{"id":2970,"date":"2026-03-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=2970"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:20:54","slug":"uk-evisa-vs-uk-eta-differences-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-evisa-vs-uk-eta-differences-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UK eVisa vs UK ETA 2026: Helstu munurinn \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0ur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bretland hefur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra sig fr\u00e1 l\u00edkamlegum vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunum og vegabr\u00e9fsmi\u00f0um yfir \u00ed fullkomlega stafr\u00e6nt innflytjendakerfi \u2014 UK eVisa. \u00c1 sama t\u00edma \u00fej\u00f3nar UK ETA \u00f6\u00f0rum h\u00f3pi fer\u00f0amanna: \u00feeim sem \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00feurftu ekki fyrirfram leyfi til a\u00f0 koma til Bretlands.<\/p><p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert ringla\u00f0ur um hvort \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurfir UK ETA, UK eVisa e\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0 allt anna\u00f0, sk\u00fdrir \u00feessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir helstu muninn og \u00fatsk\u00fdrir hva\u00f0 \u00e1 vi\u00f0 um \u00feig \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026.<\/p><p>Stafr\u00e6na landam\u00e6rakerfi Bretlands notar n\u00fa tv\u00f6 helstu rafr\u00e6nu fer\u00f0askj\u00f6l: eVisa og ETA. A\u00f0 skilja hva\u00f0a gildir um \u00feig er mikilv\u00e6gt fyrir a\u00f0 skipuleggja fer\u00f0ina til Bretlands. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/uk-visas-and-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir og innflytjendam\u00e1l Bretlands<\/a> deildin s\u00e9r um b\u00e6\u00f0i kerfin sem hluta af a\u00f0ger\u00f0um stj\u00f3rnvalda til a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra innflytjendam\u00e1lin alfari\u00f0 yfir \u00ed stafr\u00e6nt kerfi.<\/p>\n<h2>Helstu atri\u00f0i<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/strong>Fyrir r\u00edkisborgara sem \u00e1\u00f0ur heims\u00f3ttu Bretland \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar \u2014 fyrirfram fer\u00f0aleyfi, kostna\u00f0ur \u00a316<\/li><li><strong>Bresk eV\u00edsa<\/strong>: Rafr\u00e6n \u00fatg\u00e1fa af breskum vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem \u00feurfa formlegt leyfi til a\u00f0 koma til Bretlands<\/li><li>ETA og eVisa eru <strong>EKKI \u00fea\u00f0 sama<\/strong> \u2014 mismunandi kerfi fyrir mismunandi fer\u00f0alanga<\/li><li>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 breska eV\u00edsu (fr\u00e1 fyrri vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarbei\u00f0ni), \u00fe\u00e1 gerir \u00fe\u00fa \u00fea\u00f0. <strong>Ekki \u00fearf breskri ETA<\/strong><\/li><li>UK eVisa kemur \u00ed sta\u00f0 l\u00edkamlegra vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritana (vignettes) \u00ed vegabr\u00e9fi fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 jan\u00faar 2025.<\/li><\/ul><h2>Hva\u00f0 er breska ETA?<\/h2><p>Rafra\u00f0 fer\u00f0aleyfi (ETA) fyrir Bretland er fyrirfram sko\u00f0unarleyfi fyrir fer\u00f0alanga fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem hafa vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarlaust a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 Bretlandi. \u00c1\u00f0ur en ETA var tekin upp g\u00e1tu r\u00edkisborgarar yfir 60 landa (Bandar\u00edkjanna, Kanada, \u00c1stral\u00edu, ESB o.fl.) einfaldlega m\u00e6tt \u00e1 bresk flugvelli \u00e1n fyrirfram leyfis.<\/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=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-etas.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA vs ETIAS ETA-ar\" class=\"wp-image-4875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-etas.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-etas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-etas-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-etas-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-etas-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 2024\u20132025 ver\u00f0a \u00feessir fer\u00f0amenn a\u00f0 afla s\u00e9r breskra ETA fyrir fer\u00f0ina. ETA-i\u00f0 kostar 16 pund, gildir \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r og leyfir dv\u00f6l allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um. \u00dea\u00f0 telst ekki vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u2014 \u00fea\u00f0 er forsko\u00f0unara\u00f0gangur.