{"id":2972,"date":"2026-03-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=2972"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:19:52","slug":"arriving-uk-border-control-guide-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/arriving-uk-border-control-guide-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"A\u00f0 koma til Bresku landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rnunar 2026: Skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fyrir fyrstu komu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00de\u00fa hefur fengi\u00f0 breska ETA-leyfi\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt, t\u00f6skurnar \u00fe\u00ednar eru pakka\u00f0ar og flugi\u00f0 \u00feitt hefur n\u00fdlega lent \u00e1 breskum flugvelli. En hva\u00f0 gerist eiginlega n\u00e6st? Fyrir marga sem heims\u00e6kja Bretland \u00ed fyrsta sinn getur ferli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rnun veri\u00f0 yfir\u00feyrmandi \u2014 langar bi\u00f0ra\u00f0ir, alvarlegir landam\u00e6raver\u00f0ir og \u00f3vissa um hva\u00f0a spurningar ver\u00f0a lag\u00f0ar fyrir \u00feig. \u00deessi skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir s\u00fdnir \u00fe\u00e9r n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt a\u00f0 b\u00faast vi\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa kemur til landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rnunar \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026, svo \u00fe\u00fa getir fari\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum tollg\u00e6slu af sj\u00e1lfstrausti og hafi\u00f0 fer\u00f0ina \u00e1n streitu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"before-you-land\">\u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa lendir: Hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 hafa tilb\u00fai\u00f0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Undirb\u00faningur hefst \u00e1\u00f0ur en flugv\u00e9lin snertir ni\u00f0ur. A\u00f0 hafa skj\u00f6lin \u00fe\u00edn \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u lagi og vita hva\u00f0 landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rslumenn leita eftir gerir ferli\u00f0 mun grei\u00f0ara.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lykilatri\u00f0i:<\/strong> The United Kingdom welcomes over 40 million international visitors each year. From 2025, most visa-free visitors need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) costing \u00a320 (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nau\u00f0synleg skj\u00f6l sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt a\u00f0 hafa \u00ed handfarangri \u00fe\u00ednum<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1758\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Facts-About-Border-Control-and-Travel-Monitoring-Systems.png\" alt=\"Getur landam\u00e6rag\u00e6sla s\u00e9\u00f0 fer\u00f0as\u00f6gu \u00ed Bretlandi: Sta\u00f0reyndir vs go\u00f0sagnir\" class=\"wp-image-1479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Facts-About-Border-Control-and-Travel-Monitoring-Systems.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Facts-About-Border-Control-and-Travel-Monitoring-Systems-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Facts-About-Border-Control-and-Travel-Monitoring-Systems-1024x879.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Facts-About-Border-Control-and-Travel-Monitoring-Systems-768x659.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Facts-About-Border-Control-and-Travel-Monitoring-Systems-1536x1319.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Facts-About-Border-Control-and-Travel-Monitoring-Systems-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gildur vegabr\u00e9f<\/strong> \u2014 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 gilda \u00ed a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i umfram fyrirhuga\u00f0a dv\u00f6l \u00fe\u00edna (m\u00e6lt er me\u00f0, ekki skylda fyrir ETA-hafara fr\u00e1 flestum l\u00f6ndum)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sta\u00f0festing \u00e1 komut\u00edma \u00ed Bretlandi<\/strong> \u2014 rafr\u00e6nt tengt vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu; \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft ekki prenta\u00f0a \u00fatg\u00e1fu, en \u00fea\u00f0 er gagnlegt a\u00f0 hafa t\u00f6lvup\u00f3ststa\u00f0festinguna<\/li>\n<li><strong>Endurkomu- e\u00f0a \u00e1framhaldandi flugmi\u00f0i<\/strong> \u2014 s\u00f6nnun \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 yfirgefa Bretland<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uppl\u00fdsingar um gistingu<\/strong> \u2014 h\u00f3telb\u00f3kun, sta\u00f0festing fr\u00e1 Airbnb, e\u00f0a heimilisfang og tengili\u00f0suppl\u00fdsingar