{"id":1782,"date":"2026-02-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=1782"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:13:01","slug":"uk-eta-photo-requirements-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-photo-requirements-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kr\u00f6fur um lj\u00f3smyndir fyrir ETA-leyfi \u00ed Bretlandi 2026: Fullkomin lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir til a\u00f0 taka r\u00e9ttu myndina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00dea\u00f0 er nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 UK ETA-myndina \u00fe\u00edna r\u00e9tt til a\u00f0 ums\u00f3knin gangi vel.<\/strong> Ein algengasta \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a tafanna og synjanna \u00ed UK ETA er lj\u00f3smynd sem uppfyllir ekki kr\u00f6fur. \u00deessi \u00edtarlega lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir \u00fatsk\u00fdrir n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega kr\u00f6fur um lj\u00f3smyndir fyrir UK ETA \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al st\u00e6r\u00f0ir, bakgrunn, l\u00fdsingu og hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 taka hina fullkomnu lj\u00f3smynd me\u00f0 snjalls\u00edmanum \u00fe\u00ednum.<\/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>Myndin \u00fe\u00edn ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 s\u00fdna a <strong>sk\u00fdr, framhli\u00f0ars\u00fdn<\/strong> af \u00f6llu andliti \u00fe\u00ednu<\/li>\n<li>Nota\u00f0u a <strong>einf\u00f6ld, lj\u00f3slitu\u00f0 bakgrunnur<\/strong> (hv\u00edtur e\u00f0a f\u00f6lhv\u00edtur)<\/li>\n<li>Taki\u00f0 af ykkur gleraugu, h\u00fafur og h\u00f6fu\u00f0kl\u00e6\u00f0i (nema \u00feau s\u00e9u tr\u00faarleg)<\/li>\n<li>UK ETA-forriti\u00f0 hefur <strong>Innbyggt myndav\u00e9l<\/strong> sem lei\u00f0beinir \u00fe\u00e9r<\/li>\n<li>Myndir ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 vera <strong>n\u00fdlegur<\/strong> (t\u00f6ku\u00f0 innan s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:8px;\">A\u00f0 uppfylla lj\u00f3smyndakr\u00f6fur fyrir ETA-leyfi \u00ed Bretlandi er mikilv\u00e6gt til a\u00f0 ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0 gangi hn\u00f6kralaust.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"official-requirements\">Opinberar kr\u00f6fur um lj\u00f3smyndir fyrir ETA fyrir Bretland<\/h2>\n<p>Breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 hefur s\u00e9rt\u00e6kar kr\u00f6fur um lj\u00f3smyndir sem lag\u00f0ar eru fram me\u00f0 ETA-ums\u00f3knum. Auk \u00feess, hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa tekur myndina me\u00f0 UK ETA-forritinu e\u00f0a hle\u00f0ur henni upp \u00e1 gov.uk-vefs\u00ed\u00f0unni, ver\u00f0ur myndin \u00fe\u00edn a\u00f0 uppfylla eftirfarandi sta\u00f0la:<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/depositphotos_11536028-stock-photo-red-double-decker-for-parliament.webp\" alt=\"Kr\u00f6fur um lj\u00f3smyndir fyrir ETA til Bretlands 2026: Fullkomin lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 taka r\u00e9ttu myndina fer\u00f0amynd\" class=\"wp-image-119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/depositphotos_11536028-stock-photo-red-double-decker-for-parliament.webp 600w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/depositphotos_11536028-stock-photo-red-double-decker-for-parliament-300x210.