{"id":6445,"date":"2026-08-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=6445"},"modified":"2026-08-09T21:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T20:07:19","slug":"uk-eta-children-refund-2026-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-travel-guides\/uk-eta-children-refund-2026-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ETA B\u00f6rn Endurgrei\u00f0slur 2026 \u2014 Getur \u00fe\u00fa fengi\u00f0 peninginn \u00feinn til baka?"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK ETA endurgrei\u00f0sla fyrir b\u00f6rn er almennt ekki \u00ed bo\u00f0i \u2014 gjaldi\u00f0 \u00a320 er ekki endurgrei\u00f0anlegt vi\u00f0 allar sta\u00f0la\u00f0ar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur, hvort sem UK ETA er sam\u00feykkt, hafna\u00f0 e\u00f0a einfaldlega ekki nota\u00f0. Hins vegar, ef \u00fe\u00fa greiddir fyrir UK ETA sem ungbarni\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00feurfti aldrei (til d\u00e6mis \u00e1 breskum vegabr\u00e9fi sem krefst ekki \u00feess) e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e9r var rukka\u00f0 rangt gjald, getur\u00f0u be\u00f0i\u00f0 um endurgrei\u00f0slu \u00ed gegnum opinbera ferli Home Office (GOV.UK, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Vegab\u00f3k
Vegabr\u00e9f barns og fer\u00f0askj\u00f6l l\u00f6g\u00f0 fyrir fram \u00e1\u00f0ur en UK ETA ums\u00f3kn hefst.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sett \u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed jan\u00faar 2025, the UK ETA \u00fatsk\u00fdrt<\/a> kerfi\u00f0 hefur \u00feegar unni\u00f0 millj\u00f3nir ums\u00f3kna. S\u00fa endurgrei\u00f0slustefna helst st\u00f6\u00f0ug fyrir alla aldursflokka \u2014 fullor\u00f0nir og b\u00f6rn standa frammi fyrir s\u00f6mu reglum um a\u00f0 f\u00e1 peningana til baka.<\/p>\n

\u00deessi handb\u00f3k sk\u00fdrir n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hven\u00e6r endurgrei\u00f0sla g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 m\u00f6guleg, hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja um hana og hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera \u00feegar synjun berst.<\/p>\n

Er UK ETA gjaldi\u00f0 endurgreitt fyrir b\u00f6rn?<\/h2>\n

Nei \u2014 \u00a320 UK ETA gjaldi\u00f0 er ekki endurgreitt samkv\u00e6mt almennum reglum. \u00deetta \u00e1 vi\u00f0 um b\u00f6rn, ungb\u00f6rn og fullor\u00f0na jafnt. Af hverju svo strangt? M\u00e1lsme\u00f0landi me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla hverja ums\u00f3kn um lei\u00f0 og \u00fe\u00fa sendir hana inn. \u00cd takm\u00f6rku\u00f0um tilfellum \u2014 til d\u00e6mis tv\u00f6f\u00f6ld grei\u00f0sla e\u00f0a ums\u00f3kn fyrir undan\u00feegin fer\u00f0amenn \u2014 geta \u00feeir samt veitt ge\u00f0\u00fe\u00f3ttaendurgrei\u00f0slu (Home Office, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Foreldri
Foreldrar athuga uppl\u00fdsingar vegab\u00f3ka hvers barns fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Atbur\u00f0ar\u00e1s<\/th>\nEr endurgrei\u00f0sla m\u00f6guleg?<\/th>\nA\u00f0ger\u00f0<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
UK ETA sam\u00feykkt, fer\u00f0 afl\u00fdst<\/td>\nNei<\/td>\nHalda UK ETA gildri \u00ed 2 \u00e1r<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UK ETA hentu\u00f0<\/td>\nNei<\/td>\nS\u00e6kja aftur um e\u00f0a s\u00e6kja um vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tv\u00f6f\u00f6ld grei\u00f0sla (t\u00e6knilegt m\u00e1l)<\/td>\nJ\u00e1 (ge\u00f0\u00fe\u00f3tti)<\/td>\nHaf\u00f0u samband vi\u00f0 Home Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S\u00f3tt um undan\u00feegi\u00f0 barn<\/td>\nJ\u00e1 (ge\u00f0\u00fe\u00f3tti)<\/td>\nHaf\u00f0u samband vi\u00f0 Home Office me\u00f0 s\u00f6nnunarg\u00f6gnum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R\u00f6ng gj\u00f6ld innheimt<\/td>\nJ\u00e1<\/td>\nHaf\u00f0u samband vi\u00f0 Home Office strax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Jafnvel \u00feegar endurgrei\u00f0sla er fr\u00e6\u00f0ilega m\u00f6guleg, getur vinnsla veri\u00f0 h\u00e6g. Samkv\u00e6mt Which? Magazine, var me\u00f0altal bi\u00f0 fyrir ge\u00f0\u00fe\u00f3tta ETA endurgrei\u00f0slu 6\u20138 vikur \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025 (Which?, 2025).<\/p>\n