gestgjafans<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sta\u00f0festing \u00e1 fj\u00e1rr\u00e1\u00f0um<\/strong> \u2014 bankayfirlit, kreditkort e\u00f0a rei\u00f0uf\u00e9 (starfsmenn geta spurt hvernig \u00fe\u00fa munt framf\u00e6ra \u00feig)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fer\u00f0atryggingarskj\u00f6l<\/strong> (m\u00e6lt me\u00f0)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur komut\u00edmi \u00feinn (ETA) er sj\u00e1lfkrafa sta\u00f0festur \u00feegar landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rnin skannar vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt \u2014 \u00feeir sj\u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0u heimilda \u00feinna \u00ed kerfi s\u00ednu. Haf\u00f0u \u00fe\u00f3 alltaf t\u00f6lvup\u00f3ststa\u00f0festinguna me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r sem afrit til \u00f6ryggis ef upp koma t\u00e6knilegir vankantar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-by-step-process\">Skref fyrir skref: Ferli landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rnunar \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Farangursendtaka<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Eftir a\u00f0 hafa loki\u00f0 landam\u00e6rayfirfer\u00f0 skaltu halda \u00e1fram \u00ed farangursendt\u00f6kusalinn. Skj\u00e1ir s\u00fdna \u00e1 hva\u00f0a farangursf\u00e6ribandi farangur flugsins \u00fe\u00edns er. Me\u00f0albi\u00f0t\u00edmi er 15\u201330 m\u00edn\u00fatur. Ef t\u00f6skunni \u00feinni hefur ekki veri\u00f0 skila\u00f0 eftir 45 m\u00edn\u00fatur skaltu tilkynna \u00fea\u00f0 hj\u00e1 farangurs\u00fej\u00f3nustu flugf\u00e9lagsins \u00ed komusalnum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bresk tollayfirv\u00f6ld: Hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Eftir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hefur teki\u00f0 t\u00f6skurnar \u00fe\u00ednar skaltu fara \u00ed gegnum tollinn. Bretland notar litak\u00f3\u00f0a\u00f0a r\u00e1sakerfi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>R\u00e1s<\/th><th>Hven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 nota<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Gr\u00e6nn r\u00e1s<\/strong><\/td><td>Ekkert til a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa; v\u00f6rur innan fr\u00ed\u00f0inda fr\u00e1 utan ESB<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Rau\u00f0ur r\u00e1s<\/strong><\/td><td>Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt v\u00f6rur til a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa e\u00f0a ef \u00fe\u00fa ert ekki viss um tollfrj\u00e1ls m\u00f6rk<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Bl\u00e1r r\u00e1s<\/strong><\/td><td>Far\u00feegar sem koma fr\u00e1 ESB-l\u00f6ndum (gilda mismunandi undan\u00fe\u00e1gur)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tollfrj\u00e1ls m\u00f6rk Bretlands fyrir \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 (\u00e1 mann)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u00c1fengi:<\/strong> 42 l\u00edtrar af bj\u00f3r, 18 l\u00edtrar af stillu v\u00edni, 4 l\u00edtrar af sterku \u00e1fengi yfir 22%% \u00e1fengismagn<\/li>\n<li><strong>T\u00f3bak:<\/strong> 200 s\u00edgarettur, 100 s\u00edgarill\u00f3ar, 50 s\u00edgarar e\u00f0a 250 g af t\u00f3baki<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rei\u00f0uf\u00e9:<\/strong> Engin takm\u00f6rk, en upph\u00e6\u00f0ir yfir \u00a316.000 skulu tilkynntar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00d6nnur v\u00f6rur:<\/strong> V\u00f6rur a\u00f0 ver\u00f0m\u00e6ti allt a\u00f0 390 pundum \u00e1n skatta- e\u00f0a tollgrei\u00f0slu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bannar\u00f0ar v\u00f6rur:<\/strong> Ferskt kj\u00f6t, mj\u00f3lkurv\u00f6rur (fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum utan ESB), \u00e1kve\u00f0nar jurtaafur\u00f0ir, stj\u00f3rnu\u00f0 lyf, \u00e1r\u00e1sarvopn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum gr\u00e6nu r\u00f6\u00f0ina \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt a\u00f0 tilkynna v\u00f6rur er alvarlegt brot sem getur leitt til sekta, uppt\u00f6ku eigna og hugsanlega haft \u00e1hrif \u00e1 framt\u00ed\u00f0arinnsl\u00f6gun \u00fe\u00edna \u00ed Bretlandi. Ef vafi leikur, nota\u00f0u rau\u00f0u r\u00f6\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tips-smooth-arrival\">10 r\u00e1\u00f0 til a\u00f0 tryggja grei\u00f0a komu til Bretlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1913\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Can-Border-Control-See-Travel-History-UK.png\" alt=\"Getur landam\u00e6rag\u00e6sla s\u00e9\u00f0 fer\u00f0as\u00f6gu \u00ed Bretlandi: Sta\u00f0reyndir vs go\u00f0sagnir\" class=\"wp-image-1482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Can-Border-Control-See-Travel-History-UK.