edminn minn sty\u00f0ur ekki NFC til a\u00f0 skanna vegabr\u00e9f?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">Ef s\u00edminn \u00feinn skortir NFC getur\u00f0u samt s\u00f3tt um \u00ed gegnum UK ETA-forriti\u00f0 me\u00f0 <strong>sl\u00e1\u00f0u inn vegabr\u00e9fsuppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar handvirkt<\/strong>. E\u00f0a s\u00f3ttu um \u00ed gegnum gov.uk-vefs\u00ed\u00f0una me\u00f0 hva\u00f0a vafra sem er \u00e1 t\u00f6lvu e\u00f0a spjaldt\u00f6lvu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\">Hversu langan t\u00edma tekur a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un um breska ETA eftir a\u00f0 hafa s\u00f3tt um \u00ed gegnum appi\u00f0?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">Flestir ETA-ums\u00f3knir fyrir Bretland sem lag\u00f0ar eru fram \u00ed gegnum appi\u00f0 eru afgreiddar. <strong>innan 3 virkra daga (72 klukkustunda)<\/strong>. M\u00f6rg einf\u00f6ld ums\u00f3knir f\u00e1 sam\u00feykki \u00e1 innan vi\u00f0 nokkrum klukkustundum. S\u00e6kja skal um a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 72 klukkustundum fyrir \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0a brottf\u00f6r.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\">Get \u00e9g s\u00f3tt um fyrir fleiri en einn einstakling me\u00f0 sama UK ETA-forritinu?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">J\u00e1. \u00de\u00fa getur nota\u00f0 sama t\u00e6ki\u00f0 og forriti\u00f0 til a\u00f0 senda inn. <strong>a\u00f0skildar ums\u00f3knir<\/strong> fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limi, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 b\u00f6rn. Hver einstaklingur \u00fearf sitt eigi\u00f0 gilt vegabr\u00e9f og s\u00e9rstakt \u00a320 gjald fyrir hverja ums\u00f3kn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\">S\u00e6ktu UK ETA-forriti\u00f0 og sendu inn ums\u00f3kn \u00ed dag<\/h2>\n<p>UK ETA-appi\u00f0 er hra\u00f0asta og \u00fe\u00e6gilegasta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um rafr\u00e6na fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingarleyfi. Me\u00f0 NFC-skanni fyrir vegabr\u00e9f og st\u00f6\u00f0uv\u00f6ktun \u00ed appinu tekur allt ferli\u00f0 um 10 m\u00edn\u00fatur. Hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa velur appi\u00f0 e\u00f0a gov.uk-vefs\u00ed\u00f0una skaltu ganga \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 72 klukkustundum fyrir brottfarardaginn.<\/p>\n<p>Vantar \u00feig faglega a\u00f0sto\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna? <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\"><strong>S\u00e6kja um \u00ed gegnum lei\u00f0beinda \u00fej\u00f3nustu okkar<\/strong><\/a> og teymi\u00f0 okkar mun fara yfir ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edna \u00e1\u00f0ur en henni er skila\u00f0 til a\u00f0 ganga \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 allt s\u00e9 \u00ed lagi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background:#1a237e;color:#fff;padding:20px;text-align:center;border-radius:8px;font-size:1.1em;margin-top:32px;\">\n<strong>Ertu tilb\u00fainn a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\" style=\"color:#ffd740;text-decoration:underline;font-size:1.2em;\">Byrja\u00f0u \u00e1 UK ETA-ums\u00f3kninni \u00feinni \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK ETA-appi\u00f0: Skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0beiningar<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tips-for-a-Smooth-Visit-Visa-Application-Process.jpg\" alt=\"Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u heims\u00f3knarvisu \u00e1 netinu \u2013 fullkomin lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir\" class=\"wp-image-1652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tips-for-a-Smooth-Visit-Visa-Application-Process.jpg 612w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tips-for-a-Smooth-Visit-Visa-Application-Process-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tips-for-a-Smooth-Visit-Visa-Application-Process-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Opna\u00f0u forriti\u00f0<\/strong> og velja \u201cS\u00e6kja um UK ETA\u201d.<\/li><li><strong>Skana\u00f0u vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt<\/strong> Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota s\u00edmamyndav\u00e9lina les forriti\u00f0 v\u00e9lr\u00e6nan lesanlegan sv\u00e6\u00f0i (MRZ) sj\u00e1lfkrafa.