Hven\u00e6r getur\u00f0u fengi\u00f0 UK ETA endurgrei\u00f0slu fyrir barn?<\/h2>\n

Sk\u00fdrasta tilfelli\u00f0 fyrir fars\u00e6l krafa er t\u00e6knileg tv\u00edtekt \u2014 \u00fe\u00fa sendir \u00f3viljandi og greiddir fyrir s\u00f6mu ums\u00f3kn tvisvar. Bregstu hratt vi\u00f0. Sendu t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st til ETA endurgrei\u00f0sluteymis innan 24 klukkustunda me\u00f0 b\u00e1\u00f0um tilv\u00edsunarn\u00famerum. \u00c6tar tv\u00edtektir eru sta\u00f0festar sem forgangur endurgrei\u00f0slur (UK Home Office, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anna\u00f0 gilt d\u00e6mi er \u00f3viljandi ums\u00f3kn um ETA fyrir barn sem haf\u00f0i aldrei \u00fe\u00f6rf \u00e1 ETA \u2014 til d\u00e6mis barn sem \u00e1 b\u00e6\u00f0i bandar\u00edskan og breskann vegabr\u00e9f. Ef breskir vegabr\u00e9f var tilt\u00e6kt og hef\u00f0i \u00e1tt a\u00f0 nota, \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0u a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0urnar og \u00fe\u00fa getur be\u00f0i\u00f0 um endurgrei\u00f0slu. Okkar margar-f\u00e6rslur UK visa<\/a> lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir \u00fatsk\u00fdrir hvernig gildandi vegabr\u00e9f og ETA rammi hafa samspil.<\/p>\n

Hva\u00f0 gerist ef UK ETA barns er hafna\u00f0 \u2014 Getur\u00f0u fengi\u00f0 endurgrei\u00f0slu?<\/h2>\n

Nei \u2014 h\u00f6fnun veitir \u00fe\u00e9r ekki r\u00e9tt til endurgrei\u00f0slu. \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0 n\u00e6r til vinnslu ums\u00f3knarinnar, ekki \u00fatg\u00e1fu UK ETA. Ef UK ETA barnsins \u00fe\u00edns er hafna\u00f0, geymir Home Office gjaldi\u00f0. Kostir \u00fe\u00ednir eru a\u00f0 leggja fram n\u00fdja ums\u00f3kn \u00e1 netinu (grei\u00f0ir a\u00f0ra \u00a320) me\u00f0 r\u00e9ttum uppl\u00fdsingum, e\u00f0a a\u00f0 s\u00f3ka um sta\u00f0la\u00f0a UK gesta vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 ef h\u00f6fnunin vir\u00f0ist byggjast \u00e1 alvarlegri forsendum (GOV.UK, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Skipul\u00f6g\u00f0
\u00dea\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda fer\u00f0askj\u00f6lum barna skipul\u00f6g\u00f0um hj\u00e1lpar til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast UK ETA villur.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa leggur fram n\u00fdja ums\u00f3kn skaltu komast a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hvers vegna henni var hafna\u00f0. Algengar orsaka eru \u00f3samr\u00e6mi nafns e\u00f0a f\u00e6\u00f0ingardagsetningar vi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fsg\u00f6gn, fyrri brot \u00e1 innflytjendareglum, \u00f3full fer\u00f0asaga e\u00f0a vegabr\u00e9f merkt fyrir \u00f6ryggisathugun.<\/p>\n

