{"id":2959,"date":"2026-03-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:20:15","slug":"uk-eta-transit-layover-guide-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-transit-layover-guide-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir millilendingu og dv\u00f6l \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026: \u00dearftu sl\u00edkt?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fer\u00f0ast \u00fe\u00fa um breskt flugvallarsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til annars \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ar? Veltir\u00f0u fyrir \u00fe\u00e9r hvort \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurfir breska ETA eing\u00f6ngu fyrir millilendingu e\u00f0a millig\u00f6ngu? \u00deetta er ein af algengustu spurningunum um breska ETA-kerfi\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 \u2014 og svari\u00f0 er fl\u00f3ki\u00f0.<\/p><p>Hvort \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurfir UK ETA fyrir millilendingu fer eftir r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tti \u00fe\u00ednum, tegund millilendingar og hvort \u00fe\u00fa hyggist yfirgefa flugv\u00f6llinn. \u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir sk\u00fdrir allt sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita um kr\u00f6fur um UK ETA fyrir millilendingar me\u00f0 dv\u00f6l (layovers), t\u00edmabundnar millilendingar (stopovers) og tengiflug \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026.<\/p><p>Flutningsreglur Bretlands eru stj\u00f3rna\u00f0ar af <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/uk-visas-and-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir og innflytjendam\u00e1l Bretlands<\/a> deild. Hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa tengist \u00ed gegnum London Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester e\u00f0a hva\u00f0a annan flugv\u00f6ll \u00ed Bretlandi, er nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 skilja kr\u00f6fur um \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0an komut\u00edma (ETA) fyrir millilendingarfar\u00feega til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0al\u00f6g gangi hn\u00f6kralaust \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Helstu atri\u00f0i<\/h2><ul><li>Flestir fer\u00f0amenn fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem uppfylla skilyr\u00f0i fyrir ETA <strong>\u00dearf a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA fyrir millilendingu.<\/strong> \u2014 jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 dvali\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00e1 flugvallarsv\u00e6\u00f0inu<\/li><li>Sumir r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9ttir geta \u00e1tt r\u00e9tt \u00e1 <strong>Fer\u00f0 \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar (TWOV)<\/strong> \u2014 athuga r\u00e9ttindi vandlega<\/li><li>Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 yfirgefa flugv\u00f6llinn (jafnvel stuttlega), \u00fearftu endilega ETA e\u00f0a vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun.<\/li><li>UK ETA gildir einnig fyrir fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu. <strong>og<\/strong> flutningserindi<\/li><li>Innritunarstarfsf\u00f3lk sta\u00f0festir st\u00f6\u00f0u leyfis \u00fe\u00edns til inng\u00f6ngu \u00ed Bretland jafnvel fyrir millilendingarflugi.<\/li><\/ul><h2>\u00dearftu breska ETA fyrir millilendingu e\u00f0a millig\u00f6ngu?<\/h2><p>Stutta svari\u00f0: <strong>J\u00e1, flestir fer\u00f0amenn fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem uppfylla skilyr\u00f0i fyrir ETA \u00feurfa breska ETA jafnvel til millilendingar \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llum \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/strong> UK ETA n\u00e6r til b\u00e6\u00f0i fer\u00f0a til fer\u00f0amennsku og millilendinga \u00e1 flugvallarsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llum \u00ed Bretlandi, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al London Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham og \u00f6\u00f0rum.<\/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=\"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<h3>R\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9ttur sem uppfyllir skilyr\u00f0i ETA vi\u00f0 fer\u00f0 um Bretland<\/h3><p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f fr\u00e1 landi sem \u00e1 r\u00e9tt \u00e1 ETA (t.d. \u00c1stral\u00edu, Kanada, Bandar\u00edkjunum, Japan, Su\u00f0ur-K\u00f3reu e\u00f0a flestum ESB-r\u00edkjum), \u00fearftu breskt ETA til a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast \u00ed gegnum breska flugvelli \u2014 jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 \u00fe\u00fa dveljir \u00e1 flugvallarsv\u00e6\u00f0inu (innan al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega millilendingarsv\u00e6\u00f0isins) og farir ekki \u00ed gegnum vegabr\u00e9faeftirlit Bresku landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rslunnar.