{"id":1990,"date":"2026-02-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:13:51","slug":"uk-eta-grace-period-ending-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-grace-period-ending-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Lok frestt\u00edmabils fyrir komu til Bretlands: Ekki lengur fer\u00f0al\u00f6g \u00e1n leyfis fr\u00e1 25. febr\u00faar 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<article itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<h1 itemprop=\"headline\">Lok frestt\u00edmabils fyrir komu til Bretlands: Ekki lengur fer\u00f0al\u00f6g \u00e1n leyfis fr\u00e1 25. febr\u00faar 2026<\/h1>\n<p><strong>S\u00ed\u00f0ast uppf\u00e6rt: febr\u00faar 2026<\/strong> | <em>Lesturst\u00edmi: 10 m\u00edn\u00fatur<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#e8f4fd,#d1ecf1);border:2px solid #0c5460;padding:24px 28px;margin:28px 0;border-radius:10px\">\n<h2 style=\"margin:0 0 16px;color:#0c5460;font-size:1.3em\">Lykilatri\u00f0i: Gjafati\u00f0 fyrir komu til Bretlands rennur \u00fat<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;color:#0c5460;line-height:1.9\">\n<li><strong>Dagsetning loka n\u00e1\u00f0art\u00edmabils:<\/strong> 25. febr\u00faar 2026 \u2014 full framkv\u00e6md hefst<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur kostna\u00f0ur:<\/strong> \u00a320 fyrir hverja ums\u00f3kn (h\u00e6kka\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00a320)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gildleiki:<\/strong> 2 \u00e1r fr\u00e1 \u00fatg\u00e1fudegi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vinnslut\u00edmi:<\/strong> Venjulega innan 3 virkra daga (allt a\u00f0 2 vikum fyrir fl\u00f3kin m\u00e1l)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hver \u00fearf \u00fea\u00f0:<\/strong> Allir r\u00edkisborgarar sem ekki \u00feurfa vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Bretland (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbritain.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 Bretland<\/a>), \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 r\u00edkisborgara ESB\/EES<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aflei\u00f0ingar vanefndar:<\/strong> Neita\u00f0 um bor\u00f0g\u00f6ngu af flugf\u00e9l\u00f6gum; <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/what-happens-if-uk-eta-is-refused-what-to-do\/\">Synjun ETA<\/a> Innganga vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6ri Bretlands<\/li>\n<li><strong>S\u00e6kja n\u00fa um:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/form.visaeta.uk\/form\/\" style=\"color:#0c5460;font-weight:700\">Sendu inn UK ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edna h\u00e9r<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bretland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rafra\u00f0 fer\u00f0aleyfi<\/a> (ETA)-kerfi\u00f0 hefur grundvalllega breytt \u00fev\u00ed hvernig millj\u00f3nir fer\u00f0amanna koma til Bretlands. Fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kerfi\u00f0 var teki\u00f0 upp \u00ed \u00e1f\u00f6ngum seint \u00e1ri\u00f0 2024 hefur breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin reki\u00f0 undan\u00fe\u00e1gut\u00edmabil \u2014 millibilsglugga sem er \u00e6tla\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 gefa fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum, flugf\u00e9l\u00f6gum og landam\u00e6rayfirv\u00f6ldum t\u00edma til a\u00f0 a\u00f0lagast n\u00fdjum stafr\u00e6num innt\u00f6kuskilyr\u00f0um. \u00deetta undan\u00fe\u00e1gut\u00edmabil er n\u00fa a\u00f0 lj\u00faka. Auk \u00feess, fr\u00e1 <strong>25. febr\u00faar 2026<\/strong>, Lok gjafadagsins fyrir breska ETA \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 hver fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur sem uppfyllir skilyr\u00f0i ver\u00f0i a\u00f0 hafa gilda ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann st\u00edgur um bor\u00f0 \u00ed flugv\u00e9l, lest e\u00f0a ferju til Bretlands. Engar undantekningar, engin miskunn og engin \u00f6nnur t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin.<\/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<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\">\n<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>\n<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<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur \u00e1\u00f0ur fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands \u00e1n ETA \u00e1 millibilst\u00edmabilinu er \u00feessi grein nau\u00f0synleg lesning. Ennfremur \u00fatsk\u00fdrum vi\u00f0 n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hva\u00f0 undan\u00fe\u00e1gut\u00edmabili\u00f0 var, hvers vegna \u00fea\u00f0 var til, hva\u00f0a breytingar taka gildi 25. febr\u00faar 2026 og hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 gera n\u00fana til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast a\u00f0 sitja fastur \u00e1 flugvellinum. Fyrir v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari yfirlit yfir breytingar \u00e1 framkv\u00e6md, sj\u00e1 lei\u00f0beiningu okkar um <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-now-mandatory-full-enforcement-starts-25-february-2026\/\">UK ETA n\u00fa skylda: fullkomin framkv\u00e6md fr\u00e1 25. febr\u00faar 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1795\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Minimum-Passport-Validity-Period.png\" alt=\"Gildist\u00edmi vegabr\u00e9fs til a\u00f0 komast til Bretlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025: For\u00f0astu fer\u00f0astreitu\" class=\"wp-image-1421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Minimum-Passport-Validity-Period.