<\/p><h2>Hva\u00f0 er bresk eVisa?<\/h2><p>Bretlandse-ra\u00f0leyfi er <strong>Algerlega stafr\u00e6n bresk vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun<\/strong> sem kom \u00ed sta\u00f0 l\u00edkamlegra vegabr\u00e9fsmerkinga ( l\u00edmmi\u00f0a ) \u00ed vegabr\u00e9fum fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem \u00feurfa formlega breska vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun. Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurftir \u00e1\u00f0ur hef\u00f0bundna breska vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun til a\u00f0 komast til Bretlands (Standard Visitor Visa, Student Visa, Skilled Worker Visa o.s.frv.), er vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarleyfi \u00feitt n\u00fa vista\u00f0 rafr\u00e6nt \u00ed UK Visas and Immigration-reikningi \u2014 \u00feetta er eVisa.<\/p><h3>Hver \u00e1 breskri rafr\u00e6nni vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun?<\/h3><ul><li>F\u00f3lk sem \u00e1\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i l\u00edkamlegan breskan vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarl\u00edmmi\u00f0a \u00ed vegabr\u00e9fi s\u00ednu<\/li><li>F\u00f3lk sem hefur s\u00f3tt um breskt vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 jan\u00faar 2025 (f\u00e6r sj\u00e1lfkrafa rafr\u00e6na vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun)<\/li><li>EES\/EFTA-borgarar me\u00f0 sta\u00f0festan dvalarsta\u00f0 e\u00f0a br\u00e1\u00f0abirg\u00f0advalarsta\u00f0 samkv\u00e6mt ESB-dvalarsta\u00f0akerfinu<\/li><li>F\u00f3lk sem \u00e1 breskar l\u00edfkennismenningar dvalarleyfisbr\u00e9f (BRPs) sem hafa veri\u00f0 f\u00e6r\u00f0 yfir \u00ed eVisas<\/li><\/ul><h2>UK ETA vs UK eVisa: hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 samanbur\u00f0ur<\/h2><table><thead><tr><th>A\u00f0aleiginleiki<\/th><th>Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/th><th>Bresk eV\u00edsa<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Hver \u00fearf \u00fea\u00f0<\/td><td>R\u00edkisborgarar me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarlausan a\u00f0gang<\/td><td>\u00deeir sem \u00feurfa formlega breska vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tilgangur<\/td><td>Fyrirfer\u00f0arskimun<\/td><td>Dvalarleyfi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kostna\u00f0ur<\/td><td>\u00a320<\/td><td>Sveiflast (venjulegur gestur: \u00a3115+)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gildleiki<\/td><td>2 \u00e1r, dv\u00f6l allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um<\/td><td>Fer eftir vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunartegund<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vinnuleyfi<\/td><td>Nei<\/td><td>Fer eftir vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarkafla<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ums\u00f3knart\u00edmi<\/td><td>Fundarger\u00f0<\/td><td>Vikur (krefst l\u00edfkennagreiningar)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tengdur vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f<\/td><td>J\u00e1 \u2014 s\u00e9rstakt vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00famer<\/td><td>Nei \u2014 tengt vi\u00f0 UKVI-reikning<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<h2>\u00c9g er me\u00f0 breska eVisa \u2013 \u00fearf \u00e9g l\u00edka ETA?<\/h2><p><strong>Nei.<\/strong> Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 gilda breska eVisa (\u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 fyrrverandi BRP-hafar sem hafa f\u00e6rst yfir \u00ed eVisa-st\u00f6\u00f0u), \u00fearftu ekki s\u00e9rstaka breska ETA. eVisa \u00fe\u00edn er dvalarleyfi \u00feitt \u00ed Bretlandi. ETA og eVisa eru gagnkv\u00e6mlega \u00fatiloku\u00f0 kerfi \u2014 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft anna\u00f0 hvort, ekki b\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p><h2>Hvernig kemst \u00e9g a\u00f0 UK eV\u00edsunni minni?