<\/p><p>\u00deetta er vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g athuga ETA-st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa st\u00edgur um bor\u00f0 \u00ed fyrsta flugi\u00f0 \u00feitt. Ef \u00fe\u00fa fl\u00fdgur fr\u00e1 Bretlandi \u2192 einhvers sta\u00f0ar annars sta\u00f0ar \u2192 Bretlandi \u00fearftu ETA fyrir hverja fer\u00f0arlotu \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/p><h3>Fer\u00f0al\u00f6g \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar (TWOV) \u2014 Hver uppfyllir skilyr\u00f0in?<\/h3><p>F\u00e1ar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ernir geta \u00e1tt r\u00e9tt \u00e1 umfer\u00f0 \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar (TWOV) \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llum \u00ed Bretlandi ef \u00fe\u00e6r uppfylla tiltekin skilyr\u00f0i. TWOV gerir h\u00e6fum fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum kleift a\u00f0 fara um bor\u00f0 \u00ed flug \u00e1 flugvallarsv\u00e6\u00f0inu (\u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum landam\u00e6rag\u00e6slu) \u00e1n nokkurrar heimildar til a\u00f0 koma inn \u00ed Bretland.<\/p><p>Til \u00feess a\u00f0 uppfylla skilyr\u00f0i TWOV \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 krefst almennt ALLT eftirfarandi:<\/p><ul><li>\u00de\u00fa ert \u00ed millilendingu beint til \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ar utan Bretlands innan 24 klukkustunda.<\/li><li>\u00de\u00fa hefur sta\u00f0festan \u00e1framhaldandi mi\u00f0a.<\/li><li>\u00de\u00fa m\u00e1tt ekki yfirgefa al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega millilendingarsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/li><li>\u00de\u00fa ert me\u00f0 gilda vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun fyrir \u00e1fangasta\u00f0inn \u00feinn (ef \u00feess er krafist).<\/li><li>\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0erni \u00feitt er skr\u00e1\u00f0 \u00e1 undan\u00fe\u00e1gulista Bretlands fyrir TWOV.<\/li><\/ul><p>Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u n\u00faverandi h\u00e6fnislista TWOV \u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/transit-visa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S\u00ed\u00f0a bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar um millilendingarvegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir<\/a>. Athugi\u00f0: margar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ernir sem \u00e1\u00f0ur uppfylltu skilyr\u00f0i fyrir TWOV krefjast n\u00fa ETA \u00fear sem kr\u00f6fur um ETA hafa aukist.<\/p><h2>UK ETA vs. millilendingarvisum: Hver er munurinn?<\/h2><p>UK ETA kom \u00ed sta\u00f0 fyrri kr\u00f6fu um DATV (Direct Airside Transit Visa) fyrir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni sem uppfylla skilyr\u00f0i ETA. Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurftir \u00e1\u00f0ur DATV til millilendingar \u00ed flugv\u00f6llum \u00ed Bretlandi, \u00fearftu n\u00fa \u00ed sta\u00f0inn UK ETA.<\/p><table><thead><tr><th>Atbur\u00f0ar\u00e1s<\/th><th>\u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>R\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9ttur sem uppfyllir skilyr\u00f0i ETA, flugvallarskiptifer\u00f0<\/td><td>Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9ttur sem uppfyllir ETA-skilyr\u00f0i, brottf\u00f6r fr\u00e1 flugvelli<\/td><td>Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9ttur utan ETA, flugvallarg\u00f6ng<\/td><td>Visa fyrir beina flugvallarsamg\u00f6ngu (DATV) e\u00f0a venjuleg gesta\u00e1ritun fyrir Bretland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9ttur utan ETA, yfirgefa flugv\u00f6llinn<\/td><td>Sta\u00f0la\u00f0 fer\u00f0amannar\u00edkisleyfi fyrir Bretland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0erni sem uppfyllir skilyr\u00f0i TWOV, eing\u00f6ngu fyrir loftmegin<\/td><td>G\u00e6ti ekki \u00feurft neitt (sko\u00f0a\u00f0u TWOV-lista)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Flugvellir \u00ed Bretlandi \u00fear sem ETA-umfer\u00f0 gildir<\/h2>\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\/03\/gps-navigation-phone-london.jpg\" alt=\"GPS-lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn \u00e1 fars\u00edma \u00ed g\u00f6tum Lund\u00fana\" class=\"wp-image-4471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gps-navigation-phone-london.