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\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;\">Skilyr\u00f0i<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">S\u00e9rtakm\u00f6rkun<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Sta\u00f0a andlits<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Beint \u00e1, horfir beint \u00e1 myndav\u00e9lina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;background:#f5f5f5;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Tj\u00e1ning<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Neutral svipbrig\u00f0i, munnur loka\u00f0ur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Augu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">B\u00e1\u00f0ir augun opin og greinilega s\u00fdnileg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;background:#f5f5f5;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Bakgrunnur<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Einfalt, lj\u00f3slita\u00f0 (hv\u00edtt e\u00f0a f\u00f6lhv\u00edtt)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>L\u00fdsing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Jafn l\u00fdsing \u00e1n skugga \u00e1 andliti e\u00f0a \u00ed bakgrunni<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;background:#f5f5f5;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>Gleraugu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gja fyrir myndina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>H\u00f6fu\u00f0kl\u00e6\u00f0i<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Ekki leyfilegt nema \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 bori\u00f0 af tr\u00faarlegum \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;background:#f5f5f5;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>N\u00fdleiki<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Tekin innan s\u00ed\u00f0ustu sex m\u00e1na\u00f0a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\"><strong>G\u00e6\u00f0i<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Sk\u00f6rp, \u00ed f\u00f3kus, engin rau\u00f0 augu, h\u00e1 upplausn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"using-the-app\">A\u00f0 taka mynd af \u00fe\u00e9r me\u00f0 UK ETA-forritinu<\/h2>\n<p>Au\u00f0veldasta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 samr\u00e6mda mynd er a\u00f0 nota <strong>Innbygg\u00f0 myndav\u00e9laa\u00f0ger\u00f0<\/strong> \u00cd ETA-forritinu \u00ed Bretlandi. Ennfremur veitir forriti\u00f0 lei\u00f0beiningar \u00ed raunt\u00edma til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 sta\u00f0setja andliti\u00f0 r\u00e9tt og mun sj\u00e1lfkrafa athuga hvort lj\u00f3smyndin \u00fe\u00edn uppfylli kr\u00f6fur \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa getur haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram.<\/p>\n<h3>Skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 taka mynd \u00ed forritinu<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Finndu g\u00f3\u00f0a l\u00fdsingu<\/strong> \u2014 Standi frammi fyrir glugga e\u00f0a vel uppl\u00fdstu sv\u00e6\u00f0i. For\u00f0astu l\u00fdsingu a\u00f0 ofan sem skapar skugga undir augunum e\u00f0a nefinu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Veldu bakgrunninn \u00feinn<\/strong> \u2014 Standi\u00f0 fyrir framan sl\u00e9tta hv\u00edtan e\u00f0a rj\u00f3ma lita\u00f0an vegg. Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 engin mynstur, hlutir e\u00f0a a\u00f0rir einstaklingar sj\u00e1st \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 \u00feig.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Haltu s\u00edmanum \u00fe\u00ednum \u00e1 augnh\u00e6\u00f0<\/strong> \u2014 Haltu myndav\u00e9linni \u00e1 handarlengd, beint fyrir framan andliti\u00f0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fylgdu lei\u00f0beiningunum \u00e1 skj\u00e1num.<\/strong> \u2014 Forriti\u00f0 s\u00fdnir afl\u00f6ngu \u00fatl\u00ednur. Sta\u00f0setji\u00f0 andlit ykkar innan \u00feessarar lei\u00f0beiningar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vertu kyrr<\/strong> \u2014 Haltu hlutlausu andlitsdr\u00e6tti, horf\u00f0u beint \u00e1 myndav\u00e9lina og haltu b\u00e1\u00f0um augunum opin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>B\u00edddu eftir a\u00f0 forriti\u00f0 taki upp<\/strong> \u2014 Forriti\u00f0 mun sj\u00e1lfkrafa taka myndina \u00feegar andliti\u00f0 \u00feitt er r\u00e9tt sta\u00f0sett.