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Minimum-Passport-Validity-Period-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Minimum-Passport-Validity-Period-1024x898.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Minimum-Passport-Validity-Period-768x673.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Minimum-Passport-Validity-Period-1536x1346.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Minimum-Passport-Validity-Period-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 var bi\u00f0t\u00edmabil ETA \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deegar breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin h\u00f3f innlei\u00f0ingu rafr\u00e6nnar fer\u00f0aleyfis (ETA) kerfis, vi\u00f0urkenndu emb\u00e6ttismenn a\u00f0 svo umfangsmikil breyting \u00e1 innflytjendastefnu landsins g\u00e6ti ekki tekist gildi yfir n\u00f3tt.  Enn fremur \u00feurfti a\u00f0 gera millj\u00f3num fer\u00f0amanna fr\u00e1 tugum landa grein fyrir n\u00fdju skilyr\u00f0inu, og flugf\u00e9l\u00f6gum og \u00f6\u00f0rum flutningsa\u00f0ilum gafst ekki n\u00e6gur t\u00edmi til a\u00f0 innlei\u00f0a ETA-sta\u00f0festingu \u00ed um bor\u00f0fer\u00f0arferla s\u00edn. Til a\u00f0 au\u00f0velda grei\u00f0an umskiptingager\u00f0i innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 innlei\u00f0ingu \u00e1 undan\u00fe\u00e1gut\u00edmabili \u2014 skilgreindu t\u00edmabili \u00fear sem fer\u00f0amenn sem komu til landam\u00e6ra Bretlands \u00e1n gildrar ETA yr\u00f0u ekki sj\u00e1lfkrafa v\u00edsa\u00f0ir fr\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1 undan\u00fe\u00e1gut\u00edmabilinu g\u00e1tu landam\u00e6raver\u00f0ir \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 leyfa fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum, sem uppfylltu \u00f6ll \u00f6nnur innt\u00f6kuskilyr\u00f0i en h\u00f6f\u00f0u ekki enn fengi\u00f0 ETA, a\u00f0 komast inn. Enn fremur var flugf\u00e9l\u00f6gum r\u00e1\u00f0lagt a\u00f0 kanna st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en far\u00feegar gengu um bor\u00f0, en \u00feeim var ekki refsa\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feeir leyf\u00f0u far\u00feegum sem ekki h\u00f6f\u00f0u ETA a\u00f0 flj\u00faga. \u00deessi millilei\u00f0 var h\u00f6nnu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir ringulrei\u00f0 \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llum og h\u00f6fnum \u00e1 me\u00f0an n\u00fdja kerfi\u00f0 komst \u00ed gagni\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>Hins vegar var grei\u00f0slufresturinn \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00e6tla\u00f0ur til br\u00e1\u00f0abirg\u00f0a. \u00deess vegna var hann aldrei varanleg undan\u00fe\u00e1ga, og r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin ger\u00f0i fr\u00e1 upphafi lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 full framkv\u00e6md myndi fylgja. S\u00fa dagsetning hefur n\u00fa veri\u00f0 sta\u00f0fest: <strong>25. febr\u00faar 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>T\u00edmal\u00edna innlei\u00f0ingar ETA \u00ed Bretlandi: Fr\u00e1 upphafi til fullrar framkv\u00e6mdar<\/h2>\n<p>Til a\u00f0 skilja hvers vegna undan\u00fe\u00e1gut\u00edmabil ETA-kerfisins \u00ed Bretlandi rennur \u00fat \u00fearf a\u00f0 hafa samhengi um hvernig kerfi\u00f0 var innleitt \u00ed \u00e1f\u00f6ngum. R\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin kynnti kr\u00f6fu um ETA viljandi \u00ed \u00e1f\u00f6ngum og \u00fatv\u00edkka\u00f0i hana til n\u00fdrra h\u00f3pa r\u00edkisborgara yfir meira en \u00e1rs t\u00edmabil. H\u00e9r er yfirlit yfir alla t\u00edmar\u00f6\u00f0ina:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:28px 0;font-size:0.97em\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#1a3a5c;color:#fff\">\n<th style=\"padding:14px 18px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #2c5282\">Dagsetning<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:14px 18px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #2c5282\">M\u00edlusteinn<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:14px 18px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #2c5282\">Hver var fyrir \u00e1hrifum<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background:#f7fafc\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\"><strong>N\u00f3vember 2024<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\">ETA-\u00e1\u00e6tlun hafin<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\">\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0verjar a\u00f0ildarr\u00edkja Samstarfsr\u00e1\u00f0s G\u00f3lfsins (GCC) \u2014 Barein, K\u00faveit, \u00d3man, Katar, S\u00e1di-Arab\u00eda, Sameinu\u00f0u arab\u00edsku furstad\u00e6min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#edf2f7\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\"><strong>8. jan\u00faar 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\">ETA framlengdur til Evr\u00f3pub\u00faa<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\">EES- og svissneskir r\u00edkisborgarar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f7fafc\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\"><strong>2. apr\u00edl 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\">ETA er skylda fyrir alla h\u00e6fa r\u00edkisborgara.