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gps-navigation-phone-london-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gps-navigation-phone-london-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gps-navigation-phone-london-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gps-navigation-phone-london-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Kr\u00f6fur um ETA fyrir Bretland (og fyrri DATV) gilda \u00e1 \u00f6llum helstu flugv\u00f6llum \u00ed Bretlandi sem n\u00fdttir eru fyrir al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legar tengingar, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al:<\/p><ul><li><strong>London Heathrow (LHR)<\/strong> \u2014 mest umfer\u00f0ar\u00feungami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed Bretlandi<\/li><li><strong>London Gatwick (LGW)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>London Stansted (STN)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>London Luton (LTN)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Manchester-flugv\u00f6llur (MAN)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Birmingham-flugv\u00f6llur (BHX)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Flugv\u00f6llurinn \u00ed Edinborg (EDI)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Glasgow flugv\u00f6llur (GLA)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><h2>Hversu lengi getur \u00fe\u00fa dvali\u00f0 \u00ed Bretlandi me\u00f0 ETA-trans\u00edt?<\/h2><p>UK ETA leyfir dv\u00f6l allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um. Fyrir millilendingu er gert r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa dveljir a\u00f0eins \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 t\u00edma sem millilendingarflugi\u00f0 tekur og sanngjarnan millilendingart\u00edma. Hins vegar beitir landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rn Bretlands (UK Border Force) matskenndri heimild \u2014 \u00fe\u00e9r er ekki meina\u00f0 a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a einum e\u00f0a tveimur d\u00f6gum \u00ed Bretlandi milli flugfer\u00f0a ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 ETA.<\/p><p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa hyggst dvelja \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1 milli flugfer\u00f0a (til d\u00e6mis 12 klukkustunda e\u00f0a yfir n\u00f3tt), er ETA fullkomi\u00f0 \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 gerir \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 yfirgefa flugv\u00f6llinn, heims\u00e6kja borgina og halda \u00e1fram fer\u00f0inni \u00feinni. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft engin frekari skj\u00f6l fyrir \u00feetta.<\/p><h2>Fer\u00f0amenn \u00e1 skemmtifer\u00f0askipum og h\u00f6fnarbundnar vi\u00f0komur<\/h2><p>UK ETA gildir einnig um far\u00feega skemmtifer\u00f0askipa sem stansa \u00ed breskum h\u00f6fnum (svo sem Southampton, Dover, Liverpool e\u00f0a Tilbury). Ef skemmtifer\u00f0askipi\u00f0 \u00feitt leggst a\u00f0 bryggju \u00ed breskri h\u00f6fn og \u00fe\u00fa vilt st\u00edga af, \u00fearftu gilda UK ETA.<\/p><p>Fyrir s\u00e9rh\u00e6f\u00f0a siglingarlei\u00f0s\u00f6gn, sj\u00e1 grein okkar um <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-transit-layover-guide-2026\/\">\u00c1\u00e6tlu\u00f0 komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir fer\u00f0amenn \u00ed millilendingu, skemmtifer\u00f0askipum og vi\u00f0komufer\u00f0um \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/a>.<\/p><h2>\u00c1\u00e6tlu\u00f0 komut\u00edmi fyrir Eurostar og Sundg\u00f6ngin<\/h2><p>Fer\u00f0amenn sem koma til Bretlands me\u00f0 Eurostar-lest e\u00f0a gegnum Ermarsundsg\u00f6ngin (Eurotunnel Le Shuttle) \u00feurfa einnig breska ETA ef r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9ttur \u00feeirra uppfyllir skilyr\u00f0i fyrir ETA. Innflytjendayfirfer\u00f0ir Bretlands fara fram \u00e1 brottfararterminali \u00ed Frakklandi e\u00f0a Belg\u00edu \u2014 svo ETA-leyfi\u00f0 \u00feitt ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vera gilt \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa st\u00edgur um bor\u00f0.<\/p>\n<h2>Hagn\u00fdtar r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar fyrir fer\u00f0alanga \u00ed almenningssamg\u00f6ngum<\/h2><ol><li><strong>S\u00e6kja um ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3kar millilendingarlei\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna.<\/strong> \u2014 sta\u00f0festu a\u00f0 allt s\u00e9 \u00ed lagi<\/li><li><strong>Ber\u00f0u \u00e1 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 72 klukkustundum fyrir fyrstu brottf\u00f6r \u00fe\u00edna.<\/strong> (s\u00e1 sem fer me\u00f0 \u00feig til Bretlands)<\/li><li><strong>Haltu sta\u00f0festingarp\u00f3sta \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0s komut\u00edma innan seilingar.