{"id":6438,"date":"2026-07-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=6438"},"modified":"2026-08-01T21:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T20:04:38","slug":"uk-eta-application-for-families-2026-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-travel-guides\/uk-eta-application-for-families-2026-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ETA-ums\u00f3kn fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur 2026 \u2014 Fullkominn skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0beiningar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ums\u00f3kn um UK ETA fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 krefst \u00feess a\u00f0 hver h\u00e6fur fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limur \u2014 fullor\u00f0nir og b\u00f6rn \u2014 hafi sitt eigi\u00f0 ETA sem tengt er vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f \u00feeirra. \u00dea\u00f0 er engin sameiginleg fj\u00f6lskyldukerfis\u00f6pp. Hver einstaklingur grei\u00f0ir \u00a320 og fyllir \u00fat s\u00e9rstakt ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0, sem tekur venjulega um 10 m\u00edn\u00fatur fyrir hvern ums\u00e6kjanda. Flestar sam\u00feykktir berast innan f\u00e1rra klukkustunda, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 hvetur til \u00feess a\u00f0 leyfa 72 klukkustundir fyrir fer\u00f0ir (GOV.UK, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"family
Fj\u00f6lskylda sem kannar London \u2014 hver gjaldgeng me\u00f0limur \u00fearf s\u00edna eigin UK ETA \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00deeir UK ETA \u00fatsk\u00fdrt<\/a> kerfi\u00f0 var\u00f0 l\u00f6gbo\u00f0i\u00f0 fr\u00e1 8. jan\u00faar 2025 fyrir r\u00edkisborgara yfir 40 h\u00e6fra landa. Jafnframt, fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur sem koma fr\u00e1 ETA-h\u00e6fum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0um eins og Bandar\u00edkjunum, Kanada, \u00c1stral\u00edu, N\u00fdja-Sj\u00e1landi og flestum EU-l\u00f6ndum, kemur ETA \u00ed sta\u00f0 gamla v\u00edsaveitingar \u00e1n \u00feess og ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 f\u00e1 fyrir b\u00f3kun flugs.<\/p>\n

\u00deessi handb\u00f3k lei\u00f0ir \u00feig \u00ed gegnum hvert skref fj\u00f6lskylduums\u00f3knarferlisins, kostna\u00f0arafsl\u00e1ttu, algeng mist\u00f6k og helstu \u00e1bendingar til a\u00f0 gera reynsluna eins \u00fe\u00e6ga og m\u00f6gulegt er.<\/p>\n

Hverjir \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldunni \u00feinni \u00feurfa UK ETA \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026?<\/h2>\n

Hver fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limur sem \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9f fr\u00e1 ETA-h\u00e6fu landi og \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 fara inn \u00e1 Bretland \u00fearf sitt eigi\u00f0 ETA \u2014 \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 ungir ungir b\u00f6rn og unglingar. Bresk og \u00edrsk r\u00edkisborgarar eru a\u00f0 fullu undan\u00feegnir, sem og \u00feeir sem eru me\u00f0 gildandi breskir vegabr\u00e9fav\u00edsir. Ef einhver fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limur \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9f fr\u00e1 landi sem ekki er ETA-h\u00e6ft (eins og Ind\u00eda, K\u00edna e\u00f0a Su\u00f0ur-Afr\u00edka), \u00fearf hann hef\u00f0bundinn breskum fer\u00f0amanav\u00edsir \u00ed sta\u00f0inn (GOV.UK, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

H\u00e9r er fl\u00f6t yfirlit eftir aldursh\u00f3pum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aldursh\u00f3pur<\/th>\nKrafist ETA?<\/th>\nAthugasemdir<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0\u201317 (barn)<\/td>\nJ\u00e1 (ef gildur vegabr\u00e9f fyrir ETA-h\u00e6f l\u00f6nd)<\/td>\nForeldri s\u00e6kir fyrir \u00feeirra h\u00f6nd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18+ (fullor\u00f0inn)<\/td>\nJ\u00e1 (ef gildur vegabr\u00e9f fyrir ETA-h\u00e6f l\u00f6nd)<\/td>\nSkr\u00e1ir sig sj\u00e1lf \u00ed gegnum app\/vefs\u00ed\u00f0u<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breskur\/\u00cdrskur r\u00edkisborgari<\/td>\nNei<\/td>\nUndan\u00feeginn \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 aldri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gildir UK visa handhafi<\/td>\nNei<\/td>\nETA ekki krafist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vegabr\u00e9fsland sem ekki er ETA<\/td>\nNei (\u00fearf gesti vegabr\u00e9f)<\/td>\nS\u00e6kja um venjulegt gesti vegabr\u00e9f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Ennfremur, ef fj\u00f6lskyldan \u00fe\u00edn inniheldur me\u00f0limi me\u00f0 mismunandi \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni \u2014 til d\u00e6mis er annar foreldri fr\u00e1 \u00c1stral\u00edu (ETA krafist) og hinn er Bretar (engin ETA \u00fe\u00f6rf) \u2014 er hver einstaklingur metinn fyrir sig. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi g\u00e6tu sumir fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limir \u00feurft ETA \u00e1 me\u00f0an a\u00f0rir ekki.<\/p>\n