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Can-Border-Control-See-Travel-History-UK-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Can-Border-Control-See-Travel-History-UK-1024x957.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Can-Border-Control-See-Travel-History-UK-768x717.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Can-Border-Control-See-Travel-History-UK-1536x1435.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Can-Border-Control-See-Travel-History-UK-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Athuga\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA-sins \u00fe\u00edns \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fl\u00fdgur.<\/strong> \u2014 Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 enn tengt gildandi vegabr\u00e9fi \u00fe\u00ednu \u00e1 <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/how-to-check-uk-eta-status-2026\/\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u UK ETA \u00fe\u00edns<\/a>. Flugf\u00e9l\u00f6g munu athuga \u00fea\u00f0 vi\u00f0 brottf\u00f6r, en a\u00f0 vita \u00fea\u00f0 fyrirfram kemur \u00ed veg fyrir \u00f3v\u00e6ntar upp\u00e1komur.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nota\u00f0u e-Passport-g\u00f6ng ef \u00fe\u00fa uppfyllir skilyr\u00f0i.<\/strong> \u2014 Minnkar bi\u00f0t\u00edma verulega; \u00ed bo\u00f0i \u00e1 Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Edinborg, Birmingham og Stansted<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lyg\u00f0u ekki um tilgang \u00feinn<\/strong> \u2014 Landam\u00e6raver\u00f0ir eru mj\u00f6g vel \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0ir \u00ed a\u00f0 greina \u00f3samr\u00e6mi; ef \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00ed heims\u00f3kn hj\u00e1 fj\u00f6lskyldu, seg\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0 hei\u00f0arlega.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Haf\u00f0u uppl\u00fdsingar um gistingu tilb\u00fanar<\/strong> \u2014 \u00deekktu nafn og p\u00f3stn\u00famer sta\u00f0arins \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 dvelja; \u201c\u00e9g kemst til me\u00f0 a\u00f0 finna \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fat\u201d er vi\u00f0v\u00f6runarmerki<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 endurmi\u00f0i \u00feinn s\u00e9 au\u00f0velt a\u00f0gengilegur.<\/strong> \u2014 \u00cd s\u00edmanum \u00fe\u00ednum \u00ed a\u00f0gengilegri forriti, ekki grafi\u00f0 \u00ed t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stum<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vertu r\u00f3legur me\u00f0an spurningar eru lag\u00f0ar fram.<\/strong> \u2014 Kv\u00ed\u00f0i er e\u00f0lilegur og l\u00f6greglumenn skilja \u00fea\u00f0; \u00fea\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpar a\u00f0 vera r\u00f3legur<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ekki nota s\u00edmann \u00feinn me\u00f0an \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0inni hj\u00e1 landam\u00e6rayfirv\u00f6ldum.<\/strong> \u2014 \u00dea\u00f0 telst \u00f3vir\u00f0ing og getur vaki\u00f0 athygli<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0skildu v\u00f6kva og raft\u00e6ki \u00e1\u00f0ur en tollsko\u00f0un fer fram.<\/strong> \u2014 Einungis krafist af \u00f6ryggis\u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um (fyrir brottf\u00f6r) en hj\u00e1lpar einnig vi\u00f0 tollayfirfer\u00f0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kynntu \u00fe\u00e9r tollfrj\u00e1ls m\u00f6rk<\/strong> \u2014 S\u00e9rstaklega mikilv\u00e6gt ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0 gjafir, minjagripi e\u00f0a matv\u00e6li fr\u00e1 heima<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gef\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r n\u00e6gan t\u00edma til tengsla.<\/strong> \u2014 Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 skipta yfir \u00ed annan innanlandsflug, ger\u00f0u r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 2,5 klukkustundum \u00e1 st\u00f3rum flugv\u00f6llum eins og Heathrow.