{"id":1794,"date":"2026-02-27T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:20:07","slug":"uk-eta-and-ireland-travel-2026-do-children-need-uk-eta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-and-ireland-travel-2026-do-children-need-uk-eta\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ETA og fer\u00f0al\u00f6g til \u00cdrlands 2026: \u00deurfa b\u00f6rn UK ETA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Auk \u00feess a\u00f0 skipuleggja fer\u00f0al\u00f6g milli <strong>Bretland og \u00cdrland<\/strong>? E\u00f0a ert a\u00f0 velta fyrir \u00fe\u00e9r hvort \u00feitt <strong>B\u00f6rn \u00feurfa breska ETA<\/strong>? \u00deetta eru tv\u00e6r af \u00feeim spurningum sem oftast er leita\u00f0 a\u00f0 um rafr\u00e6na fer\u00f0aleyfi Bretlands. \u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir veitir sk\u00fdr sv\u00f6r um sameiginlega fer\u00f0asv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0, kr\u00f6fur um ETA fyrir b\u00f6rn og hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 skipuleggja fer\u00f0 sem n\u00e6r b\u00e6\u00f0i til Bretlands og \u00cdrlands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fee-increase-notice\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fff3cd,#ffeaa7);border-left:4px solid #f39c12;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#856404\">\u26a0\ufe0f UK ETA gjaldh\u00e6kkun \u2014 Gildir fr\u00e1 25. febr\u00faar 2026<\/p><p style=\"margin:0;color:#856404\">Gjald fyrir UK ETA h\u00e6kka\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00a320 \u00ed <strong>\u00a320<\/strong> 25. febr\u00faar 2026. Ver\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessari grein eru gildandi. <a href=\"https:\/\/form.visaeta.uk\/form\/\" style=\"color:#856404;font-weight:600\">S\u00e6kja um n\u00fana \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>UK ETA og \u00cdrland: A\u00f0 skilja sameiginlega fer\u00f0asv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"background:#e8f4fd;border-left:4px solid #1a73e8;padding:16px 20px;margin:20px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\">\n<strong>\ud83d\udccc Lykilatri\u00f0i:<\/strong> Bretland og L\u00fd\u00f0veldi\u00f0 \u00cdrland reka <strong>Sameiginlegt fer\u00f0asv\u00e6\u00f0i (CTA)<\/strong>, sem gerir breskum og \u00edrskum r\u00edkisborgurum kleift a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast frj\u00e1lst milli beggja landa. Hins vegar, fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem ekki eru breskir e\u00f0a \u00edrskir r\u00edkisborgarar, gerir UK ETA <strong>ekki<\/strong> veitir a\u00f0gang til \u00cdrsku l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins, og \u00edrskt vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun veitir ekki a\u00f0gang til Bretlands.\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>\u00dearf \u00e9g UK ETA til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast milli Bretlands og \u00cdrlands?<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1844\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Passport-Validity-Matters-for-Travelers.png\" alt=\"Hversu langan gildist\u00edma \u00fearf vegabr\u00e9f til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast: \u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita\" class=\"wp-image-1473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Passport-Validity-Matters-for-Travelers.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Passport-Validity-Matters-for-Travelers-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Passport-Validity-Matters-for-Travelers-1024x922.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Passport-Validity-Matters-for-Travelers-768x692.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Passport-Validity-Matters-for-Travelers-1536x1383.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-Passport-Validity-Matters-for-Travelers-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00deetta fer eftir fer\u00f0akynningu \u00feinni og r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tti:<\/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\n<h3>Fer\u00f0alag fr\u00e1 \u00cdrlandi til Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands (Bretland)<\/h3>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert r\u00edkisborgari utan Bretlands e\u00f0a \u00cdrlands sem fer\u00f0ast fr\u00e1 L\u00fd\u00f0veldinu \u00cdrland til Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands yfir land, eru almennt <strong>engin r\u00fat\u00ednuk\u00f6nnun innflytjenda<\/strong> vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin. Hins vegar ertu l\u00f6glega skyldugur til a\u00f0 hafa breska ETA ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 koma inn \u00ed Bretland, jafnvel yfir landam\u00e6rin.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Fer\u00f0alag fr\u00e1 Bretlandi til L\u00fd\u00f0veldis \u00cdrlands<\/h3>\n<p>Ennfremur hefur \u00cdrskum l\u00fd\u00f0veldinu sitt <strong>eigi\u00f0 innflytjendakerfi<\/strong> Algerlega a\u00f0skili\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Bretlandi. ETA-leyfi\u00f0 \u00feitt fyrir Bretland heimilar ekki inng\u00f6ngu \u00e1 \u00cdrland. \u00de\u00fa g\u00e6tir \u00feurft s\u00e9rstakt \u00edrskt vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun, allt eftir r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tti \u00fe\u00ednum.