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:8px;\">UK ETA-appi\u00f0 lei\u00f0beinir \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ed gegnum myndat\u00f6kuferli\u00f0 me\u00f0 lei\u00f0beiningum um sta\u00f0setningu \u00e1 skj\u00e1num.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"uploading-photo\">A\u00f0 hla\u00f0a upp mynd \u00e1 Gov.uk<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/visum-photo-e1715592278898.png\" alt=\"Almenn algengar spurningar um ETA UK\" class=\"wp-image-90\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um \u00ed gegnum gov.uk-vefs\u00ed\u00f0una \u00ed sta\u00f0 appsins \u00fearftu a\u00f0 hla\u00f0a upp stafr\u00e6nu lj\u00f3smynd. Ennfremur \u00fearf lj\u00f3smyndin sem \u00fe\u00fa hle\u00f0ur upp a\u00f0 uppfylla s\u00f6mu kr\u00f6fur og lj\u00f3smyndin sem tekin er \u00ed appinu, auk \u00feess a\u00f0 uppfylla eftirfarandi vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarkr\u00f6fur:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Skr\u00e1arsni\u00f0: <strong>JPEG<\/strong> (.jpg e\u00f0a .jpeg)<\/li>\n<li>L\u00e1gmarksupplausn: <strong>600 x 750 pixlar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Skr\u00e1arst\u00e6r\u00f0: Milli <strong>50 KB og 10 MB<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Litmynd (ekki svarthv\u00edt)<\/li>\n<li>Engin s\u00edur, ritstj\u00f3rnun n\u00e9 snyrting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 Mikilv\u00e6gt:<\/strong> Ekki nota lj\u00f3smyndir af samf\u00e9lagsmi\u00f0lum, sj\u00e1lfumyndir me\u00f0 s\u00edum e\u00f0a myndir sem hafa veri\u00f0 miki\u00f0 klipptar. Kerfi\u00f0 getur sj\u00e1lfkrafa hafna\u00f0 lj\u00f3smyndum sem vir\u00f0ast hafa veri\u00f0 stafr\u00e6nt breyttar.\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"common-mistakes\">Algengir lj\u00f3smyndavillur sem valda h\u00f6fnun<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deetta eru algengustu myndatengdu mist\u00f6kin sem valda t\u00f6fum \u00ed ums\u00f3kn um UK ETA. Auk \u00feess skaltu for\u00f0ast \u00feessi <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/uk-eta-application-mistakes\/\">Algengar villur \u00ed ETA-ums\u00f3knum<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:8px;\">A\u00f0 for\u00f0ast \u00feessar algengu lj\u00f3smyndavillur mun tryggja a\u00f0 ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn ver\u00f0i afgreidd \u00e1n tafar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#c62828;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Villa<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Af hverju veldur \u00fea\u00f0 synjun<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 laga<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">\u00d3sk\u00fdrt e\u00f0a \u00far f\u00f3kus<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Kerfi\u00f0 getur ekki sta\u00f0fest andlitsdr\u00e6tti<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Haltu s\u00edmanum st\u00f6\u00f0ugum, nota\u00f0u g\u00f3\u00f0a l\u00fdsingu.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;background:#f5f5f5;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Skyggingar \u00e1 andliti<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Fylgni andlitsgreiningar ver\u00f0ur \u00f3lj\u00f3st<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Sn\u00fa\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 glugga e\u00f0a nota\u00f0u lj\u00f3s sem kemur fr\u00e1 framhli\u00f0inni.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">A\u00f0 bera gleraugu<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Endurspeglanir og rammar fela augun.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Fjarl\u00e6gi\u00f0 \u00f6ll gleraugu \u00e1\u00f0ur en myndin er tekin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;background:#f5f5f5;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Annr\u00edkt bakgrunnur<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Kerfi\u00f0 \u00fearf hreinan bakgrunn til vinnslu.