\"family
B\u00f6rn og fullor\u00f0nir \u00feurfa hver fyrir sig einstakling ETA sem er tengd vegabr\u00e9fi \u00feeirra.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hva\u00f0 kostar UK ETA fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldu?<\/h2>\n

UK ETA kostar \u00a320 \u00e1 mann, \u00e1n fj\u00f6lskylduafsl\u00e1ttar. Fj\u00f6lskylda me\u00f0 fj\u00f3ra (tvo fullor\u00f0na, tv\u00f6 b\u00f6rn) grei\u00f0ir alls \u00a380. Samkv\u00e6mt UK Home Office h\u00e6kka\u00f0i ETA gjaldi\u00f0 \u00far \u00a316 \u00ed \u00a320 \u00e1 mann 8. apr\u00edl 2026 (UK Home Office, 2026). Gjaldi\u00f0 er ekki endurgreitt, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00e1\u00e6tlanir breytist, en ETA er gilt \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r og n\u00e6r yfir \u00f3takmarka\u00f0ar fer\u00f0ir \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed t\u00edmabili.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samanbur\u00f0ur kostna\u00f0ar fyrir algengar fj\u00f6lskyldust\u00e6r\u00f0ir:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limir sem \u00feurfa ETA<\/th>\nHeildarkosta\u00f0ur<\/th>\nVer\u00f0m\u00e6ti tveggja \u00e1ra gildist\u00edma<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2 fullor\u00f0nir<\/td>\n\u00a340<\/td>\n\u00d3takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 fer\u00f0ir \u00ed 2 \u00e1r<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 fullor\u00f0nir + 1 barn<\/td>\n\u00a360<\/td>\n\u00d3takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 fer\u00f0ir \u00ed 2 \u00e1r<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 fullor\u00f0ir + 2 b\u00f6rn<\/td>\n\u00a380<\/td>\n\u00d3takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 fer\u00f0ir \u00ed 2 \u00e1r<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 fullor\u00f0ir + 3 b\u00f6rn<\/td>\n\u00a3100<\/td>\n\u00d3takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 fer\u00f0ir \u00ed 2 \u00e1r<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sannarlega, fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur sem heims\u00e6kja Bretland reglulega, gerir tveggja \u00e1ra gildist\u00edmi ETA \u00fea\u00f0 fram\u00farskarandi ver\u00f0m\u00e6ti. Hins vegar er hver ETA bundin vi\u00f0 tilteki\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 ef fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limur endurn\u00fdjar vegabr\u00e9f sitt, ver\u00f0ur hann a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um n\u00fdtt ETA \u00e1 n\u00fdja skjalinu \u2014 jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 gamla s\u00e9 enn innan tveggja \u00e1ra glugga.<\/p>\n

Skref-fyrir-skref: Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA fyrir alla fj\u00f6lskyldu \u00fe\u00edna<\/h2>\n

Til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA fyrir alla fj\u00f6lskyldu \u00fe\u00edna skaltu nota opinbera UK ETA appi\u00f0 (iOS og Android) e\u00f0a heims\u00e6kja GOV.UK vefs\u00ed\u00f0una. \u00de\u00fa getur stj\u00f3rna\u00f0 \u00f6llum ums\u00f3knum fj\u00f6lskyldu fr\u00e1 einum reikningi \u2014 \u00feetta er skilvirkasta n\u00e1lgunin. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft vegabr\u00e9f hvers fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0lims, lj\u00f3smynd af andliti \u00feeirra og grei\u00f0slukort. Settu til hli\u00f0ar um 45\u201360 m\u00edn\u00fatur fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldu fj\u00f3ra og s\u00e6ktu um a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 72 klukkustundum fyrir brottf\u00f6r (GOV.UK, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Skref-fyrir-skref ferli:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. B\u00fa\u00f0u til reikning<\/strong> \u00e1 UK ETA-appinu e\u00f0a GOV.UK ETA-g\u00e1ttinni.<\/li>\n
  2. B\u00e6ttu vi\u00f0 hverjum fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limi<\/strong> fyrir sig me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota upplysingarnar \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fi \u00feeirra.<\/li>\n
  3. Skanna\u00f0u vegabr\u00e9f<\/strong> me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota myndav\u00e9l s\u00edmans \u00fe\u00edns fyrir hvern einstakling.<\/li>\n
  4. Hla\u00f0i\u00f0 upp andlitsmynd<\/strong> fyrir hvern ums\u00e6kjanda (n\u00faverandi selfie e\u00f0a n\u00fdleg mynd virkar).<\/li>\n
  5. Lj\u00faktu \u00f6ryggisspurningum<\/strong> fyrir hvern fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0lim \u2014 svara\u00f0u \u00f6llum spurningum sannarlega.<\/li>\n
  6. Greiddu \u00a320 \u00e1 mann<\/strong> \u2014 \u00fe\u00fa getur greitt fyrir hvern fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0lim \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota sama korti\u00f0.<\/li>\n
  7. B\u00eddi\u00f0 eftir sta\u00f0festingu<\/strong> \u2014 t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stur er venjulega sendur innan f\u00e1rra klukkustunda; reikni\u00f0 me\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 \u00feremur virka d\u00f6gum.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Ennfremur er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 leggja fram ums\u00f3kn a\u00f0eins me\u00f0 opinberu GOV.UK forriti. Fj\u00f6ldi \u00feri\u00f0ju a\u00f0ila vefs\u00ed\u00f0na bj\u00f3\u00f0a UK ETA ums\u00f3knir en rukka umtalsvert h\u00e6rri gj\u00f6ld og hafa enga opinbera st\u00f6\u00f0u. Samkv\u00e6mt Trading Standards (2025) voru au\u00f0kennd og loku\u00f0 yfir 150 sviksamlegar ETA-tengdar vefs\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00e1ri\u00f0 2024 ein og s\u00e9r.<\/p>\n