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Flug milli Bretlands og \u00cdrlands<\/h3>\n<p>\u00deegar flogi\u00f0 er milli Bretlands og \u00cdrlands gilda landam\u00e6rakannanir. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gildur <strong>Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/strong> fyrir inng\u00f6ngu\/endurkomu til Bretlands<\/li>\n<li>R\u00e9ttir innflytjendaleyfi fyrir \u00cdrlandi til inng\u00f6ngu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>\u00c1\u00e6tla fer\u00f0 til Bretlands og \u00cdrlands<\/h2>\n\n<p>Ennfremur, ef fer\u00f0ar\u00e1\u00e6tlun \u00fe\u00edn n\u00e6r til beggja landa, \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fearftu eftirfarandi:<\/p>\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#1a73e8;color:white;\">\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Fer\u00f0asvi\u00f0smynd<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Nau\u00f0synleg skj\u00f6l<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Bara \u00ed Bretlandi (England, Skotland, Wales, Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrland)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi + gilt vegabr\u00e9f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">A\u00f0eins \u00cdrland<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00cdrsk vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun\/vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarleysi (athuga\u00f0u r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tt \u00feinn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Bretland fyrst, svo \u00cdrland<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi + leyfi til dvalar \u00e1 \u00cdrlandi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00cdrland fyrst, s\u00ed\u00f0an Bretland<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00cdrsk dvalarleyfi + bresk ETA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Bretland \u2192 \u00cdrland \u2192 Bretland (endurkomu)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">UK ETA (endurteknar inng\u00f6ngur) + leyfi til \u00cdrlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div style=\"background:#fff3e0;border-left:4px solid #ff9800;padding:16px 20px;margin:20px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\">\n<strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Mikilv\u00e6gt:<\/strong> Sumir r\u00edkisborgarar sem eru undan\u00feegnir vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00ed Bretlandi \u00feurfa samt vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun til \u00cdrlands, og \u00f6fugt. Athuga\u00f0u alltaf kr\u00f6fur fyrir <strong>b\u00e1\u00f0ar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ir<\/strong> \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3kar fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna. ETA-t\u00edmi \u00feinn \u00ed Bretlandi leyfir <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-multiple-entries-does-eta-guarantee-entry\/\">m\u00f6rg innsl\u00f6g<\/a>, sem er gagnlegt fyrir fer\u00f0ir Bretland\u2013\u00cdrland\u2013Bretland.\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>\u00deurfa b\u00f6rn ETA fyrir Bretland?<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1901\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Passport-Validity-Requirements-by-Region-2.png\" alt=\"Hversu langan gildist\u00edma \u00fearf vegabr\u00e9f til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast: \u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita\" class=\"wp-image-1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Passport-Validity-Requirements-by-Region-2.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Passport-Validity-Requirements-by-Region-2-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Passport-Validity-Requirements-by-Region-2-1024x951.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Passport-Validity-Requirements-by-Region-2-768x713.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Passport-Validity-Requirements-by-Region-2-1536x1426.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Passport-Validity-Requirements-by-Region-2-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>J\u00e1, b\u00f6rn \u00e1 \u00f6llum aldri \u00feurfa eigin UK ETA.<\/strong> Engin undan\u00fe\u00e1ga er vegna l\u00e1gmarksaldurs. Allir fer\u00f0amenn, fr\u00e1 n\u00fdf\u00e6ddum b\u00f6rnum til eldri far\u00feega, \u00feurfa sam\u00feykkta ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Kr\u00f6fur um komut\u00edma (ETA) \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir b\u00f6rn<\/h2>\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#1a73e8;color:white;\">\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Aldursh\u00f3pur<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Krafist ETA?