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Nota\u00f0u einfaldan hv\u00edtan vegg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Andliti\u00f0 er ekki mi\u00f0ja\u00f0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">V\u00e9lv\u00e6ddar athuganir gera r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir mi\u00f0l\u00e6gri sta\u00f0setningu.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Fylgdu egglaga lei\u00f0s\u00f6gninni \u00ed forritinu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Gamalt lj\u00f3smynd<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 endurspegla n\u00faverandi \u00fatlit<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px;\">Taktu n\u00fdja mynd sem tekin var \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"children-photos\">Kr\u00f6fur um lj\u00f3smyndir fyrir b\u00f6rn<\/h2>\n<p>B\u00f6rn og ungab\u00f6rn \u00feurfa einnig einstaklingsmynd fyrir UK ETA-ums\u00f3kn s\u00edna. \u00deess vegna eru aukaatri\u00f0i var\u00f0andi myndir barna eftirfarandi:<\/p>\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\/uk-eta-troubleshooting-photo-upload.jpg\" alt=\"Ums\u00e6kjandi tekur aftur mynd til a\u00f0 laga villur \u00ed ETA-troubleshooting.\" class=\"wp-image-4903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-troubleshooting-photo-upload.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-troubleshooting-photo-upload-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-troubleshooting-photo-upload-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-troubleshooting-photo-upload-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-troubleshooting-photo-upload-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>B\u00f6rn yngri en 1 \u00e1rs<\/strong> \u2014 M\u00e1 hafa augun loku\u00f0 e\u00f0a a\u00f0 hluta til opin. Legg\u00f0u barni\u00f0 \u00e1 hv\u00edtan lak og t\u00f6k\u00f0u mynd af \u00fev\u00ed \u00far h\u00e6\u00f0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>B\u00f6rn \u00e1 aldrinum 1\u20135 \u00e1ra<\/strong> \u2014 Ekki \u00fearf algerlega hlutlaust andlitsfall, en \u00fearf a\u00f0 horfa \u00ed myndav\u00e9lina me\u00f0 opnum augum.<\/li>\n<li><strong>B\u00f6rn 6 \u00e1ra og eldri<\/strong> \u2014 Ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 fylgja s\u00f6mu reglum og fullor\u00f0nir (hlutlaus svipger\u00f0, augun opin, munnurinn loka\u00f0ur).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engir a\u00f0rir menn<\/strong> \u2014 A\u00f0eins barni\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1st \u00e1 myndinni. Hendur foreldra eiga ekki a\u00f0 vera \u00ed rammanum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:8px;\">B\u00f6rn \u00e1 \u00f6llum aldri \u00feurfa s\u00edna eigin ETA me\u00f0 sam\u00feykktu lj\u00f3smynd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"professional-photo\">\u00c6ttir \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 f\u00e1 faglega lj\u00f3smynd?<\/h2>\n<p>Fyrir flesta ums\u00e6kjendur skilar innbygg\u00f0a myndav\u00e9lin \u00ed UK ETA-forritinu fulln\u00e6gjandi ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um. Hins vegar g\u00e6tir\u00f0u \u00edhuga\u00f0 faglegt vegabr\u00e9fsmynd ef:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fyrri ums\u00f3knir \u00fe\u00ednar hafa veri\u00f0 hafna\u00f0ar vegna vandam\u00e1la me\u00f0 lj\u00f3smyndir.<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa getur ekki n\u00e1\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ri l\u00fdsingu n\u00e9 einf\u00f6ldu bakgrunni heima.