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\">Allir r\u00edkisborgarar \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar um allan heim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fff3cd\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\"><strong>25. febr\u00faar 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\">Gjafadagur l\u00fdkur \u2014 full framkv\u00e6md hefst<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0\">Allir \u2014 engar undantekningar hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00cd hverju stigi var h\u00f3pur fer\u00f0amanna sem \u00feurftu a\u00f0 hafa ETA st\u00e6kka\u00f0ur, og \u00e1 \u00feessu t\u00edmabili veitti n\u00e1\u00f0art\u00edminn \u00f6ryggisnet fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem ur\u00f0u \u00f3undirb\u00fanir. Af \u00feessum s\u00f6kum var\u00f0 ETA fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 2. apr\u00edl 2025 l\u00f6gbundin skylda fyrir alla r\u00edkisborgara sem \u00feurfa ekki vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun, en framfylgd var sveigjanleg. S\u00fa sveigjanleiki hverfur alfari\u00f0 25. febr\u00faar 2026.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 breytist \u00feegar n\u00e1\u00f0art\u00edmi ETA fyrir Bretland rennur \u00fat 25. febr\u00faar 2026?<\/h2>\n<p>Lok frestsins fyrir UK ETA markar har\u00f0a breytingu fr\u00e1 valkv\u00e6\u00f0ri framkv\u00e6md til skyldubundinnar uppfyllingar. Eftir 25. febr\u00faar 2026 taka eftirfarandi breytingar gildi a\u00f0 fullu:<\/p>\n<h3>Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g og flutningsa\u00f0ilar ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa komut\u00edma\u00e1\u00e6tlun \u00e1\u00f0ur en far\u00feegar ganga um bor\u00f0.<\/h3>\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-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA og br\u00fa\u00f0kaup: Reglur um a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00e1 br\u00fa\u00f0kaup e\u00f0a gifta sig \u00ed Bretlandi, mynd 3 sem s\u00fdnir fer\u00f0arsamhengi\" class=\"wp-image-4950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Allir flugf\u00e9lagar, ferjurekendur, Eurostar og a\u00f0rir flutningsa\u00f0ilar sem \u00fej\u00f3nusta lei\u00f0ir til Bretlands ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa a\u00f0 far\u00feegar hafi gilda ETA (e\u00f0a vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun) \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeim er leyft a\u00f0 ganga um bor\u00f0. \u00deessi athugun fer fram vi\u00f0 brottf\u00f6r \u2013 vi\u00f0 innritunardiskinn e\u00f0a brottfararg\u00e1ttina. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert ekki me\u00f0 gilda ETA, ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e9r ekki heimilt a\u00f0 st\u00edga um bor\u00f0 \u00ed flugv\u00e9l, lest e\u00f0a ferju. N\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar um ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0 m\u00e1 finna \u00ed skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0beiningunum okkar \u00e1 <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/how-to-apply-for-uk-eta-online-2026\/\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA \u00e1 netinu \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Flutningsa\u00f0ilar ver\u00f0a fyrir sektum vegna vanefnda<\/h3>\n<p>Stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld Bretlands hafa komi\u00f0 \u00e1 f\u00f3t refsiramma fyrir flutningsa\u00f0ila sem flytja far\u00feega til Bretlands \u00e1n gildrar fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingar (ETA). N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0 munu flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g og a\u00f0rir flutningsa\u00f0ilar sem vanr\u00e6kja a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA og l\u00e1ta \u00f3h\u00e6fa far\u00feega ganga um bor\u00f0 s\u00e6ta fj\u00e1rhagslegum sektum. \u00deetta skapar sterkan hvata fyrir flutningsa\u00f0ila til a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6ma ETA-sko\u00f0anir af str\u00f6ngu r\u00e1\u00f0i, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 fer\u00f0alangar \u00e1n ETA eru afar \u00f3l\u00edklegir til a\u00f0 komast jafnvel a\u00f0 landam\u00e6rum Bretlands.<\/p>\n<h3>Landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rnin mun neita a\u00f0gangi \u00e1n gildrar ETA<\/h3>\n<p>Fyrir alla sem n\u00e1 a\u00f0 komast til breskra landam\u00e6rag\u00e1ttanna \u00e1n gildrar ETA e\u00f0a vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar munu landam\u00e6raver\u00f0ir neita \u00feeim um inng\u00f6ngu. \u00c1 undan\u00fe\u00e1gut\u00edmabilinu g\u00e1tu landam\u00e6raver\u00f0ir \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 veita fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum inng\u00f6ngu \u00ed hverju tilviki fyrir sig. Eftir 25. febr\u00faar 2026 fellur \u00feessi heimild ni\u00f0ur fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem falla undir ETA. Til d\u00e6mis, \u00e1n gildrar ETA f\u00e6r\u00f0u enga inng\u00f6ngu \u2013 svona einfalt er \u00fea\u00f0. Ef \u00fe\u00fa veltir fyrir \u00fe\u00e9r hvort einhverjar undantekningar s\u00e9u enn til sta\u00f0ar, lestu greinina okkar: <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/can-i-travel-to-uk-without-eta-2026\/\">Get \u00e9g fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands \u00e1n ETA \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 gerist ef \u00fe\u00fa kemur \u00e1n gildrar UK ETA eftir 25. febr\u00faar 2026?