<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">S\u00e9rstakar athugasemdir<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">B\u00f6rn (0\u20131 \u00e1rs)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u2705 J\u00e1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 eiga sitt eigi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f og ETA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Sm\u00e1b\u00f6rn (1\u20133 \u00e1ra)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u2705 J\u00e1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Kr\u00f6fur um lj\u00f3smyndir a\u00f0laga\u00f0ar eftir aldri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">B\u00f6rn (4\u201311 \u00e1ra)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u2705 J\u00e1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Foreldri\/forr\u00e1\u00f0ama\u00f0ur s\u00e6kir um fyrir \u00feeirra h\u00f6nd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Unglingar (12\u201317 \u00e1ra)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u2705 J\u00e1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">M\u00e1 bera \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6tt e\u00f0a me\u00f0 foreldri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2>Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breska ETA fyrir barn<\/h2>\n\n<p>Auk \u00feess er ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0 fyrir b\u00f6rn hi\u00f0 sama og fyrir fullor\u00f0na, me\u00f0 nokkrum vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar atri\u00f0um til greina:<\/p>\n\n<h3>Skref 1: Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 barni\u00f0 hafi sitt eigi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f.<\/h3>\n<p>Auk \u00feess \u00fearf hvert barn a\u00f0 hafa sitt eigi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f. B\u00f6rn geta ekki veri\u00f0 skr\u00e1\u00f0 \u00ed vegabr\u00e9f foreldris vegna UK ETA. Ef barni\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00e1 ekki vegabr\u00e9f skaltu \u00fatvega eitt \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Skref 2: Taktu samr\u00e6mda mynd<\/h3>\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\/Types-of-UK-Visas-for-Americans-1.png\" alt=\"\u00deurfa bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun til Bretlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025: Uppf\u00e6r\u00f0ar fer\u00f0areglur\" class=\"wp-image-1413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Visas-for-Americans-1.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Visas-for-Americans-1-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Visas-for-Americans-1-1024x945.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Visas-for-Americans-1-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Visas-for-Americans-1-1536x1417.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Types-of-UK-Visas-for-Americans-1-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Myndir barna ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 uppfylla s\u00f6mu <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-photo-requirements-2026\/\">Kr\u00f6fur um ETA-myndir fyrir Bretland<\/a> sem fullor\u00f0nir, me\u00f0 \u00feessum a\u00f0l\u00f6gunarr\u00e1\u00f0st\u00f6funum:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>B\u00f6rn:<\/strong> Legg\u00f0u \u00e1 hv\u00edtt lak, t\u00f6k\u00f0u mynd fr\u00e1 ofan, augun eiga a\u00f0 vera opin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sm\u00e1b\u00f6rn:<\/strong> Fullor\u00f0inn getur stutt barn a\u00f0 aftan (ekki s\u00fdnilegt \u00e1 myndinni)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00d6ll b\u00f6rn:<\/strong> Engin leikf\u00f6ng, engar snu\u00f0ur n\u00e9 a\u00f0rir hlutir \u00e1 myndinni.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Skref 3: Kl\u00e1ra ums\u00f3knina<\/h3>\n<p>\u00deess vegna getur foreldri e\u00f0a l\u00f6glegur forr\u00e1\u00f0ama\u00f0ur fyllt \u00fat ETA-ums\u00f3kn fyrir h\u00f6nd barns \u00ed gegnum <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-app-download-status-check-2026\/\">UK ETA-app<\/a> e\u00f0a vefs\u00ed\u00f0u. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft vegabr\u00e9fsuppl\u00fdsingar barnsins, sam\u00feykktan lj\u00f3smynd og tengili\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingar foreldris\/forr\u00e1\u00f0amanns.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Skref 4: Grei\u00f0a gjaldi\u00f0<\/h3>\n<p>Ennfremur krefst ETA hvers barns s\u00e9rstakrar <strong>\u00a320 gjald<\/strong>. There is no family discount or bundled pricing. For a family of four, the total ETA cost would be \u00a364 (4 \u00d7 \u00a320).<\/p>\n\n<h2>Fj\u00f6lskyldu\u00e6tla\u00f0ur komut\u00edmi kostna\u00f0arreikni<\/h2>\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#1a73e8;color:white;\">\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Fj\u00f6lskyldust\u00e6r\u00f0<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Kostna\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 ger\u00f0u sj\u00e1lfs<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;\">Me\u00f0 VisaETA.uk \u00fej\u00f3nustu<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">1 manneskja<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00a320<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00a380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Par (2 manns)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00a332<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00a3152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Fj\u00f6lskylda