<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa ert a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um barn e\u00f0a ungbarn<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa ert a\u00f0 hla\u00f0a upp \u00ed gegnum gov.uk-vefs\u00ed\u00f0una (strengdari skr\u00e1arkr\u00f6fur)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Margir ap\u00f3tekir, p\u00f3sth\u00fas og lj\u00f3smyndab\u00fa\u00f0ir bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 stafr\u00e6n vegabr\u00e9fsmyndir sem uppfylla al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega sta\u00f0la. \u00deess vegna skaltu bi\u00f0ja um a\u00f0 f\u00e1 skr\u00e1na afhenta \u00ed JPEG-sni\u00f0i.<\/p>\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\">M\u00e1 \u00e9g vera me\u00f0 gleraugu \u00e1 UK ETA-myndinni minni?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">Nei. \u00de\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 <strong>Fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0u \u00f6ll gleraugun<\/strong> fyrir UK ETA-myndina \u00fe\u00edna, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 gleraugun me\u00f0 \u00e1v\u00edsun og s\u00f3lgleraugu. \u00deetta er vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 gleraugun geta valdi\u00f0 endurkastum og huli\u00f0 augun \u00fe\u00edn, sem truflar sj\u00e1lfvirk kerfi sem greina andliti\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vinnsluna.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\">M\u00e1 \u00e9g vera me\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0hulu \u00e1 UK ETA-myndinni minni?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">H\u00f6fu\u00f0kl\u00e6\u00f0i eru einungis leyf\u00f0 ef \u00feau eru borin fyrir <strong>tr\u00faarlegar e\u00f0a l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegar \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur<\/strong>. \u00cd \u00feessum tilvikum ver\u00f0ur andlit \u00feitt samt sem \u00e1\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vera fullkomlega s\u00fdnilegt fr\u00e1 ne\u00f0ri hluta h\u00f6ku \u00feinnar a\u00f0 efri hluta ennis \u00fe\u00edns. Hylki\u00f0 m\u00e1 ekki varpa skugga \u00e1 andlit \u00feitt.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-country-85-nationalities-requirements-img-3.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA landlei\u00f0beiningar: Kr\u00f6fur fyrir allar 85 h\u00e6far \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni, mynd 3 sem s\u00fdnir fer\u00f0arsamhengi\" class=\"wp-image-4922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-country-85-nationalities-requirements-img-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-country-85-nationalities-requirements-img-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-country-85-nationalities-requirements-img-3-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-country-85-nationalities-requirements-img-3-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-country-85-nationalities-requirements-img-3-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\">Hva\u00f0 gerist ef myndin m\u00edn fyrir ETA til Bretlands er hafna\u00f0?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">Ef myndin \u00fe\u00edn er hafna\u00f0 \u00ed ums\u00f3knarferlinu, ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e9r be\u00f0i\u00f0 um a\u00f0 <strong>Senda n\u00fdja mynd<\/strong> \u00e1\u00f0ur en ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn getur haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram. Kerfi\u00f0 greinir venjulega n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hva\u00f0a vandam\u00e1l er til sta\u00f0ar (\u00f3sk\u00fdrt, bakgrunnur o.s.frv.) svo \u00fe\u00fa getir lei\u00f0r\u00e9tt \u00fea\u00f0. \u00deetta telst ekki sem <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/what-happens-if-uk-eta-is-refused-what-to-do\/\">Synjun ETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\">Get \u00e9g nota\u00f0 n\u00faverandi vegabr\u00e9fsmynd m\u00edna fyrir UK ETA-ums\u00f3knina?