<\/h2>\n<p>Aflei\u00f0ingarnar af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 komast inn \u00ed Bretland \u00e1n gildrar ETA eftir a\u00f0 fresturinn rennur \u00fat eru alvarlegar og tafarlausar. H\u00e9r er \u00fea\u00f0 sem fer\u00f0alangar geta b\u00faist vi\u00f0:<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fdf2f2;border:2px solid #e53e3e;padding:24px 28px;margin:28px 0;border-radius:10px\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 16px;color:#c53030\">Aflei\u00f0ingar \u00feess a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast \u00e1n breskra landam\u00e6raundirb\u00faningsleyfis (UK ETA)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;color:#742a2a;line-height:1.9\">\n<li><strong>Neita\u00f0 um bor\u00f0g\u00f6ngu:<\/strong> Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g og flutningsa\u00f0ilar munu neita \u00fe\u00e9r um bor\u00f0g\u00f6ngu vi\u00f0 brottf\u00f6r. \u00de\u00fa munt ekki komast til Bretlands.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Synja\u00f0 um a\u00f0gang vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin:<\/strong> Ef \u00fe\u00fa kemur til breskra hafna \u00e1n gildrar ETA, mun Landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rnin neita \u00fe\u00e9r um inng\u00f6ngu og \u00fe\u00fa g\u00e6tir veri\u00f0 settur \u00e1 n\u00e6sta tilt\u00e6ka flug til baka.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Halds\u00farr\u00e6\u00f0i og brottv\u00edsun:<\/strong> \u00cd sumum tilvikum geta fer\u00f0amenn veri\u00f0 vista\u00f0ir vi\u00f0 komuh\u00f6fnina \u00e1 me\u00f0an undirb\u00faningur brottflutnings stendur yfir.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fj\u00e1rm\u00e1latj\u00f3n:<\/strong> \u00de\u00fa ber\u00f0 allan kostna\u00f0 af \u00f6llum \u00f3afturkr\u00e6fum flugmi\u00f0um, h\u00f3telb\u00f3kunum, fer\u00f0apakka og \u00f6\u00f0rum fer\u00f0askipulagi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00c1hrif \u00e1 framt\u00ed\u00f0arfer\u00f0al\u00f6g:<\/strong> Synjun um a\u00f0gang til Bretlands er skr\u00e1\u00f0 og getur haft \u00e1hrif \u00e1 framt\u00ed\u00f0arums\u00f3knir um vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir e\u00f0a ETA, sem og \u00e1 fer\u00f0ir til annarra landa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engar ums\u00f3knir \u00e1 sta\u00f0num:<\/strong> \u00de\u00fa getur ekki s\u00f3tt um ETA \u00e1 flugvellinum e\u00f0a landam\u00e6runum. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 afla \u00feess fyrirfram.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00deetta eru ekki fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur. \u00c1 sama h\u00e1tt munu \u00fe\u00e6r ver\u00f0a sta\u00f0la\u00f0 framkv\u00e6mdarsannleikur fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 25. febr\u00faar 2026. Skilabo\u00f0 bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar eru sk\u00fdr: afla\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0ast, e\u00f0a fer\u00f0astu alls ekki.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Kostna\u00f0ur, gildist\u00edmi og afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edmi ETA fyrir Bretland<\/h2>\n<p>A\u00f0 skilja hagn\u00fdtar uppl\u00fdsingar um ETA-ums\u00f3knina mun hj\u00e1lpa \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 skipuleggja \u00e1 skilvirkan h\u00e1tt. H\u00e9r eru nau\u00f0synlegar sta\u00f0reyndir:<\/p>\n<h3>Hversu miki\u00f0 kostar UK ETA?<\/h3>\n<p>Kostna\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 breska ETA <strong>\u00a320<\/strong> \u00e1 mann. \u00deetta gjald gildir fyrir hvern einstakling far\u00feega, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 b\u00f6rn. Reyndar var gjaldi\u00f0 auki\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00a320 \u00ed \u00a320 fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 25. febr\u00faar 2026. Fyrir frekari uppl\u00fdsingar um ver\u00f0breytinguna, sj\u00e1\u00f0u okkar s\u00e9rstaka grein um <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-fee-increase-2026\/\">H\u00e6kkun ETA-gjalds \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/a>. Gjaldi\u00f0 er \u00f3afturkr\u00e6ft, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn s\u00e9 hafna\u00f0.<\/p>\n<h3>Hversu lengi gildir breskur ETA?<\/h3>\n<p>UK ETA gildir fyrir <strong>tv\u00f6 \u00e1r<\/strong> fr\u00e1 \u00fatg\u00e1fudegi \u00feess e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt rennur \u00fat \u2014 hva\u00f0 sem er fyrr. \u00c1 \u00feessu tveggja \u00e1ra t\u00edmabili getur\u00f0u fari\u00f0 m\u00f6rg fer\u00f0al\u00f6g til Bretlands \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja aftur um. A\u00f0 auki getur hver dv\u00f6l vara\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um \u00ed senn \u00ed fer\u00f0a- e\u00f0a vi\u00f0skiptaskyni. \u00deetta gerir ETA-i\u00f0 einstaklega hagkv\u00e6mt fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem heims\u00e6kja Bretland oft.<\/p>\n<h3>Hversu langan t\u00edma tekur afgrei\u00f0sla UK ETA?