me\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00e1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00a348<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00a3228<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Fj\u00f6gurra manna fj\u00f6lskylda<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00a364<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00a3304<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Fj\u00f6gurra manna fj\u00f6lskylda<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00a380<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">\u00a3380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2>B\u00f6rn sem fer\u00f0ast \u00e1n foreldra<\/h2>\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\/Travel-Tips-for-American-Citizens-Visiting-the-UK.png\" alt=\"\u00deurfa bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun til Bretlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025?\" class=\"wp-image-1409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Travel-Tips-for-American-Citizens-Visiting-the-UK.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Travel-Tips-for-American-Citizens-Visiting-the-UK-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Travel-Tips-for-American-Citizens-Visiting-the-UK-1024x945.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Travel-Tips-for-American-Citizens-Visiting-the-UK-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Travel-Tips-for-American-Citizens-Visiting-the-UK-1536x1417.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Travel-Tips-for-American-Citizens-Visiting-the-UK-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00dear af lei\u00f0andi, ef barn fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands \u00e1n foreldra sinna (t.d. me\u00f0 \u00f6fum og \u00f6mmum, sk\u00f3lah\u00f3pi e\u00f0a \u00e1n fylgdar), \u00fearf barni\u00f0 samt sem \u00e1\u00f0ur:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Gild vegabr\u00e9f \u00feeirra<\/li>\n<li>\u00deeirra eigin sam\u00feykkt breska ETA<\/li>\n<li>Skriflegt sam\u00feykki foreldra\/forr\u00e1\u00f0amanna (m\u00e6lt er me\u00f0)<\/li>\n<li>H\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 hafa samband vi\u00f0 \u00e1byrgan fullor\u00f0inn \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Landam\u00e6raeftirlit Bretlands getur spurt frekari spurninga \u00feegar b\u00f6rn koma \u00e1n foreldra sinna. A\u00f0 hafa gild skilr\u00edki og fer\u00f0askj\u00f6l fyrir b\u00f6rnin kemur \u00ed veg fyrir tafir og tryggir grei\u00f0a inng\u00f6ngu.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Tengdar lei\u00f0beiningar<\/h2>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/how-to-apply-for-uk-eta-online-2026\/\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA \u00e1 netinu 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-for-us-citizens\/\">\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir bandar\u00edska r\u00edkisborgara<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-families-children-guide\/\">Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um komut\u00edma (ETA) \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur og b\u00f6rn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/can-i-travel-to-uk-with-ireland-visa-in-2026\/\">Get \u00e9g fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands me\u00f0 \u00edrskum vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/passport-validity-uk-eta-valid-scotland-wales-2026\/\">Gildist\u00edmi vegabr\u00e9fs fyrir UK ETA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\u00dear af lei\u00f0andi, \u00fearftu a\u00f0sto\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um ETA fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldu \u00fe\u00edna? <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\">VisaETA.uk<\/a> offers professional application assistance ensuring every family member&#8217;s ETA is completed accurately (\u00a380 per person, including \u00a320 gov fee).<\/p>\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<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1913\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Renewing-Your-Passport.png\" alt=\"Hversu langan gildist\u00edma \u00fearf vegabr\u00e9f til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast: \u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita\" class=\"wp-image-1475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Renewing-Your-Passport.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Renewing-Your-Passport-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Renewing-Your-Passport-1024x957.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Renewing-Your-Passport-768x717.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Renewing-Your-Passport-1536x1435.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Renewing-Your-Passport-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>\u00dearf \u00e9g UK ETA til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast fr\u00e1 Bretlandi til \u00cdrlands?