<\/h2><p>A\u00f0gangur a\u00f0 breskum eVisum er \u00ed gegnum neta\u00f0gang UKVI (UK Visas and Immigration) \u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/view-prove-immigration-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sko\u00f0a s\u00f6nnunarg\u00f6gn um dvalarst\u00f6\u00f0u innflytjenda \u00e1 gov.uk<\/a>. Fr\u00e1 \u00feessum reikningi getur\u00f0u:<\/p><ul><li>Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u n\u00faverandi dvalarst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna og vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarskilyr\u00f0i<\/li><li>B\u00fa\u00f0u til \u201cdeilingark\u00f3\u00f0a\u201d til a\u00f0 sanna dvalarsta\u00f0 \u00feinn \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir vinnuveitendum, leigus\u00f6lum e\u00f0a flugf\u00e9l\u00f6gum.<\/li><li>Athuga\u00f0u gildist\u00edma og skilyr\u00f0i vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritana<\/li><\/ul><p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1ttir \u00e1\u00f0ur l\u00edkamlegan vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun fyrir Bretland sem hefur runni\u00f0 \u00fat e\u00f0a er \u00ed g\u00f6mlu vegabr\u00e9fi g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurft a\u00f0 stofna UKVI-reikning til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 eVisa-skr\u00e1 \u00feinni. Haf\u00f0u samband vi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3nustuver UKVI ef \u00fe\u00fa ert ekki viss um n\u00faverandi dvalarst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA vs ETIAS evr\u00f3pa\" class=\"wp-image-4879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-europe-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2>Algeng ringulrei\u00f0: ESB-borgarar \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/h2><p>EES-borgarar standa frammi fyrir s\u00e9rstaklega ruglingslegri st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026:<\/p><ul><li>ESB-borgarar me\u00f0 <strong>St\u00f6\u00f0ug\/fyrirframst\u00f6\u00f0ug dvalarsta\u00f0a \u00ed Bretlandi<\/strong>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 breska eVisa, \u00fearftu ekki breska ETA, nota\u00f0u UKVI deilingark\u00f3\u00f0a til a\u00f0 sanna st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna.<\/li><li>EES-borgarar <strong>\u00e1n dvalarleyfis \u00ed Bretlandi<\/strong> (Fer\u00f0amenn): \u00feurfa ETA fyrir Bretland til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Bretland<\/li><li>ESB-borgarar me\u00f0 <strong>gildandi bresk sta\u00f0als\u00f3knarvisa<\/strong>Vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00feeirra er n\u00fa rafr\u00e6n vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun, ekki \u00fearf breskri ETA.<\/li><\/ul><p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert ekki viss um st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna sem EES-borgari, sko\u00f0a\u00f0u UKVI-a\u00f0ganginn \u00feinn \u00e1 gov.uk\/view-prove-immigration-status.<\/p>\n<h2>Stafr\u00e6na landam\u00e6rin \u00ed Bretlandi: Hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir \u00ed framkv\u00e6md<\/h2><p>Skipting Bretlands yfir \u00ed fullkomlega stafr\u00e6nt innflytjendakerfi \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 jan\u00faar 2025:<\/p><ul><li>Engar n\u00fdjar l\u00edkamlegar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir eru lengur gefnar \u00fat \u00ed vegabr\u00e9f.<\/li><li>\u00d6ll n\u00fd bresk vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir og ETA-leyfi eru stafr\u00e6n.<\/li><li>Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g og landam\u00e6rastarfsf\u00f3lk sta\u00f0festa st\u00f6\u00f0u rafr\u00e6nt \u2014 engin papp\u00edrsskj\u00f6l \u00fearf<\/li><li>Fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum er r\u00e1\u00f0lagt a\u00f0 athuga dvalarst\u00f6\u00f0u s\u00edna \u00e1 netinu \u00e1\u00f0ur en lagt er af sta\u00f0.<\/li><\/ul><p>Til a\u00f0 kafa d\u00fdpra \u00ed stafr\u00e6na umbreytingu landam\u00e6ra Bretlands, sj\u00e1 grein okkar um <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-evisa-digital-border-explained-2026\/\">UK eVisa og stafr\u00e6nn landam\u00e6ras\u00fdning \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>eVisa vs ETA: N\u00e1kv\u00e6m samanbur\u00f0ur<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#f0f0f0;\"><th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;text-align:left;\">A\u00f0aleiginleiki<\/th><th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;text-align:left;\">Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/th><th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;text-align:left;\">Bresk