<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Elektronicka-viza-ETA-pro-cesty-do-Velke-Britanie-od-roku-2025-e1720527418340.png\" alt=\"ETA-vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir til Bretlands fr\u00e1 2025: hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita\" class=\"wp-image-226\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Flestir ums\u00f3knir um ETA fyrir Bretland eru afgreiddar <strong>innan 3 virkra daga<\/strong>. Hins vegar, \u00ed fl\u00f3knari tilvikum \u2014 til d\u00e6mis \u00fear sem aukinn \u00f6ryggisathugun er nau\u00f0synleg \u2014 getur vinnslan teki\u00f0 <strong>allt a\u00f0 2 vikum<\/strong>. \u00deetta er einmitt \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin r\u00e1\u00f0leggur \u00f6llum fer\u00f0al\u00f6ngum a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um vel fyrir \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0an brottfarardag. Af \u00feeim s\u00f6kum er a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a me\u00f0 ums\u00f3knina til s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundar ve\u00f0m\u00e1l sem g\u00e6ti kosta\u00f0 \u00feig fer\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Af hverju \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breska ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt n\u00fana<\/h2>\n<p>\u00dear sem n\u00e1\u00f0art\u00edmi UK ETA rennur \u00fat 25. febr\u00faar 2026, er br\u00fdn nau\u00f0syn fyrir alla sem hyggjast fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands a\u00f0 fl\u00fdta s\u00e9r. H\u00e9r eru helstu \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6ttir ekki a\u00f0 fresta ums\u00f3kninni \u00feinni:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vinnslan er ekki tafarlaus:<\/strong> \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 flestar ums\u00f3knir s\u00e9u afgreiddar innan \u00feriggja vinnudaga geta fl\u00f3knar m\u00e1l teki\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 tveimur vikum. Ef \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um daginn fyrir flugi\u00f0 \u00feitt g\u00e6tir\u00f0u ekki fengi\u00f0 ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt t\u00edmanlega.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mikil eftirspurn b\u00faist vi\u00f0:<\/strong> \u00deegar lokafrestur n\u00e1\u00f0arfrestsins n\u00e1lgast er b\u00faist vi\u00f0 auknum fj\u00f6lda ums\u00f3kna. \u00deetta g\u00e6ti leitt til lengri afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edma en venjulega.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engar ums\u00f3knir fyrir flugvelli:<\/strong> \u00d3l\u00edkt sumum vegabr\u00e9vsj\u00e1komu\u00e1\u00e6tlunum \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum l\u00f6ndum getur\u00f0u ekki s\u00f3tt um breska ETA \u00e1 flugvellinum, vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin e\u00f0a \u00ed flugv\u00e9linni. Ums\u00f3knin \u00fearf a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt \u00e1\u00f0ur en lagt er af sta\u00f0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gildist\u00edmi tveggja \u00e1ra:<\/strong> \u00dear sem ETA gildir \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r, tryggir ums\u00f3kn n\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9rt trygg\u00f0ur fyrir m\u00f6rgum komandi fer\u00f0um. \u00dea\u00f0 er engin \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andlegur fri\u00f0ur:<\/strong> A\u00f0 f\u00e1 sta\u00f0festu \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0a komut\u00edma \u00feinn langt fyrir fer\u00f0adaginn fjarl\u00e6gir streitu og \u00f3vissu \u00far fer\u00f0askipulaginu \u00fe\u00ednu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#c6f6d5,#9ae6b4);border:2px solid #276749;padding:28px 32px;margin:32px 0;border-radius:10px;text-align:center\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px;color:#22543d;font-size:1.4em\">B\u00edddu ekki \u2014 s\u00e6kja um n\u00fana \u00e1\u00f0ur en n\u00e1\u00f0arfresturinn rennur \u00fat<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;color:#276749;font-size:1.05em\">Gjafati\u00f0abil ETA fyrir Bretland l\u00fdkur 25. febr\u00faar 2026. Eftir \u00feennan dag getur\u00f0u ekki komi\u00f0 til Bretlands \u00e1n gildrar ETA. Vernda\u00f0u fer\u00f0apl\u00f6nin \u00fe\u00edn me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um \u00ed dag.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/form.visaeta.uk\/form\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#276749;color:#fff;padding:16px 40px;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:1.1em\">S\u00e6kja um breska ETA n\u00fana \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Hver \u00fearf UK ETA eftir a\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0art\u00edminn rennur \u00fat?