\u00cd flestum tilfellum leysist vandam\u00e1li\u00f0 me\u00f0 einni einfaldum gagnar\u00e9ttu og n\u00fdrri ums\u00f3kn. Opinberar t\u00f6lur s\u00fdna a\u00f0 yfir 94% endurinnlagna sem l\u00f6g\u00f0 voru fram eftir fyrstu h\u00f6fnun voru sam\u00feykkt vi\u00f0 anna\u00f0 tilraun (Home Office t\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0i, 2025).<\/p>\n

Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja um endurgrei\u00f0slu UK ETA<\/h2>\n

Til a\u00f0 endurheimta \u00a320 fyrir tv\u00f6falda grei\u00f0slu e\u00f0a undantekin ums\u00f3knara\u00f0ila, haf\u00f0u samband \u00ed gegnum opinbera UK ETA fyrirspurnir \u00e1 GOV.UK. Gef\u00f0u upp tilv\u00edsunarn\u00fameri\u00f0 \u00feitt, uppl\u00fdsingar um vegabr\u00e9f barnsins og allt vi\u00f0eigandi s\u00f6nnunarefni. B\u00faist vi\u00f0 svari innan 30 virkra daga (GOV.UK lei\u00f0beiningar, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Finndu sta\u00f0festingarp\u00f3st \u00feinn fyrir UK ETA og taktu eftir tilv\u00edsunarn\u00famerinu.<\/li>\n
  2. Far\u00f0u \u00e1 GOV.UK tengili\u00f0aform fyrir ETA \u00fej\u00f3nustuna.<\/li>\n
  3. Veldu “Refund or payment query” sem efni.<\/li>\n
  4. Gef\u00f0u upp fullt nafn barnsins, f\u00e6\u00f0ingardag, n\u00famer vegabr\u00e9fs og UK ETA vi\u00f0mi\u00f0un.<\/li>\n
  5. \u00datsk\u00fdr\u00f0u \u00e1kve\u00f0na \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa telur a\u00f0 endurgrei\u00f0sla s\u00e9 r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tanleg.<\/li>\n
  6. Fylgdu me\u00f0 stu\u00f0ningsskj\u00f6lum.<\/li>\n
  7. Sendu inn ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0i\u00f0 og haltu eftir sta\u00f0festingarvi\u00f0mi\u00f0un.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Endurgrei\u00f0slur fara til upphaflegs grei\u00f0slum\u00e1ta. Okkar Vinnslut\u00edmi vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1rita fyrir Bretland<\/a> guide fjallar um hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnunarseinkun.<\/p>\n

    Hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera eftir a\u00f0 UK ETA barns er hafna\u00f0<\/h2>\n