<\/h3>\n<p>Ennfremur gildir bresk ETA einungis fyrir Sameina\u00f0a konungsr\u00edki\u00f0 (Enland, Skotland, Wales og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrland). H\u00fan veitir ekki a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 \u00cdrskum l\u00fd\u00f0veldinu, sem hefur sitt eigi\u00f0 innflytjendakerfi. \u00de\u00fa g\u00e6tir \u00feurft s\u00e9r\u00edslenskt vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun eftir r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tti \u00fe\u00ednum.<\/p>\n\n<h3>\u00deurfa b\u00f6rn eigin ETA fyrir Bretland?<\/h3>\n<p>Af \u00feessum s\u00f6kum, j\u00e1, hvert barn \u00e1 hva\u00f0a aldri sem er \u00fearf s\u00edna eigin UK ETA. \u00dea\u00f0 er engin aldursm\u00f6rk undantekning. Hvert barn ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hafa s\u00edna eigin vegabr\u00e9f, samh\u00e6ft lj\u00f3smynd og s\u00e9rstaka UK ETA ums\u00f3kn me\u00f0 \u00a320 \u00fe\u00f3knun.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Get \u00e9g fer\u00f0ast fr\u00e1 \u00cdrlandi til Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands \u00e1n breskra ETA?<\/h3>\n<p>\u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 engar reglubundnar landam\u00e6rakannanir vegna innflytjenda s\u00e9u \u00e1 landam\u00e6rum \u00cdrlands og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands innan Sameiginlega fer\u00f0asv\u00e6\u00f0isins, ertu l\u00f6glega skyldugur til a\u00f0 hafa breska ETA til a\u00f0 komast inn \u00ed Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrland ef \u00fe\u00fa ert r\u00edkisborgari eins af \u00feeim 85 l\u00f6ndum sem krefjast ETA.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Hversu miki\u00f0 kostar UK ETA fyrir fj\u00f6gurra manna fj\u00f6lskyldu?<\/h3>\n<p>Heildarkostna\u00f0ur fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldu me\u00f0 fj\u00f3rum a\u00f0ilum er \u00a364 (4 \u00d7 \u00a320 stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ldum gjald \u00e1 mann). Hver fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limur, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 ungir barnabirg\u00f0ir og b\u00f6rn, \u00fearf eigin a\u00f0skilda UK ETA ums\u00f3kn og grei\u00f0slu. Engar fj\u00f6lskyldukaflar eru f\u00e1anlegir.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Getur foreldri s\u00f3tt um breska ETA fyrir barni\u00f0 sitt?<\/h3>\n<p>J\u00e1, foreldri e\u00f0a l\u00f6glegur forr\u00e1\u00f0ama\u00f0ur getur fyllt \u00fat UK ETA-ums\u00f3kn fyrir h\u00f6nd barns s\u00edns \u00ed gegnum UK ETA-appi\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00e1 GOV.UK-vefs\u00ed\u00f0unni. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft vegabr\u00e9fsuppl\u00fdsingar barnsins, sam\u00feykkt lj\u00f3smynd af barninu og tengili\u00f0suppl\u00fdsingar foreldrisins fyrir tilkynningar.<\/p>\n<!-- EXT-D-2026 -->\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vi\u00f0b\u00f3taratri\u00f0i nau\u00f0synleg undir fer\u00f0a\u00farslitum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0, skaltu tv\u00edvotta \u00ferj\u00e1 hagn\u00fdta hluti sem oft koma \u00e1 \u00f3vart fyrstu ums\u00e6kjendur UK ETA. <strong>Fyrst skaltu sta\u00f0festa gildisgildi p\u00e1ssnanna \u00fe\u00edns:<\/strong> \u00e1 me\u00f0an ETA sj\u00e1lf krefst l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ilegrar rafr\u00e6ns p\u00e1ssanna, sta\u00f0festa stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld Bretlands vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6ri einnig a\u00f0 passi \u00feinn ver\u00f0i gildur \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 fyrirhugu\u00f0u dv\u00f6l \u00feinni stendur. <strong>\u00cd \u00f6\u00f0ru lagi, undirb\u00fa\u00f0u heimilisfangi\u00f0 \u00feitt:<\/strong> \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 UK ETA ums\u00f3knin krefjist ekki h\u00f3telfr\u00e1tekningar, geta landam\u00e6raa\u00f0ilar spurt hvert \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1\u00e6tlar a\u00f0 dvelja, svo haf\u00f0u sta\u00f0festingarp\u00f3st e\u00f0a heimilisfang tilb\u00fai\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00edmanum \u00fe\u00ednum. <strong>\u00cd \u00feri\u00f0ja lagi, ber\u00f0u me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r s\u00f6nnun um framhaldsflutn e\u00f0a heimkomuflutn:<\/strong> prenta\u00f0 flugt\u00edma\u00e1\u00e6tlun e\u00f0a togmi\u00f0i sem s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa munt yfirgefa Bretland innan ley\u00f0ra 6 m\u00e1na\u00f0a gluggans hj\u00e1lpar til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast \u00f3\u00fearfa spurningar vi\u00f0 var\u00f0veislust\u00f6\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hversu langan t\u00edma tekur venjulega a\u00f0 f\u00e1 UK ETA sam\u00feykki?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Flestar ums\u00f3knir eru sam\u00feykktar innan m\u00edn\u00fatna til f\u00e1rra klukkustunda, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 UK Home Office r\u00e1\u00f0leggi a\u00f0 reikna me\u00f0 <strong>allt a\u00f0 3 virka daga<\/strong> til vinnslu. S\u00e6ktu um a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 4-7 d\u00f6gum fyrir flugi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 hafa svigr\u00fam fyrir ja\u00f0artilvik \u2014 vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar\u00f6ryggisg\u00e1tir, endurkeyrslur l\u00edkamskenningar, t\u00e6knilegar tafir. 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