<\/strong> \u2014 gagnlegt fyrir allar spurningar um flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g<\/li><li><strong>Athuga\u00f0u gildi vegabr\u00e9fsins<\/strong> \u2014 ETA tengist vegabr\u00e9fi \u00fe\u00ednu; \u00fatrunni\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f = \u00f3gild ETA<\/li><li><strong>Athuga\u00f0u l\u00e1gmarkskr\u00f6fur um tengit\u00edma<\/strong> \u00e1 millilendingarflugvelli \u00fe\u00ednum \u00ed Bretlandi<\/li><\/ol><h2>Algengar spurningar<\/h2><h3>\u00dearf \u00e9g breska ETA ef \u00e9g fer ekki \u00fat af flugvellinum?<\/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<p>Fyrir flestar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni sem uppfylla skilyr\u00f0i fyrir ETA, j\u00e1 \u2014 ETA er nau\u00f0synleg jafnvel fyrir loftmegin-umfer\u00f0 (a\u00f0 dvelja innan al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legrar brottfararsv\u00e6\u00f0is \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum landam\u00e6rag\u00e6slu). Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g athuga ETA-st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa st\u00edgur um bor\u00f0 \u00ed flug til Bretlands. TWOV-undantekningin gildir um l\u00edtinn lista \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erna undir s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum skilyr\u00f0um \u2014 sko\u00f0a\u00f0u fer\u00f0as\u00ed\u00f0u bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar um millilendingu.<\/p><h3>\u00dearf \u00e9g breska ETA fyrir millilendingu sem varir a\u00f0eins nokkrar klukkustundir?<\/h3><p>J\u00e1, ef r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9ttur \u00feinn krefst \u00feess. Tveggja klukkustunda millilending og 48 klukkustunda dv\u00f6l eru me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla\u00f0ar eins \u2014 b\u00e1\u00f0ar krefjast gildrar UK ETA (fyrir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni sem uppfylla skilyr\u00f0i fyrir ETA). S\u00e6kja skal um fyrirfram \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hversu stutt millilending \u00fe\u00edn \u00ed Bretlandi er.<\/p><h3>Get \u00e9g heims\u00f3tt Bretland me\u00f0 langri millilendingu og eing\u00f6ngu me\u00f0 ETA?<\/h3><p>J\u00e1. Ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur gilda breska ETA getur\u00f0u yfirgefi\u00f0 flugv\u00f6llinn \u00ed langri millilendingu og kanna\u00f0 Bretland \u00ed \u00feann t\u00edma sem ETA-leyfi\u00f0 leyfir (allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um). ETA gildir b\u00e6\u00f0i til millilendinga og fer\u00f0amennsku. \u00deetta gerir \u00fea\u00f0 tilvali\u00f0 til a\u00f0 breyta langri millilendingu \u00ed stutta heims\u00f3kn.<\/p><h3>Hva\u00f0 gerist ef \u00e9g fer um Bretland \u00e1n ETA?<\/h3><p>Flugf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 mun neita \u00fe\u00e9r um bor\u00f0stigning \u00e1 fluginu til Bretlands. Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g f\u00e1 sektir fyrir a\u00f0 flytja far\u00feega \u00e1n nau\u00f0synlegra inngangsskjala til Bretlands. Ef \u00fe\u00fa einhvern veginn kemst til Bretlands \u00e1n ETA mun landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rn Bretlands neita \u00fe\u00e9r um inng\u00f6ngu og senda \u00feig aftur til brottfararsta\u00f0arins.<\/p><h3>Hversu miki\u00f0 kostar UK ETA fyrir gegnumfer\u00f0?<\/h3><p>Kostna\u00f0urinn er \u00a320 fyrir hvern einstakling fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 febr\u00faar 2026 \u2014 sama gjald fyrir \u00f6ll tilgangi (fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nusta, flutningur, vi\u00f0skipti). Engin l\u00e6kku\u00f0 gjald fyrir eing\u00f6ngu flutning. ETA er gildis \u00ed 2 \u00e1r og dekkar \u00f3takmarka\u00f0ar f\u00e6rslur, \u00feannig a\u00f0 ein ETA dekkar b\u00e6\u00f0i flutning og fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00e1 s\u00f6mu e\u00f0a framt\u00ed\u00f0arfer\u00f0um.<\/p><p>Fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 b\u00f6rn \u00e1 millilendingu? Hvert barn \u00fearf s\u00edna eigin ETA \u2014 sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-children-babies-parents-guide-2026\/\">UK ETA lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fyrir b\u00f6rn og ungb\u00f6rn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Viltu sta\u00f0festa \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0a komut\u00edma \u00feinn fyrir flugi\u00f0? Okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/how-to-check-uk-eta-status-2026\/\">Skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0beiningar um a\u00f0 athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u UK ETA \u00fe\u00edns<\/a> s\u00fdnir \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ferj\u00e1r einfaldar a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f fr\u00e1 m\u00f6rgum l\u00f6ndum, lestu okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-dual-nationality-which-passport-2026\/\">Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir ETA um tv\u00f6falda r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tt<\/a> til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa leggir fram r\u00e9tt skjal fyrir flutninginn \u00feinn.