eV\u00edsa<\/th><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>Tilgangur<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Stuttar heims\u00f3knir (fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nusta, vi\u00f0skipti, millilending)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Rafr\u00e6nt s\u00f6nnunargagn um dvalarsta\u00f0 (vinnu, n\u00e1m, b\u00fasetu)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>Kostna\u00f0ur<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">\u00a320<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Fer eftir vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunartegund (\u00a3100\u2013\u00a31.500+)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>Gildleiki<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">tv\u00f6 \u00e1r<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Gildist\u00edmi vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>Vinna leyf\u00f0<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Nei (a\u00f0eins takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 vi\u00f0skiptastarfsemi)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">J\u00e1 (ef vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunaflokkurinn leyfir)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>Papp\u00edrsskjal<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Nei \u2014 tengt rafr\u00e6nt vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Nei \u2014 netsta\u00f0a (tekur vi\u00f0 af BRP-kortum)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 er bresk eVisa?<\/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\/04\/eta-etias-passport.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA vs ETIAS vegabr\u00e9f\" class=\"wp-image-4876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-passport.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-passport-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-passport-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-passport-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-passport-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>eV\u00edsa fyrir Bretland er stafr\u00e6n \u00fatg\u00e1fa af dvalarleyfi \u00fe\u00ednu. Fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 2024 hefur Bretland veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra sig fr\u00e1 papp\u00edrsd\u00f6kum, svo sem l\u00edfkennismarksdvalarleyfum (BRP-kortum) og vegabr\u00e9fa\u00e1ritunum. \u00cd sta\u00f0inn er dvalarsta\u00f0a \u00fe\u00edn vistu\u00f0 rafr\u00e6nt og tengd vegabr\u00e9tsn\u00fameri \u00fe\u00ednu.<\/p>\n<h3>Hver hefur rafr\u00e6na vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun?<\/h3>\n<p>\u00de\u00fa hefur eVisa ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 einhvern af eftirfarandi:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vinnuleyfi (h\u00e6fur starfsma\u00f0ur, heilbrig\u00f0is- og um\u00f6nnunarstarfsma\u00f0ur o.s.frv.)<\/li>\n<li>Nemendav\u00edsa<\/li>\n<li>Fj\u00f6lskylduvisum<\/li>\n<li>\u00d3takmarka\u00f0 dvalarleyfi (ILR\/settled status)<\/li>\n<li>Sta\u00f0a \u00ed ESB-\u00fathlutunar\u00e1\u00e6tlun (fyrirsetta\u00f0ur e\u00f0a settur)<\/li>\n<li>\u00d6nnur vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun e\u00f0a dvalarleyfi sem veitt hefur veri\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an stafr\u00e6nni umbreytingu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa haf\u00f0ir \u00e1\u00f0ur l\u00edkamlegt BRP-kort e\u00f0a vegabr\u00e9fsmi\u00f0a, hefur breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin sj\u00e1lfkrafa umbreytt \u00feeim \u00ed eV\u00edsur. \u00de\u00fa getur sko\u00f0a\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0u eV\u00edsu \u00feinnar \u00e1 netinu \u00ed gegnum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/view-prove-immigration-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UKVI netg\u00e1tt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Hvernig eV\u00edsur virka<\/h3>\n<p>eV\u00edsan \u00fe\u00edn er a\u00f0gengileg \u00e1 netinu \u00ed gegnum UKVI-reikninginn \u00feinn. \u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 sanna dvalarst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna \u2014 fyrir vinnuveitanda, leigusala, flugf\u00e9lag e\u00f0a landam\u00e6rav\u00f6r\u00f0 \u2014 b\u00fdr\u00f0u til deilingark\u00f3\u00f0a sem gerir \u00feeim kleift a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna rafr\u00e6nt. \u00dea\u00f0 er engin l\u00edkamleg kort e\u00f0a skjal til a\u00f0 bera me\u00f0 s\u00e9r e\u00f0a t\u00fdna.