    \"family
    Fj\u00f6lskyldur geta stj\u00f3rna\u00f0 hverri ETA ums\u00f3kn fr\u00e1 einum UK ETA app reikningi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Ums\u00f3kn fyrir b\u00f6rn \u00ed \u00feinni fj\u00f6lskyldu \u2014 Helstu reglur<\/h2>\n

    Vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3kn um UK ETA fyrir barn, fyllir foreldri e\u00f0a forsvarsa\u00f0ili \u00fat ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir h\u00f6nd barnsins. ETA-i\u00f0 er tengt vegabr\u00e9fi barnsins, ekki vegabr\u00e9fi foreldrisins. B\u00f6rn ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast \u00e1 sama vegabr\u00e9fi og nota\u00f0 var \u00ed ETA-ums\u00f3kn \u00feeirra \u2014 ef \u00feau hafa n\u00fdlega endurn\u00fdja\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9f sitt, er n\u00fdtt ETA nau\u00f0synlegt. Leyf\u00f0u aldrei barni a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fi sem er fr\u00e1brug\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed sem er tengt sam\u00feykktu ETA \u00feess (UK Home Office lei\u00f0beiningar, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

    S\u00e9rstaklega, fyrir kr\u00f6fu um andlit-lj\u00f3smynd, geta ungab\u00f6rn og ungir b\u00f6rn nota\u00f0 sk\u00fdra, n\u00fdlega fj\u00f6lskyldumynd sem er skorin til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna a\u00f0eins andlit barnsins \u2014 formlegt vegabr\u00e9fslj\u00f3smynd er ekki krafist fyrir ums\u00f3knina sj\u00e1lfa. Hin UK visa fyrir b\u00f6rn<\/a> veitir frekari lei\u00f0beiningar um kr\u00f6fur um skj\u00f6l fyrir \u00f3l\u00f6gr\u00e1\u00f0a.<\/p>\n

    Ennfremur \u00fea\u00f0 geta unglingar \u00e1 aldrinum 16\u201317 \u00e1ra lagt fram ums\u00f3kn sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6tt me\u00f0 eigin reikningi, en m\u00f6rg fj\u00f6lskyldur kj\u00f3sa a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rna ums\u00f3kninni mi\u00f0l\u00e6gt \u00ed gegnum reikning foreldris til einfaldleika. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi er fj\u00f6lskyldureikningsa\u00f0fer\u00f0in mj\u00f6g r\u00e1\u00f0l\u00f6g\u00f0 fyrir samstillta fer\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n

    Algengar mist\u00f6k \u00ed ums\u00f3knum fj\u00f6lskyldna og hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast \u00feau<\/h2>\n

    Algengasta villan \u00ed UK ETA ums\u00f3knum fj\u00f6lskyldu er misr\u00e6mi \u00ed n\u00f6fnum: \u00fea\u00f0 er slegi\u00f0 inn g\u00e6lunafn e\u00f0a skammstofa\u00f0 nafn barns \u00ed sta\u00f0 fulls l\u00f6gulegs nafns sem prenta\u00f0 er \u00e1 vegab\u00f3k \u00feess. Jafnvel vantar mi\u00f0nafn getur valdi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfvirkri hafnun kerfisins. \u00deess vegna skal alltaf afrita n\u00f6fn stafi fyrir stafi \u00far v\u00e9llesanlegum sv\u00e6\u00f0i vegab\u00f3karinnar (tveir l\u00ednur texta ne\u00f0st \u00e1 myndas\u00ed\u00f0unni).<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"family
    Afrita\u00f0u nafn hvers fer\u00f0amanns n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega eins og \u00fea\u00f0 er prenta\u00f0 \u00ed vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast synjun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    A\u00f0rir algengir mistkar innihalda:<\/p>\n