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">\u00de\u00fa getur nota\u00f0 stafr\u00e6na \u00fatg\u00e1fu af vegabr\u00e9fsmyndinni \u00feinni ef h\u00fan var tekin. <strong>innan s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a<\/strong> og uppfyllir allar myndkr\u00f6fur UK ETA. Hins vegar, ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 nota forriti\u00f0, er au\u00f0veldara og \u00e1rei\u00f0anlegra a\u00f0 taka einfaldlega n\u00fdja mynd me\u00f0 innbygg\u00f0u myndav\u00e9linni.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\">\u00deurfa ungb\u00f6rn og sm\u00e1b\u00f6rn a\u00f0 hafa lj\u00f3smynd fyrir UK ETA?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">J\u00e1. Allir fer\u00f0amenn, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al <strong>b\u00f6rn og ungab\u00f6rn<\/strong>, \u00deeir \u00feurfa s\u00edna eigin UK ETA me\u00f0 einstaklingsmynd. Fyrir ungb\u00f6rn yngri en eins \u00e1rs leggji\u00f0 \u00feau \u00e1 hv\u00edtan lak og lj\u00f3smyndi\u00f0 \u00feau fr\u00e1 ofan. Augun \u00feeirra geta veri\u00f0 loku\u00f0 e\u00f0a a\u00f0 hluta til opin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\">F\u00e1\u00f0u breska ETA-myndina \u00fe\u00edna r\u00e9tt \u00ed fyrsta sinn<\/h2>\n<p>A\u00f0 uppfylla lj\u00f3smyndakr\u00f6fur fyrir UK ETA er einfalt \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa fylgir lei\u00f0beiningunum. Af \u00feessum s\u00f6kum skaltu nota innbygg\u00f0u myndav\u00e9lina \u00ed UK ETA-forritinu til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 sem au\u00f0veldasta upplifun, tryggja g\u00f3\u00f0a l\u00fdsingu og einlitla bakgrunn, og fjarl\u00e6gja gleraugu og h\u00f6fu\u00f0kl\u00e6\u00f0i. Ef \u00fe\u00fa vilt for\u00f0ast alla \u00e1h\u00e6ttu \u00e1 a\u00f0 lj\u00f3smyndin ver\u00f0i hafna\u00f0, <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\"><strong>Nota\u00f0u faglega ums\u00f3knar\u00fej\u00f3nustu okkar<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Teymi\u00f0 okkar sko\u00f0ar hverja mynd \u00e1\u00f0ur en henni er skila\u00f0 inn.<\/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>Vantar \u00feig hj\u00e1lp vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3knina?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\" style=\"color:#ffd740;text-decoration:underline;font-size:1.2em;\">S\u00e6kja me\u00f0 faglegri a\u00f0sto\u00f0 \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Algengustu \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur myndaneitunar og hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 laga \u00fe\u00e6r<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1751\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Key-Features-Distinguishing-ETA-from-Traditional-Visas.png\" alt=\"Hva\u00f0 er rafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0aleyfi (ETA)? Skilyr\u00f0i og \u00e1vinningur\" class=\"wp-image-1450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Key-Features-Distinguishing-ETA-from-Traditional-Visas.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Key-Features-Distinguishing-ETA-from-Traditional-Visas-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Key-Features-Distinguishing-ETA-from-Traditional-Visas-1024x876.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Key-Features-Distinguishing-ETA-from-Traditional-Visas-768x657.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Key-Features-Distinguishing-ETA-from-Traditional-Visas-1536x1313.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Key-Features-Distinguishing-ETA-from-Traditional-Visas-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Bakgrunnur ekki sl\u00e9ttur hv\u00edtur:<\/strong> Taktu myndina aftur fyrir framan hv\u00edtan vegg e\u00f0a nota\u00f0u myndvinnsluforrit til a\u00f0 skipta um bakgrunn.<\/li><li><strong>Andliti\u00f0 a\u00f0 hluta til huli\u00f0:<\/strong> Taki\u00f0 af ykkur h\u00fafur og s\u00f3lgleraugu og tryggi\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00e1ri\u00f0 hylji ekki augun e\u00f0a andlitsdr\u00e6ttina.