<\/li><li><strong>Sta\u00f0festa vegabr\u00e9fsuppl\u00fdsingar<\/strong> \u2014 sta\u00f0festa nafn, f\u00e6\u00f0ingardag, vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00famer, r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tt og gildist\u00edma.<\/li><li><strong>Taktu myndina \u00fe\u00edna<\/strong> Nota\u00f0u innbygg\u00f0a andlitsgreiningart\u00f3li\u00f0 \u2014 fylgdu lei\u00f0beiningunum \u00e1 skj\u00e1num um sta\u00f0setningu.<\/li><li><strong>Svara\u00f0u h\u00e6fnispurningum<\/strong> \u2014 svara\u00f0u \u00f6llum spurningum um innflytjendafars\u00f6gu \u00fe\u00edna og sakas\u00f6gu hei\u00f0arlega.<\/li><li><strong>Sko\u00f0a og senda inn<\/strong> \u2014 athuga\u00f0u allar uppl\u00fdsingar, greiddu \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0 og sendu inn ums\u00f3knina.<\/li><li><strong>B\u00edddu eftir t\u00f6lvup\u00f3ststa\u00f0festingu<\/strong> \u2014 Flestir ums\u00e6kjendur f\u00e1 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verkf\u00e6rakista til a\u00f0 leysa vandam\u00e1l me\u00f0 UK ETA-forriti\u00f0<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Ef forriti\u00f0 tekst ekki a\u00f0 skanna MRZ-svi\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu, vertu viss um a\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 s\u00e9 flatt, vel uppl\u00fdst og a\u00f0 myndav\u00e9lin s\u00e9 beint yfir ne\u00f0stu l\u00ednunum \u00e1 gagna s\u00ed\u00f0unni. Ef forriti\u00f0 hrapar e\u00f0a fr\u00fds, loka\u00f0u \u00fev\u00ed og opna\u00f0u aftur \u2014 ums\u00f3knin sem \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 vistu\u00f0. Ef grei\u00f0sla mistekst, athuga\u00f0u hvort kortauppl\u00fdsingarnar s\u00e9u r\u00e9ttar og hvort bankinn \u00feinn hafi ekki loka\u00f0 fyrir al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega millif\u00e6rslu. Ef \u00fe\u00fa f\u00e6r\u00f0 t\u00e6knivillubo\u00f0, reyndu a\u00f0 skipta yfir \u00ed vef\u00fatg\u00e1funa \u00e1 gov.uk\/eta \u00ed vafrara \u00e1 bor\u00f0t\u00f6lvu e\u00f0a fart\u00f6lvu.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Athuga ETA-st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna \u00ed appinu<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Eftir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hefur sent inn ums\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna gerir UK ETA-appi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u hennar hven\u00e6r sem er. Far\u00f0u \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed \u201cAthuga ETA m\u00edna\u201d og sl\u00e1\u00f0u inn vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00fameri\u00f0 \u00feitt til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 n\u00faverandi st\u00f6\u00f0u \u2014 \u00ed bi\u00f0, sam\u00feykkt e\u00f0a hafna\u00f0. Sam\u00feykktar ETA-leyfis eru geymdar rafr\u00e6nt og \u00fearf hvorki a\u00f0 hla\u00f0a \u00feeim ni\u00f0ur n\u00e9 prenta. Innritunarkerfi flugf\u00e9laga og landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rsluli\u00f0 Bretlands sta\u00f0festa sj\u00e1lfkrafa st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA \u00feinnar me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skanna vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt, sem gerir ferli\u00f0 algerlega hn\u00f6kralaus fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem hafa fengi\u00f0 sam\u00feykkta ETA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UK ETA-appi\u00f0 er r\u00e1\u00f0lag\u00f0ur ums\u00f3knarvalkostur vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 einfalda sk\u00f6nnun vegabr\u00e9fa og myndat\u00f6ku. Appi\u00f0 er s\u00e9rstaklega f\u00e1anlegt \u00e1 m\u00f6rgum tungum\u00e1lum og er reglulega uppf\u00e6rt af breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytinu til a\u00f0 endurspegla allar breytingar \u00e1 h\u00e6fi e\u00f0a kr\u00f6fum fyrir ETA. Ef \u00fe\u00fa getur ekki nota\u00f0 appi\u00f0 vegna samr\u00fdmanleika- e\u00f0a tengingarvandam\u00e1la er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 nota fullu ums\u00f3knina \u00e1 vefs\u00ed\u00f0u fyrir skj\u00e1bor\u00f0 \u00e1 gov.uk\/eta me\u00f0 s\u00f6mu virkni. B\u00e6\u00f0i appi\u00f0 og vefs\u00ed\u00f0an nota s\u00f6mu \u00f6ruggu stj\u00f3rnvaldsgrunnvirkjun og skila n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega s\u00f6mu ETA-leyfis\u00fatkomu.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need to download the UK ETA app or check your application status? The UK ETA app is the fastest and most convenient way to apply for your Electronic Travel Authorisation. 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