<\/h2>\n<p>UK ETA er krafist fyrir alla r\u00edkisborgara sem \u00e1\u00f0ur nutu vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarlausra fer\u00f0atill\u00f6gu til Bretlands. \u00deetta er umfangsmikill listi sem inniheldur r\u00edkisborgara Evr\u00f3pusambandsins og Evr\u00f3pska efnahagssv\u00e6\u00f0isins, sem og r\u00edkisborgara fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum \u00ed Amer\u00edku, As\u00edu-Kyrrahafi, Mi\u00f0-Austurl\u00f6ndum og v\u00ed\u00f0ar. Ef \u00fe\u00fa heims\u00f3ttir Bretland \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar \u00fearftu n\u00fa ETA \u00ed sta\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n<p>Helstu h\u00f3par sem ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 hafa breska ETA eru:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>EES- og Schengen-r\u00edkisborgarar:<\/strong> R\u00edkisborgarar allra 27 a\u00f0ildarr\u00edkja ESB, auk \u00cdslands, Liechtensteins, Noregs og Sviss. Kr\u00f6funni um ETA fyrir \u00feennan h\u00f3p var komi\u00f0 til framkv\u00e6mda 8. jan\u00faar 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0verjar utan ESB fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem eru undan\u00feegin vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun:<\/strong> R\u00edkisborgarar landa eins og Bandar\u00edkjanna, Kanada, \u00c1stral\u00edu, Japans, Su\u00f0ur-K\u00f3reu og margra annarra. Kr\u00f6funni fyrir \u00feennan h\u00f3p var ger\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00f6gum fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 2. apr\u00edl 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0verjar GCC:<\/strong> R\u00edkisborgarar Barein, K\u00faveit, \u00d3man, Katar, S\u00e1di-Arab\u00edu og Sameinu\u00f0u arab\u00edsku furstad\u00e6manna \u2014 fyrsta h\u00f3purinn sem ver\u00f0ur tekinn inn \u00ed ETA-kerfi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 n\u00f3vember 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Einu fer\u00f0amennirnir sem eru undan\u00feegnir ETA-skilyr\u00f0inu eru breskir og \u00edrskir r\u00edkisborgarar og \u00feeir sem hafa gilda breska vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun e\u00f0a dvalarleyfi \u00ed Bretlandi. A\u00f0 auki \u00feurfa allir a\u00f0rir sem vilja heims\u00e6kja, fara \u00ed gegnum e\u00f0a koma til Bretlands a\u00f0 hafa sam\u00feykkta ETA tengda vegabr\u00e9fi s\u00ednu.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breska ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en n\u00e1\u00f0arfresturinn rennur \u00fat<\/h2>\n<p>Ums\u00f3kn um UK ETA er einfalt stafr\u00e6nt ferli. \u00c1 me\u00f0an \u00fearftu gildan vegabr\u00e9f \u00feinn, netfang og debet- e\u00f0a kreditkort til a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0. Ums\u00f3knin er ger\u00f0 alfari\u00f0 \u00e1 netinu og krefst ekki heims\u00f3knar til sendir\u00e1\u00f0s e\u00f0a ums\u00f3knarstofu fyrir vi\u00f0skiptavini.<\/p>\n<p>Grunnskrefin eru eftirfarandi:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA og br\u00fa\u00f0kaup: Reglur um a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00e1 br\u00fa\u00f0kaup e\u00f0a gifta sig \u00ed Bretlandi, mynd 3 sem s\u00fdnir fer\u00f0arsamhengi\" class=\"wp-image-4952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uk-eta-weddings-attending-married-britain-img-3-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Heims\u00e6ktu opinbera ums\u00f3knarvefinn<\/strong> \u2014 Byrja\u00f0u ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edna \u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/form.visaeta.uk\/form\/\">ums\u00f3knarey\u00f0ubla\u00f0 fyrir ETA til Bretlands<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sl\u00e1\u00f0u inn pers\u00f3nuuppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar<\/strong> \u2014 Gef\u00f0u upp fullt nafn \u00feitt, f\u00e6\u00f0ingardag, r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tt og vegabr\u00e9fsuppl\u00fdsingar n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega eins og \u00fe\u00e6r birtast \u00ed fer\u00f0askjali \u00fe\u00ednu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Svara\u00f0u \u00f6ryggis- og r\u00e9ttindaspurningum<\/strong> \u2014 Formi\u00f0 inniheldur spurningar um sakas\u00f6gu, innflytjendas\u00f6gu og \u00f6nnur skilyr\u00f0i.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grei\u00f0i\u00f0 20 punda gjaldi\u00f0<\/strong> \u2014 Grei\u00f0sla er tekin me\u00f0 debet- e\u00f0a kreditkorti vi\u00f0 innsendingu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>F\u00e1\u00f0u \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un \u00fe\u00edna<\/strong> \u2014 Flestir ums\u00e6kjendur f\u00e1 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un innan \u00feriggja vinnudaga. ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt er rafr\u00e6nt tengt vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu \u2014 ekkert papp\u00edrsdokument er gefi\u00f0 \u00fat.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Fyrir \u00edtarlega lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn me\u00f0 skj\u00e1myndum og r\u00e1\u00f0um, lestu heildarlei\u00f0beininguna okkar um <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/how-to-apply-for-uk-eta-online-2026\/\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA \u00e1 netinu \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Algengar villur sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast \u00feegar frestur UK ETA rennur \u00fat<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deegar innlei\u00f0ingardagsetningin n\u00e1lgast \u00e6ttu fer\u00f0alangar a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0vita\u00f0ir um algengustu villurnar sem g\u00e6tu raska\u00f0 \u00e1\u00e6tlunum \u00feeirra:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Me\u00f0 fyrirvara um a\u00f0 grei\u00f0slufresturinn gildi enn:<\/strong> Eftir 25. febr\u00faar 2026 er enginn frestur. Ekki gera r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r ver\u00f0i veittur neinn sveigjanleiki vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 s\u00e6kja of seint um:<\/strong> A\u00f0 senda ums\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 fyrir flugi\u00f0 er afar \u00e1h\u00e6ttusamt. Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti tv\u00e6r vikur l\u00ed\u00f0i fr\u00e1 sendingu til afgrei\u00f0slu, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 h\u00e1annat\u00edmum.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Villur \u00ed vegabr\u00e9fi:<\/strong> Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9faupl\u00fdsingarnar \u00ed ETA-ums\u00f3kninni \u00feinni samr\u00e6mist fer\u00f0askjali \u00fe\u00ednu n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega. Jafnvel sm\u00e1v\u00e6gilegur munur getur valdi\u00f0 vandr\u00e6\u00f0um vi\u00f0 um bor\u00f0g\u00f6ngu og vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00datgengnir vegabr\u00e9f:<\/strong> ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt er tengt tilteknum vegabr\u00e9fi. Ef vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt rennur \u00fat og \u00fe\u00fa f\u00e6r\u00f0 n\u00fdtt, \u00fearftu a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um n\u00fdtt ETA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 rugla saman \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0ri komut\u00edma (ETA) og vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun:<\/strong> ETA er ekki vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun. H\u00fan veitir ekki r\u00e9tt til a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed Bretlandi n\u00e9 dvelja lengur en leyfilegt er. H\u00fan er fer\u00f0aleyfi fyrir stuttar heims\u00f3knir.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 gleyma flutningsskilyr\u00f0um:<\/strong> Jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9rt a\u00f0eins \u00ed gegnumfer\u00f0 um Bretland \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til annars \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ar g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa samt \u00feurft ETA. Athuga\u00f0u hvort fer\u00f0alei\u00f0in \u00fe\u00edn krefjist \u00feess.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 um lok gjafadagsfrests UK ETA<\/h2>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0;padding:20px 0\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\" style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#1a3a5c\">Hven\u00e6r l\u00fdkur n\u00e1\u00f0art\u00edma UK ETA n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">G\u00f3\u00f0ger\u00f0art\u00edmabili\u00f0 fyrir ETA \u00ed Bretlandi l\u00fdkur \u00feann <strong>25. febr\u00faar 2026<\/strong>. Fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 \u00feessum degi tekur full framkv\u00e6md gildi. Allir fer\u00f0amenn sem \u00feurfa ETA ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 hafa sam\u00feykkta ETA og tengda vegabr\u00e9fi s\u00ednu \u00e1\u00f0ur en lagt er af sta\u00f0 til Bretlands. Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g munu athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA \u00feinnar \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa st\u00edgur um bor\u00f0, og landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rn mun neita inng\u00f6ngu \u00feeim sem ekki hafa gilda heimild.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0;padding:20px 0\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\" style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#1a3a5c\">Get \u00e9g enn komist inn \u00ed Bretland \u00e1n ETA \u00e1 undan\u00fe\u00e1gut\u00edmanum?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">Fyrir 25. febr\u00faar 2026 geta landam\u00e6raver\u00f0ir enn beitt matskenndri heimild \u00ed \u00e1kve\u00f0num tilvikum. Hins vegar er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki tryggt og afar \u00e1h\u00e6ttusamt a\u00f0 treysta \u00e1 frestinn. Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g hafa \u00feegar hafi\u00f0 eftirlit me\u00f0 ETA-sta\u00f0festingum vi\u00f0 brottf\u00f6r, og m\u00f6rgum far\u00feegum hefur veri\u00f0 neita\u00f0 um bor\u00f0stigning \u00e1n sl\u00edkrar sta\u00f0festingar. Vi\u00f0 m\u00e6lum eindregi\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kist eftir ETA-sta\u00f0festingu strax frekar en a\u00f0 pr\u00f3fa m\u00f6rk frestsins. <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/can-i-travel-to-uk-without-eta-2026\/\">F\u00e1\u00f0u n\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar um fer\u00f0al\u00f6g \u00e1n ETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0;padding:20px 0\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\" style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#1a3a5c\">Hversu miki\u00f0 kostar bresk ETA og hversu lengi gildir h\u00fan?