<\/li><li><strong>Mynd of d\u00f6kk e\u00f0a \u00f3sk\u00fdr:<\/strong> Taktu myndina \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00farulegu dagslj\u00f3si e\u00f0a \u00ed vel uppl\u00fdstu herbergi; for\u00f0astu a\u00f0 nota flassi beint.<\/li><li><strong>H\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 er ekki mi\u00f0ja\u00f0 e\u00f0a of l\u00edti\u00f0:<\/strong> Andliti\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00e6tti a\u00f0 fylla 70\u201380% af rammanum \u00e1 myndinni.<\/li><li><strong>Or\u00f0alag ekki hlutlaust:<\/strong> Haltu munninum loku\u00f0um, horf\u00f0u beint \u00ed myndav\u00e9lina og haltu hlutlausu svipbrig\u00f0i.<\/li><li><strong>Gleraugu sem eru s\u00fdnd \u00e1 myndinni:<\/strong> Gleraugu eru ekki leyf\u00f0 \u00e1 UK ETA-myndum \u2014 jafnvel ekki gegns\u00e6 e\u00f0a \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 litu\u00f0 ramma.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A\u00f0 nota innbygg\u00f0a myndat\u00f3l UK ETA-forritsins<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>UK ETA-forriti\u00f0 inniheldur innbyggt myndav\u00e9lat\u00f3l sem lei\u00f0beinir \u00fe\u00e9r vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka sj\u00e1lsmynd sem uppfyllir kr\u00f6fur. Forriti\u00f0 notar andlitsgreiningu til a\u00f0 ganga \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 andliti\u00f0 s\u00e9 r\u00e9tt sta\u00f0sett, l\u00fdsingin n\u00e6gileg og bakgrunnurinn vi\u00f0eigandi \u00e1\u00f0ur en myndinni er sam\u00feykkt. A\u00f0 nota myndav\u00e9l forritsins er au\u00f0veldasta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 myndin uppfylli kr\u00f6fur \u2014 t\u00f3li\u00f0 mun tilkynna \u00fe\u00e9r ef myndin uppfyllir ekki kr\u00f6fur og hvetja \u00feig til a\u00f0 taka hana aftur \u00e1\u00f0ur en henni er skila\u00f0 inn. Einnig er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 nota faglega vegabr\u00e9fsmynd\u00fej\u00f3nustu sem tekur samr\u00e6mda mynd sem uppfyllir allar kr\u00f6fur fyrir UK ETA.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kr\u00f6fur um lj\u00f3smyndir fyrir barnaums\u00f3knir um breska ETA<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>ETA-myndir barna fylgja s\u00f6mu t\u00e6knilegu kr\u00f6fum og myndir fullor\u00f0inna. S\u00e9rstaklega getur \u00feetta veri\u00f0 krefjandi fyrir ungb\u00f6rn og l\u00edtil b\u00f6rn \u2014 barni\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 hafa augun opin, munninn loka\u00f0an og horfa beint \u00ed myndav\u00e9lina \u00e1 hv\u00edtum bakgrunni. Leggji\u00f0 mj\u00f6g ungb\u00f6rn \u00e1 hv\u00edtan lak og lj\u00f3smyndi\u00f0 beint ofanfr\u00e1. Til d\u00e6mis fyrir sm\u00e1b\u00f6rn getur sj\u00e1lfsmyndat\u00e6ki \u00ed forritinu hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 lei\u00f0beina myndat\u00f6kunni. Sk\u00f3lab\u00f6rn geta almennt fylgt s\u00f6mu a\u00f0fer\u00f0 og fullor\u00f0nir. Ef vafi leikur getur faglegur lj\u00f3smyndara\u00fej\u00f3nusta me\u00f0 reynslu af vegabr\u00e9fsmyndum barna spara\u00f0 verulegan t\u00edma og fyrirh\u00f6fn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samr\u00e6mi lj\u00f3smynda er ein algengasta \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a tafanna e\u00f0a synjunar \u00e1 UK ETA-ums\u00f3knum. \u00c1 sama h\u00e1tt sparar \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r ergelsi vi\u00f0 endursendingu ef \u00fe\u00fa ey\u00f0ir nokkrum aukam\u00edn\u00fatum \u00ed a\u00f0 ganga \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 lj\u00f3smyndin \u00fe\u00edn uppfylli allar kr\u00f6fur \u2014 r\u00e9ttur bakgrunnur, gott lj\u00f3s, hlutlaus svipger\u00f0, engin gleraugu, andliti\u00f0 fyllir rammann. Ef \u00fe\u00fa notar innbygg\u00f0a myndav\u00e9lina \u00ed UK ETA-forritinu munu sj\u00e1lfvirkar g\u00e6\u00f0apr\u00f3fanir greina flestar algengar villur \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa sendir inn. 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