<\/p>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 er bresk ETA?<\/h2>\n<p>UK ETA (rafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0aleyfi) er einfaldara kerfi sem er s\u00e9rstaklega hanna\u00f0 fyrir skammt\u00edmagest fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem \u00feurfa ekki hef\u00f0bundi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun. Hugsa\u00f0u um \u00fea\u00f0 sem forsko\u00f0un sem leyfir \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa leggur af sta\u00f0.<\/p>\n<h3>Hver \u00fearf ETA?<\/h3>\n<p>\u00de\u00fa \u00fearft UK ETA ef \u00fe\u00fa ert r\u00edkisborgari gjaldgengs lands sem heims\u00e6kir Bretland til:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nusta og sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0ir (allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um)<\/li>\n<li>Vi\u00f0skiptafundir, r\u00e1\u00f0stefnur og tengslamyndun<\/li>\n<li>Farangursflutningur um Bretland til annars \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ar<\/li>\n<li>Skammt\u00edman\u00e1mskei\u00f0 (allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um)<\/li>\n<li>Listr\u00e6nar og \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttavi\u00f0bur\u00f0ir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0<\/h3>\n<p>ETA-ums\u00f3knin er mun einfaldari en vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarums\u00f3kn. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0eins vegabr\u00e9f, stafr\u00e6nt lj\u00f3smynd og 16 pund. Allt ferli\u00f0 m\u00e1 lj\u00faka \u00e1 innan vi\u00f0 t\u00edu m\u00edn\u00fatum \u00ed gegnum opinbera UK ETA-appi\u00f0 e\u00f0a vefs\u00ed\u00f0una. Flestar ums\u00f3knir eru sam\u00feykktar innan klukkustunda, og ETA-leyfi\u00f0 gildir \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r, sem gerir \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Bretland \u00f3takmarka\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed t\u00edmabili.<\/p>\n<h2>Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 vita hva\u00f0a einn \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft<\/h2>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e1kvar\u00f0a hvort \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurfir ETA e\u00f0a eVisa fer eftir r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tti \u00fe\u00ednum og tilgangi fer\u00f0arinnar:<\/p>\n<h3>\u00de\u00fa \u00fearft ETA ef:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa ert fr\u00e1 landi sem uppfyllir skilyr\u00f0i ETA (flest l\u00f6nd sem eru undan\u00feegin vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Bandar\u00edkin, Kanada, \u00c1stral\u00eda, Japan og a\u00f0ildarr\u00edki ESB)<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa ert \u00e1 fer\u00f0 til fer\u00f0amennsku, stuttra vi\u00f0skipta e\u00f0a millilendingar.<\/li>\n<li>Dv\u00f6lin \u00fe\u00edn ver\u00f0ur sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir e\u00f0a skemmri.<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa \u00e6tlar ekki a\u00f0 vinna, stunda langt\u00edman\u00e1m e\u00f0a setjast a\u00f0 \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00de\u00fa \u00fearft eV\u00edsu (fulla vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarbei\u00f0ni) ef:<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA vs ETIAS flugv\u00f6llur\" class=\"wp-image-4877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-airport-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa vilt vinna \u00ed Bretlandi<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa vilt stunda n\u00e1m \u00ed meira en sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i.<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa vilt ganga til li\u00f0s vi\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limi sem b\u00faa \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 dvelja lengur en sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i.