<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Elektronicka-viza-ETA-pro-cesty-do-Velke-Britanie-od-roku-2025-e1720451408935.jpg\" alt=\"ETA-vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir til Bretlands fr\u00e1 2025: hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita\" class=\"wp-image-103\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">Kostna\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 breska ETA <strong>\u00a320<\/strong> fyrir hverja ums\u00f3kn (auki\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00a320 fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 25. febr\u00faar 2026). \u00deegar henni er sam\u00feykkt er h\u00fan gild fyrir <strong>tv\u00f6 \u00e1r<\/strong> e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt rennur \u00fat, hva\u00f0 sem kemur fyrst. \u00c1 \u00feessu t\u00edmabili getur\u00f0u gert \u00f3takmarka\u00f0ar stuttar heims\u00f3knir til Bretlands \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja aftur um. Fyrir n\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar um breytingu \u00e1 gjaldi, sj\u00e1 grein okkar um \u00fea\u00f0. <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-fee-increase-2026\/\">H\u00e6kkun ETA-gjalds \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0;padding:20px 0\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\" style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#1a3a5c\">Hversu langan t\u00edma tekur a\u00f0 f\u00e1 breska ETA-sam\u00feykki?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">Flestir ums\u00f3knir um ETA fyrir Bretland eru afgreiddar <strong>innan 3 virkra daga<\/strong>. Hins vegar geta ums\u00f3knir sem krefjast frekari athugana \u2014 til d\u00e6mis vegna sakaskr\u00e1r e\u00f0a fl\u00f3kins innflytjendahist\u00f3r\u00edu \u2014 teki\u00f0 <strong>allt a\u00f0 2 vikum<\/strong>. \u00cd lj\u00f3si \u00feessara t\u00edmaramma r\u00e1\u00f0leggur breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin \u00f6llum fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um vel fyrir \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0an brottfarardag. B\u00edddu ekki me\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"padding:20px 0\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\" style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#1a3a5c\">Hva\u00f0 gerist ef ums\u00f3kn m\u00edn um ETA fyrir Bretland er hafna\u00f0?<\/h3>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<p itemprop=\"text\">Ef ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn um UK ETA er hafna\u00f0, muntu ekki f\u00e1 leyfi til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands samkv\u00e6mt ETA kerfi. Ums\u00f3knargjaldi\u00f0 \u00a320 er ekki endurgreitt. \u00de\u00fa g\u00e6tir hugsanlega s\u00f3tt um venjulegt vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun Bretlands \u00ed sta\u00f0inn, allt eftir a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um \u00fe\u00ednum og \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u synjunarinnar. Ef \u00fe\u00fa telur a\u00f0 synjunin hafi veri\u00f0 ger\u00f0 fyrir mist\u00f6k, g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa vilja\u00f0 leita s\u00e9r l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ia\u00f0sto\u00f0ar \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir aftur um. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 hafna\u00f0a ETA \u00e1 \u00feinni s\u00f6gu g\u00e6ti \u00fea\u00f0 haft \u00e1hrif \u00e1 framt\u00ed\u00f0ar ums\u00f3knir, svo \u00fea\u00f0 er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 upphafleg ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn s\u00e9 n\u00e1kv\u00e6m og fullkomin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>S\u00ed\u00f0ari vi\u00f0v\u00f6run: N\u00e1\u00f0art\u00edmi ETA \u00ed Bretlandi er a\u00f0 renna \u00fat \u2014 Taktu skrefi\u00f0 n\u00fana<\/h2>\n<p>Lofor\u00f0st\u00edmabili\u00f0 fyrir ETA \u00ed Bretlandi, sem l\u00fdkur 25. febr\u00faar 2026, markar endanlega umbreytinguna yfir \u00ed fullkomlega framfylgt stafr\u00e6nt fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingakerfi. Auk \u00feess hafa fer\u00f0amenn \u00ed t\u00e6pt tv\u00f6 \u00e1r noti\u00f0 \u00e1vinnings af sveigjanlegu umbreytingart\u00edmabili. S\u00fa sveigjanleiki er n\u00fa a\u00f0 hverfa varanlega. Fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 25. febr\u00faar 2026 munu \u00f6ll flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g, allir ferjurekendur og allir landam\u00e6raver\u00f0ir framfylgja ETA-skilyr\u00f0inu \u00e1n undantekninga.<\/p>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands \u2014 hvort sem fyrir fr\u00ed, vi\u00f0skiptafer\u00f0, heims\u00f3kn til fj\u00f6lskyldu e\u00f0a stuttan transit \u2014 vertu me\u00f0 gilda UK ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0. Ennfremur er ums\u00f3knin flj\u00f3t, kostna\u00f0urinn er h\u00f3glegur vi\u00f0 \u00a320, og tveggja \u00e1ra gildist\u00edmi \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 ein ums\u00f3kn n\u00e6r yfir \u00feig fyrir m\u00f6rg \u00e1r af framt\u00ed\u00f0arfer\u00f0um. \u00dea\u00f0 er einfaldlega engin \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 blikra.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fed7d7,#feb2b2);border:2px solid #c53030;padding:28px 32px;margin:32px 0;border-radius:10px;text-align:center\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px;color:#742a2a;font-size:1.4em\">T\u00edminn er a\u00f0 renna \u00fat \u2014 S\u00e6kja um breska ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00ed dag<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;color:#9b2c2c;font-size:1.05em\">Gjafati\u00f0abili\u00f0 l\u00fdkur 25. febr\u00faar 2026. Eftir \u00feennan dag ver\u00f0ur engum fer\u00f0amanni heimilt a\u00f0 koma til Bretlands \u00e1n gildrar ETA. 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