    \u00deegar h\u00f6fnun berst skaltu vandlega endursko\u00f0a h\u00f6fnunarp\u00f3stinn, lei\u00f0r\u00e9tta allar villur \u00ed ums\u00f3kninni og senda hana inn aftur \u00ed gegnum GOV.UK g\u00e1ttina. \u00cd flestum tilfellum er lei\u00f0r\u00e9tt innsending sam\u00feykkt flj\u00f3tt. Ef br\u00e9fi\u00f0 bendir til alvarlegra \u00e1hyggjuefnis, skaltu leita faglegrar innflytjendar\u00e1\u00f0gjafar \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa reynir aftur (lei\u00f0beiningar heimaskrifstofu, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"Vegab\u00f3k
    Hvert barn \u00fearf s\u00edna eigin UK ETA sem tengd er beint vi\u00f0 vegab\u00f3k \u00feess.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Okkar hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e1fr\u00fdja h\u00f6fnun \u00e1 UK v\u00edsum<\/a> guide \u00fatsk\u00fdrir takmarka\u00f0a m\u00f6guleika til a\u00f0 andm\u00e6la innflytjenda\u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unum, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 h\u00f6fnanir. Ef barni\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00fearf a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast bratt og ekki er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 leysa m\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00ed t\u00edma, skaltu \u00edhuga ney\u00f0arakstur gestaskilrteini \u00ed sta\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n

    Getur\u00f0u flutt sam\u00feykkta UK ETA fyrir barn yfir \u00e1 n\u00fdja vegab\u00f3k?<\/h2>\n

    Nei. UK ETA er varanlega bundi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 tiltekna vegab\u00f3kan\u00famer sem notu\u00f0 var \u00ed ums\u00f3kninni. Ef barni\u00f0 \u00feitt endurn\u00fdjar vegab\u00f3k s\u00edna eftir a\u00f0 UK ETA hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt, ver\u00f0ur UK ETA \u00f3gilt og \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 leggja fram ums\u00f3kn \u2014 og borga \u00a320 \u2014 fyrir n\u00fdja UK ETA \u00e1 n\u00fdju vegab\u00f3kinni. Engin flutninga- e\u00f0a framlengingu ferli er fyrir hendi (UK Home Office, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u00deetta skiptir mestu m\u00e1li fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur me\u00f0 litla b\u00f6rn sem hafa tilhneigingu til a\u00f0 endurn\u00fdja vegab\u00e6kur oftar. Okkar 2 \u00e1ra UK heims\u00f3endavisa<\/a> handb\u00f3kin setur fram annan kost fyrir lengri gildist\u00edma. Athuga\u00f0u fyrst gildist\u00edma vegab\u00f3kanna \u2014 \u00fea\u00f0 gerir \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 reikna \u00fat raunh\u00e6fan t\u00edma fyrir \u00feig \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa borgar.<\/p>\n

    UK ETA vs venjulegur fer\u00f0av\u00edsir fyrir b\u00f6rn \u2014 samanbur\u00f0ur \u00e1 endurgrei\u00f0slum<\/h2>\n

    B\u00e6\u00f0i UK ETA (\u00a320) og venjulegur fer\u00f0av\u00edsir (fr\u00e1 \u00a3115) eru \u00f3endurgrei\u00f0anlegir \u00feegar \u00feeir eru sendir inn. Helsti munurinn er s\u00e1 a\u00f0 h\u00f6fnu\u00f0 UK ETA leyfir tafarlaust endurskr\u00e1ningu, en h\u00f6fnu\u00f0 fer\u00f0av\u00edsir g\u00e6ti \u00feurft lengri bi\u00f0t\u00edma. Fyrir b\u00f6rn fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem eru gjaldgeng fyrir ETA, \u00fe\u00e1 er ETA \u00e1fram \u00e1kj\u00f3sanlegasti kosturinn vegna hra\u00f0a hans og l\u00e6gri kostna\u00f0ar (GOV.UK, 2025).<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Fyrir flest fj\u00f6lskyldur er ETA gjaldi\u00f0 sem nemur \u00a320 mun betra ver\u00f0 en fer\u00f0av\u00edsirgjaldi\u00f0 sem nemur \u00a3115, jafnvel \u00feegar seinni ums\u00f3kn fylgir eftir h\u00f6fnun. Okkar Ums\u00f3kn um fer\u00f0av\u00edsi til Bretlands<\/a> handb\u00f3kin veitir frekari samhengi um v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari fer\u00f0av\u00edsir fyrir gesti til Bretlands.<\/p>\n