<\/li>\n<li>\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0erni \u00feitt krefst vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar fyrir allar heims\u00f3knir til Bretlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert ekki viss skaltu nota bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/check-uk-visa\/y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vegabr\u00e9faathugunart\u00e6ki<\/a> til a\u00f0 \u00e1kvar\u00f0a n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft \u00fat fr\u00e1 r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tti \u00fe\u00ednum og fer\u00f0askyni.<\/p>\n<h2>Algengar spurningar<\/h2><h3>\u00c9g \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun fyrir Bretland \u00ed gamla vegabr\u00e9finu m\u00ednu \u2013 er h\u00fan enn gild?<\/h3><p>Fer eftir dagsetningu: Vegabr\u00e9fsmerki (vignettur) fyrir breska vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun sem gefin voru \u00fat fyrir jan\u00faar 2025 gilda til tilgreinds gildist\u00edma. Hins vegar hvatti breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin alla BRP-hafendur til a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra sig yfir \u00ed eVisa-st\u00f6\u00f0u fyrir lok desember 2024. Ef vignettan \u00fe\u00edn er enn gild \u00e6ttir \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 geta nota\u00f0 hana. Ef vafi leikur skaltu athuga UKVI-reikninginn \u00feinn.<\/p><h3>Vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun m\u00edn fyrir Bretland rann \u00fat \u2014 \u00e6tti \u00e9g n\u00fa a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um ETA e\u00f0a n\u00fdja vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun?<\/h3><p>\u00dea\u00f0 fer eftir r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tti \u00fe\u00ednum. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert fr\u00e1 landi sem \u00e1 r\u00e9tt \u00e1 ETA og vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00fe\u00edn hefur runni\u00f0 \u00fat og \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0eins stutta heims\u00f3kn (allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um), s\u00f3ttu um breska ETA. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert fr\u00e1 landi sem venjulega krefst breskra vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar og vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00fe\u00edn hefur runni\u00f0 \u00fat, s\u00f3ttu um n\u00fdja Standard Visitor Visa e\u00f0a vi\u00f0eigandi vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun.<\/p><h3>Get \u00e9g fer\u00f0a\u00f0 til Bretlands me\u00f0 a\u00f0eins UKVI hlutak\u00f3\u00f0a m\u00ednum?<\/h3><p>\u00de\u00fa \u00fearft ekki a\u00f0 s\u00fdna deilingark\u00f3\u00f0a \u00e1 flugvellinum \u2014 flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g og landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rslus\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna rafr\u00e6nt me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00fameri \u00fe\u00ednu. Deilingark\u00f3\u00f0ar eru nota\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 sanna st\u00f6\u00f0u fyrir vinnuveitendum, leigus\u00f6lum o.s.frv. Til fer\u00f0alaga dugar vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 \u00feitt \u2014 ETA- e\u00f0a eVisa-sta\u00f0a \u00fe\u00edn er athugu\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfkrafa.<\/p><p>Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA \u00fe\u00edns: <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/how-to-check-uk-eta-status-2026\/\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u UK ETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00f0 bera saman kerfi Bretlands og ESB? Sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-vs-eu-etias-comparison\/\">UK ETA vs EU ETIAS lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fyrir vandam\u00e1l vi\u00f0 endurn\u00fdjun vegabr\u00e9fa, lestu okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-passport-renewal-guide-2026\/\">Lei\u00f0beiningar um ETA og vegabr\u00e9faendurn\u00fdjun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Algengar ums\u00f3knarvillur? Sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-application-mistakes\/\">Lei\u00f0beiningar um villur \u00ed ETA-\u00fatreikningum \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbritain.com\/en\/plan-your-trip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 Bretland<\/a> veitir uppf\u00e6r\u00f0ar lei\u00f0beiningar um innt\u00f6kuskilyr\u00f0i fyrir gesti fr\u00e1 \u00f6llum l\u00f6ndum.