<\/p>\n<p>Er t\u00edminn a\u00f0 renna \u00fat? Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/urgent-uk-eta-last-minute-guide-2026\/\">Br\u00fdn lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0an komut\u00edma \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a> fyrir r\u00e1\u00f0 um ums\u00f3kn \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundu.<\/p>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1kve\u00f0ur a\u00f0 framlengja fer\u00f0alag \u00feitt \u00ed stutta heims\u00f3kn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbritain.com\/en\/plan-your-trip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 Bretland<\/a> er me\u00f0 fr\u00e1b\u00e6rar uppl\u00fdsingar til a\u00f0 skipuleggja stutta dv\u00f6l \u00ed London.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Opinberar heimildir og tilv\u00edsanir<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1877\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Do-American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-UK.png\" alt=\"\u00deurfa bandar\u00edskir r\u00edkisborgarar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun til Bretlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025?\" class=\"wp-image-1412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Do-American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-UK.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Do-American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-UK-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Do-American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-UK-1024x939.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Do-American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-UK-768x704.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Do-American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-UK-1536x1408.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Do-American-Citizens-Need-a-Visa-for-UK-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld Bretlands \u2014 rafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0aleyfi (ETA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/transit-visa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bretlandsstj\u00f3rnin \u2014 Trans\u00edtvegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/check-uk-visa\/y\" 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.heathrow.com\/at-the-airport\/flight-connections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heathrow-flugv\u00f6llur \u2014 Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um millilendingatengingar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbritain.com\/en\/plan-your-trip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heims\u00e6ktu Bretland \u2014 Skipulegg\u00f0u fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2>Ger\u00f0ir breskra millilendinga: innan flugvallar og utan flugvallar<\/h2>\n<p>A\u00f0 skilja muninn \u00e1 flugvallarsv\u00e6\u00f0is- og landsv\u00e6\u00f0isflutningi er mikilv\u00e6gt til a\u00f0 \u00e1kvar\u00f0a kr\u00f6fur \u00fe\u00ednar um ETA \u00ed Bretlandi:<\/p>\n<h3>G\u00f6ngufer\u00f0 innan flugvallarsv\u00e6\u00f0isins (dv\u00f6l \u00e1 flugvellinum)<\/h3>\n<p>Ef millilendingarflugi\u00f0 \u00feitt leggur af sta\u00f0 fr\u00e1 sama flugst\u00f6\u00f0varbyggingu og \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft ekki a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum breska landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rn, ert \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 fara \u00ed loftmegin-millilendingu. \u00cd flestum tilvikum geta far\u00feegar \u00ed loftfer\u00f0arskiptum \u00e1 helstu flugv\u00f6llum Bretlands, svo sem Heathrow Terminal 5, tengt flug \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 fara inn \u00ed Bretland. Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft hins vegar a\u00f0 skipta um flugst\u00f6\u00f0 \u2014 til d\u00e6mis a\u00f0 lenda \u00e1 Heathrow Terminal 2 og flj\u00faga fr\u00e1 Terminal 5 \u2014 \u00fearftu a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum landam\u00e6raeftirlit og \u00fearft \u00fev\u00ed ETA e\u00f0a gegnumfer\u00f0arr\u00e1\u00f0.<\/p>\n<h3>Landside Transit (Innganga \u00ed Bretland)<\/h3>\n<p>Allar millilendingar sem krefjast \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa farir \u00ed gegnum landam\u00e6rag\u00e6slu Bretlands teljast landmeginarmillilendingar. \u00deetta felur \u00ed s\u00e9r a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja og endur-innrita farangur \u00feinn, skipta um flugv\u00f6ll (til d\u00e6mis koma til Heathrow og fara fr\u00e1 Gatwick) e\u00f0a yfirgefa flugv\u00f6llinn af einhverjum \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um. UK ETA er krafist fyrir allar landmeginarmillilendingar fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 r\u00edkisborgara sem eiga r\u00e9tt \u00e1 sl\u00edku.