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"major-uk-airports\">Landam\u00e6rast\u00fdring vi\u00f0 helstu inngangspunkta \u00ed Bretlandi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heathrow-flugv\u00f6llur (Lund\u00fanum)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Heathrow er annasamasta al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega hli\u00f0 Bretlands og sinnir yfir 79 millj\u00f3num far\u00feega \u00e1 \u00e1ri. Bi\u00f0ra\u00f0ir vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rnun geta veri\u00f0 langar \u2014 \u00e1 h\u00e1annat\u00edmum (morgnar m\u00e1nudaga, kv\u00f6ld f\u00f6studaga og \u00ed fr\u00edum) getur bi\u00f0in vi\u00f0 afgrei\u00f0slubor\u00f0in veri\u00f0 45\u201390 m\u00edn\u00fatur. Rafr\u00e6nar vegabr\u00e9faafgrei\u00f0slug\u00e1ttir (e-Passport gates) eru \u00ed bo\u00f0i \u00ed \u00f6llum st\u00f6\u00f0vum. Me\u00f0alvinnslut\u00edmi me\u00f0 rafr\u00e6num g\u00e1ttum er 3\u20138 m\u00edn\u00fatur, \u00fear me\u00f0 talin ganga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gatwick-flugv\u00f6llur (Lund\u00fanum)<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1677\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Does-Border-Control-Access-Your-Travel-History.png\" alt=\"Getur landam\u00e6rag\u00e6sla s\u00e9\u00f0 fer\u00f0as\u00f6gu \u00ed Bretlandi: Sta\u00f0reyndir vs go\u00f0sagnir\" class=\"wp-image-1480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Does-Border-Control-Access-Your-Travel-History.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Does-Border-Control-Access-Your-Travel-History-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Does-Border-Control-Access-Your-Travel-History-1024x839.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Does-Border-Control-Access-Your-Travel-History-768x629.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Does-Border-Control-Access-Your-Travel-History-1536x1258.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Does-Border-Control-Access-Your-Travel-History-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Nor\u00f0ur- og Su\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0var Gatwick hafa b\u00e1\u00f0ar afgrei\u00f0slubor\u00f0 manna\u00f0 af landam\u00e6rav\u00f6r\u00f0um og rafr\u00e6nar vegabr\u00e9fa\u00adg\u00f6ngur. Bi\u00f0ra\u00f0ir \u00ed innflytjendafari eru almennt hra\u00f0ari en \u00e1 Heathrow, a\u00f0 me\u00f0altali 15\u201330 m\u00edn\u00fatur \u00e1 h\u00e1annat\u00edmum. Su\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0in sinnir gjarnan fleiri langfer\u00f0alei\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manchester-flugv\u00f6llur<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester er \u00feri\u00f0ji annasamasti al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0aflugv\u00f6llur Bretlands og helsta inngangur fyrir nor\u00f0urhluta Englands. e-Passport-g\u00f6ng eru \u00ed bo\u00f0i \u00ed fer\u00f0am\u00e1last\u00f6\u00f0vum 1 og 2. \u00darvinnsla landam\u00e6raeftirlits er almennt skilvirk, me\u00f0 me\u00f0albi\u00f0ut\u00edma 20\u201340 m\u00edn\u00fatur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flugv\u00f6llurinn \u00ed Edinborg (Skotland)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Flugv\u00f6llurinn \u00ed Edinborg sinnir verulegum al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum flugi fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum, Kanada og Evr\u00f3pu. Innflytjendah\u00f6llin er l\u00edtil mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 st\u00f3ra flugvelli, sem getur leitt til bi\u00f0ra\u00f0a \u00e1 h\u00e1annat\u00edma sumarsins. e-Passport-g\u00f6ng eru \u00ed bo\u00f0i fyrir fer\u00f0amenn sem uppfylla skilyr\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"special-circumstances\">S\u00e9rstakar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur hj\u00e1 landam\u00e6rag\u00e6slu Bretlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 b\u00f6rnum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>B\u00f6rn undir 18 \u00e1ra aldri sem fer\u00f0ast ein e\u00f0a me\u00f0 fullor\u00f0num sem ekki eru foreldrar \u00feeirra \u00feurfa aukag\u00f6gn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B\u00f6rn undir 10 \u00e1ra aldri ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 nota afgrei\u00f0slubor\u00f0 me\u00f0 starfsf\u00f3lki (ekki rafr\u00e6n hli\u00f0).<\/li>\n<li>B\u00f6rn me\u00f0 anna\u00f0 eftirnafn en fylgdarma\u00f0urinn geta veri\u00f0 spur\u00f0 um tengslin.<\/li>\n<li>\u00d3fylgdir sm\u00e1ir b\u00f6rn skulu hafa sam\u00feykkisbr\u00e9f fr\u00e1 b\u00e1\u00f0um foreldrum e\u00f0a forr\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f6nnum.<\/li>\n<li>B\u00f6rn \u00feurfa s\u00edna eigin ETA \u2014 fj\u00f6lskyldu-ETA eru ekki til.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fer\u00f0amenn me\u00f0 l\u00e6kningat\u00e6ki e\u00f0a lyf<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 lyfse\u00f0ilsskyld lyf (s\u00e9rstaklega v\u00edmuefni undir eftirliti), taktu me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Upprunaleg lyfse\u00f0ill e\u00f0a br\u00e9f fr\u00e1 l\u00e6kni \u00e1 ensku (e\u00f0a me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu)<\/li>\n<li>Lyf \u00ed upprunalegu umb\u00fa\u00f0unum<\/li>\n<li>Br\u00e9f fr\u00e1 l\u00e6kninum \u00fe\u00ednum sem \u00fatsk\u00fdrir lyfi\u00f0 og skammtast\u00e6r\u00f0ina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Far\u00feegar \u00ed almenningssamg\u00f6ngum<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1913\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Verify-Your-Own-Travel-History.png\" alt=\"Getur landam\u00e6rag\u00e6sla s\u00e9\u00f0 fer\u00f0as\u00f6gu \u00ed Bretlandi: Sta\u00f0reyndir vs go\u00f0sagnir\" class=\"wp-image-1481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Verify-Your-Own-Travel-History.