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Opinberar heimildir og tilv\u00edsanir<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld Bretlands \u2014 rafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/get-online-immigration-status-proof\/evisa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld Bretlands \u2014 Uppl\u00fdsingar um rafr\u00e6na vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/view-prove-immigration-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld Bretlands \u2014 Sko\u00f0a og sanna dvalarst\u00f6\u00f0u<\/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.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<h2>Stafr\u00e6na landam\u00e6rin \u00ed Bretlandi: F\u00e6rsla fr\u00e1 papp\u00edrsdokumentum<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-uk.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA vs ETIAS UK\" class=\"wp-image-4878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-uk.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-uk-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-uk-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-uk-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eta-etias-uk-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>B\u00e6\u00f0i eVisa og ETA eru hluti af v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari stefnu bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar um a\u00f0 skapa algerlega stafr\u00e6na landam\u00e6ri. \u00c1ri\u00f0 2025 ver\u00f0a \u00f6ll l\u00edkamleg innflytjendaskj\u00f6l (BRP-kort, vegabr\u00e9fa l\u00edmmi\u00f0ar, stimpill \u00ed vegabr\u00e9fi) h\u00e6tt a\u00f0 nota og \u00ed \u00feeirra sta\u00f0 tekin upp stafr\u00e6n g\u00f6gn. \u00deetta hefur nokkrar aflei\u00f0ingar fyrir fer\u00f0alanga:<\/p>\n<h3>Kostir stafr\u00e6ns kerfis<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Engin skj\u00f6l til a\u00f0 tapa<\/strong> \u2014 Dvalarsta\u00f0a \u00fe\u00edn er geymd \u00f6rugglega \u00ed kerfum stj\u00f3rnvalda og tengd vegabr\u00e9fi \u00fe\u00ednu. A\u00f0 t\u00fdna l\u00edkamlegu korti er ekki lengur \u00e1hyggjuefni.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flj\u00f3tari landam\u00e6rapr\u00f3fanir<\/strong> \u2014 Sj\u00e1lfvirkir rafr\u00e6nir vegg\u00e1lar \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llum \u00ed Bretlandi geta rafr\u00e6nt sta\u00f0fest ETA- e\u00f0a eVisa-st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna \u00e1 nokkrum sek\u00fandum og stytt bi\u00f0ra\u00f0ir.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alltaf a\u00f0gengilegur<\/strong> \u2014 \u00de\u00fa getur athuga\u00f0 dvalarsta\u00f0ast\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna \u00e1 netinu hven\u00e6r sem er \u00ed gegnum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/view-prove-immigration-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK netg\u00e1tt<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Erfi\u00f0ara a\u00f0 sm\u00ed\u00f0a<\/strong> \u2014 Rafr\u00e6n g\u00f6gn eru \u00f6ruggari en papp\u00edrsg\u00f6gn og draga \u00far innflytjendaf\u00f6lsunum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Hva\u00f0 \u00feetta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir fyrir \u00feig<\/h3>\n<p>Hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 ETA e\u00f0a eVisa er verklagi\u00f0 svipa\u00f0: heimild \u00fe\u00edn til a\u00f0 koma inn \u00ed Bretland er rafr\u00e6nt sta\u00f0fest og enginn papp\u00edrsskjali er til a\u00f0 framv\u00edsa. Helstu munirnir sn\u00faa a\u00f0 skilyr\u00f0um, kostna\u00f0i og \u00feeim ath\u00f6fnum sem \u00fe\u00e9r er heimilt a\u00f0 stunda \u00ed Bretlandi. Gakktu alltaf \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt s\u00e9 gildandi og samr\u00e6mist skjalinu sem tengist rafr\u00e6nu innflytjendab\u00f3k \u00feinni.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00c1lyktun<\/h2>\n<p>Munurinn \u00e1 breskri eV\u00edsu og breskri ETA er einfaldur \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa skilur tilgang hvers og eins. ETA er \u00e6tlu\u00f0 skammt\u00edmagestum fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem uppfylla skilyr\u00f0i, en eV\u00edsan er stafr\u00e6nt skjal sem s\u00fdnir lengri dvalarleyfi. 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