    \"Athugun
    Tv\u00f6f\u00f6ld athugun \u00e1 g\u00f6gnum vegab\u00f3kar minnkar h\u00e6ttu \u00e1 neitun, \u00f3endurgrei\u00f0anlegri UK ETA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n

    Get \u00e9g fengi\u00f0 endurgrei\u00f0slu ef UK ETA barnsins m\u00edns var sam\u00feykkt en vi\u00f0 fer\u00f0u\u00f0umst ekki?<\/h3>\n

    Nei. Sam\u00feykki tryggir ekki endurgrei\u00f0slu. Ef \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0a\u00f0ist ekki, er ETA enn gilt \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r og getur veri\u00f0 nota\u00f0 fyrir framt\u00ed\u00f0arfer\u00f0. Engin endurgrei\u00f0sla er gefin fyrir \u00f3notu\u00f0 ETA.<\/p>\n

    Er t\u00edmam\u00f6rk fyrir bei\u00f0ni um UK ETA endurgrei\u00f0slu?<\/h3>\n

    Haf\u00f0u samband vi\u00f0 ETA endurgrei\u00f0sluh\u00f3pinn eins flj\u00f3tt og au\u00f0i\u00f0 er eftir a\u00f0 hafa greint h\u00e6fan st\u00f6\u00f0u. \u00de\u00f3 engin birtin frestur s\u00e9, gefur \u00fea\u00f0 bestu m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 lausn a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 innan 30 daga.<\/p>\n

    Hva\u00f0 ef \u00e9g sendi inn ums\u00f3kn um UK ETA fyrir barni\u00f0 mitt en gjaldi\u00f0 var teki\u00f0 tvisvar fr\u00e1 bankareikningnum m\u00ednum?<\/h3>\n

    \u00deetta er t\u00e6knilegt afrit og \u00e6tti a\u00f0 tilkynna \u00fea\u00f0 strax til Home Office \u00ed gegnum GOV.UK tengili\u00f0aform. Endurgrei\u00f0slur fyrir afrit grei\u00f0slna eru afgreiddar me\u00f0 forgangi.<\/p>\n

    Barni\u00f0 mitt var hafna\u00f0 \u2014 mun endurgrei\u00f0slan standa undir gjaldi n\u00fdrrar ums\u00f3knar?<\/h3>\n

    Nei. Upprunalega \u00a316 eru ekki endurgreidd, og \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a vi\u00f0b\u00f3targjald upp \u00e1 \u00a320 fyrir endurn\u00fdjun ums\u00f3knar.<\/p>\n

    Getur barni\u00f0 mitt nota\u00f0 ETA ef fer\u00f0adagsetningarnar breyttust?<\/h3>\n

    J\u00e1. UK ETAs eru ekki bundin tilteknum fer\u00f0ad\u00f6gum \u2014 \u00feau leyfa inng\u00f6ngu hven\u00e6r sem er innan tveggja \u00e1ra gildist\u00edmans.<\/p>\n

    Hva\u00f0 ef \u00e9g sendu fyrir slysni UK ETA barnsins m\u00edns \u00e1 r\u00f6ngu vegabr\u00e9fi?<\/h3>\n

    Haf\u00f0u samband vi\u00f0 Home Office me\u00f0 b\u00e1\u00f0um vegabr\u00e9fauppl\u00fdsingum og \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0u villuna. Ge\u00f0\u00fe\u00f3tta endurgrei\u00f0sla g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 m\u00f6guleg ef \u00fe\u00fa getur s\u00fdnt fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 barni\u00f0 s\u00e9 undan\u00feegi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

    Geta UK ETA gj\u00f6ld breyst \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026?<\/h3>\n

    Fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 j\u00fan\u00ed 2026 helst gjaldi\u00f0 \u00a320. Athuga\u00f0u GOV.UK fyrir n\u00fdjustu sta\u00f0festu gjaldi\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um.<\/p>\n

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