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Verify-Your-Own-Travel-History-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Verify-Your-Own-Travel-History-1024x957.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Verify-Your-Own-Travel-History-768x717.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Verify-Your-Own-Travel-History-1536x1435.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Verify-Your-Own-Travel-History-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum breskan flugv\u00f6ll \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum landam\u00e6raeftirlit (flugvallarsv\u00e6\u00f0isg\u00f6ngu), gilda a\u00f0rar reglur. Sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/uk-eta-for-transit-and-layover-2026\/\">Alhli\u00f0a lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um reglur um millilendingar og dv\u00f6l \u00e1 flugvelli fyrir UK ETA<\/a> fyrir fullar uppl\u00fdsingar um hver \u00fearf ETA til millilendingar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00dearf \u00e9g a\u00f0 prenta \u00fat sta\u00f0festingu \u00e1 UK ETA til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rslu?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nei. UK ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt er rafr\u00e6nt tengt vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu og er sj\u00e1lfkrafa sta\u00f0fest \u00feegar landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rnin skannar skjali\u00f0 \u00feitt. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft ekki prenta\u00f0a \u00fatg\u00e1fu, en \u00fea\u00f0 er m\u00e6lt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir t\u00f6lvup\u00f3ststa\u00f0festinguna \u00ed s\u00edmanum sem varasafn ef t\u00e6knilegir vankantar koma upp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hversu langan t\u00edma tekur landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rnun \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Me\u00f0al bi\u00f0t\u00edmi \u00ed landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rnun er misjafn: notkun e-Passport-g\u00e1ttanna tekur yfirleitt 3\u20138 m\u00edn\u00fatur, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 gangandi; afgrei\u00f0slubor\u00f0 me\u00f0 starfsf\u00f3lki taka a\u00f0 me\u00f0altali 20\u201345 m\u00edn\u00fatur \u00e1 helstu flugv\u00f6llum \u00e1 annas\u00f6mum t\u00edmum. \u00c1 h\u00e1annat\u00edmum (sumar, j\u00f3l, fr\u00eddagar) geta bi\u00f0t\u00edmar numi\u00f0 60\u201390 m\u00edn\u00fatum \u00e1 Heathrow. Breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 stefnir a\u00f0 h\u00e1marks 45 m\u00edn\u00fatna bi\u00f0 fyrir far\u00feega utan EES vi\u00f0 afgrei\u00f0slubor\u00f0 me\u00f0 starfsf\u00f3lki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hva\u00f0 gerist ef landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rn neitar m\u00e9r um inng\u00f6ngu \u00ed Bretland?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00e9r er neita\u00f0 um a\u00f0gang mun Landam\u00e6rav\u00f6rnin afhenda \u00fe\u00e9r tilkynningu sem \u00fatsk\u00fdrir \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0una og r\u00e9ttindi \u00fe\u00edn. \u00de\u00fa ver\u00f0ur venjulega vista\u00f0ur stuttlega \u00e1 me\u00f0an unni\u00f0 er a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 senda \u00feig til baka \u00e1 n\u00e6sta tilt\u00e6ka flugi. A\u00f0 hafa gilda ETA tryggir ekki a\u00f0gang \u2014 landam\u00e6raver\u00f0ir hafa endanlegt \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unarvald. Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir okkar um <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/what-happens-if-uk-eta-is-refused-what-to-do\/\">Hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera ef UK ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edn er hafna\u00f0<\/a> fjallar um \u00feetta \u00ed sm\u00e1atri\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get \u00e9g nota\u00f0 s\u00edmann minn til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0an komut\u00edma minn vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6ri Bretlands?