<\/p>\n<h3>N\u00e6turtengingar<\/h3>\n<p>Ef millilendingarflugi\u00f0 \u00feitt er daginn eftir \u00fearftu n\u00e1nast \u00f6rugglega a\u00f0 yfirgefa flugvallarsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 og fara inn \u00ed Bretland. \u00deetta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft gilda ETA fyrir Bretland. Margir fer\u00f0amenn n\u00fdta n\u00e6turtengingar sem t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a London stuttlega \u2014 me\u00f0 gildri ETA getur\u00f0u yfirgefi\u00f0 flugv\u00f6llinn, heims\u00f3tt mi\u00f0borg London og sn\u00fai\u00f0 aftur fyrir morgunflugi\u00f0 \u00feitt.<\/p>\n<h2>Flugvellir og millilendingara\u00f0sta\u00f0ir \u00ed Bretlandi<\/h2>\n<p>Hver helsti flugv\u00f6llur \u00ed Bretlandi me\u00f0h\u00f6ndlar millilendingarfar\u00feega \u00e1 mismunandi h\u00e1tt. H\u00e9r er \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita:<\/p>\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<ul>\n<li><strong>London Heathrow (LHR)<\/strong> \u2014 St\u00e6rsti flugv\u00f6llur Bretlands me\u00f0 fimm mannvirki. Inni \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu eru tengingar innan sama mannvirkis einfaldar, en til a\u00f0 komast \u00e1 milli mannvirkja \u00fearf a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum landam\u00e6raeftirlit. Heathrow hefur s\u00e9rstaka millilendingar\u00fej\u00f3nustubor\u00f0a og skilti fyrir far\u00feega sem eru a\u00f0 tengja flug.<\/li>\n<li><strong>London Gatwick (LGW)<\/strong> \u2014 Tveir far\u00feegaterminalar (Nor\u00f0ur og Su\u00f0ur) tengdir me\u00f0 skutl\u00fatsvagni. Millilendingar milli term\u00ednala krefjast leyfis landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rslu og gildrar ETA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manchester (MAN)<\/strong> \u2014 \u00der\u00edr far\u00feegaterminalar me\u00f0 loftmegin tengingum milli term\u00ednala 1 og 3. Tengingarnar vi\u00f0 term\u00ednal 2 kunna a\u00f0 krefjast innflytjendaleyfis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00c9d\u00ednborg (EDI)<\/strong> \u2014 Flugv\u00f6llur me\u00f0 einni braut \u00fear sem flestar tengingar eru einfaldar, en millilendingar milli al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legra \u00e1fangasta\u00f0a geta samt krafist landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rnunar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3kar millilendingu \u00e1 flugvelli \u00ed Bretlandi skaltu athuga hj\u00e1 flugf\u00e9laginu \u00fe\u00ednu hvort \u00e1kve\u00f0in lei\u00f0 \u00fe\u00edn krefjist \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa gangir \u00ed gegnum landam\u00e6rag\u00e6slu Bretlands. Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g geta sta\u00f0fest hvort \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurfir breska ETA fyrir \u00feessa tengingu.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00c1\u00e6tlun um millilendingu \u00fe\u00edna \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/h2>\n<p>Til a\u00f0 tryggja hn\u00f6kralausa fer\u00f0 um Bretland skaltu fylgja \u00feessum hagn\u00fdtu skrefum fyrir fer\u00f0ina:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Athuga\u00f0u lei\u00f0arvali\u00f0 vandlega.<\/strong> \u2014 \u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3kar flug, athuga\u00f0u hvort millilendingin krefjist \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa skipti um flugst\u00f6\u00f0 e\u00f0a farir milli flugvalla. \u00deetta \u00e1kvar\u00f0ar hvort \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurfir breska ETA til millilendingar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>S\u00e6kja snemma<\/strong> \u2014 Jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9rt a\u00f0eins \u00ed flutningi, skaltu s\u00e6kja um UK ETA a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 72 klukkustundum fyrir brottf\u00f6r. Gjaldi\u00f0 \u00a320 og tv\u00f6 \u00e1ra gildist\u00edmi gera \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feess vir\u00f0i fj\u00e1rfestingu fyrir framt\u00ed\u00f0ar Bretlandstengingar l\u00edka.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Haltu fram s\u00f6nnun \u00e1 \u00e1framhaldandi fer\u00f0.<\/strong> \u2014 Landam\u00e6raver\u00f0ir geta be\u00f0i\u00f0 um a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00e1framhaldandi farpapp\u00edr e\u00f0a b\u00f3kunarsta\u00f0festingu. 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