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Landam\u00e6rav\u00f6r\u00f0urinn mun sta\u00f0festa komut\u00edma\u00e1\u00e6tlun \u00fe\u00edna (ETA) me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skanna \u00f6rfl\u00edsina \u00ed vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu \u2014 \u00feeir \u00feurfa ekki a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 s\u00edmann \u00feinn. Hins vegar er gagnlegt a\u00f0 hafa sta\u00f0festingarp\u00f3stinn fyrir ETA og uppl\u00fdsingar um gistingu \u00ed s\u00edmanum \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa svarar spurningum. Ekki nota s\u00edmann \u00feinn me\u00f0an \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0inni hj\u00e1 landam\u00e6runum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F\u00e1 \u00feeir sem hafa ETA-leyfi stimpil \u00ed vegabr\u00e9finu s\u00ednu vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6raeftirlit \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tips-for-a-Successful-Visa-Application.webp\" alt=\"Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um heims\u00f3knarvisu til Bretlands: skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir\" class=\"wp-image-1664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tips-for-a-Successful-Visa-Application.webp 600w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tips-for-a-Successful-Visa-Application-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tips-for-a-Successful-Visa-Application-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa notar rafr\u00e6nar vegabr\u00e9faeftirlitsst\u00f6\u00f0var f\u00e6r\u00f0u ekki stimpl. Ef afgrei\u00f0sla fer fram vi\u00f0 afgrei\u00f0slubor\u00f0 me\u00f0 starfsf\u00f3lki g\u00e6tir\u00f0u fengi\u00f0 stimpl e\u00f0a inngangsmerki ( l\u00edmmi\u00f0a). Bretland er sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra sig yfir \u00ed stafr\u00e6nar skr\u00e1r og stimplun er a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a s\u00edfellt sjaldg\u00e6fari. Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft s\u00f6nnun inng\u00f6ngu fyrir tiltekinn tilgang (t.d. vegabr\u00e9faums\u00f3knir \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum l\u00f6ndum), bi\u00f0\u00f0u starfsmanninn um stimpl vi\u00f0 afgrei\u00f0slubor\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opinberar heimildir og tilv\u00edsanir<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir byggir \u00e1 opinberum heimildum bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar og fer\u00f0am\u00e1lastofunnar til a\u00f0 skipuleggja heims\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edna til St\u00f3ra-Bretlands.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbritain.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VisitBritain \u2014 opinber fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nusta Bretlands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbritain.com\/en\/plan-your-trip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VisitBritain \u2014 Skipulegg\u00f0u fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna<\/a><\/li>\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\/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.visitscotland.com\/travel-planning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VisitScotland \u2014 Fer\u00f0askipulagning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\">\u00c1lyktun: Vertu undirb\u00fainn, vertu r\u00f3legur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A\u00f0 koma til breskrar landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rnunar er r\u00fat\u00ednuferli fyrir langflesta gesti. Me\u00f0 gildri UK ETA tengdri \u00f6kusk\u00edrteini \u00fe\u00ednu, skipul\u00f6g\u00f0um skj\u00f6lum og sk\u00fdrum sv\u00f6rum tilb\u00fain, munt \u00fe\u00fa ganga grei\u00f0lega \u00ed gegnum innflytjendaferli\u00f0 og hefja bresku \u00e6vint\u00fdri\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00f3\u00fearfa tafar. Mundu: landam\u00e6raver\u00f0ir eru faglegir opinberir starfsmenn sem sinna mikilv\u00e6gu starfi \u2014 s\u00fdndu \u00feeim vir\u00f0ingu og svara\u00f0u hei\u00f0arlega, og \u00fe\u00fa munt venjulega komast \u00ed gegnum \u00e1 nokkrum m\u00edn\u00fatum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur ekki enn athuga\u00f0 hvort ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt s\u00e9 virkt og r\u00e9tt tengt vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu, ger\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 24 klukkustundum fyrir flugi\u00f0 \u00feitt me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota okkar <a href=\"\/is\/blog\/how-to-check-uk-eta-status-2026\/\">Lei\u00f0beiningar um st\u00f6\u00f0uskekkjara fyrir komut\u00edma (ETA) \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a>. 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