{"id":4022,"date":"2026-03-07T16:22:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4022"},"modified":"2026-03-07T16:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:22:34","slug":"brits-travelling-to-spain-or-france-issued-warning-as-new-visa-fees-nearly-triple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4022","title":{"rendered":"Brits travelling to Spain or France issued warning as new visa fees nearly triple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Brits travelling to Spain or France issued warning as new visa fees nearly triple\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-05-at-10.52.47.png?height=1024&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Learn all about the price<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>British travellers will need to have the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) in order to visit 30 European nations in the final quarter of 2026, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Other than UK citizens, travellers from 58 other visa-exempt nations will also have to obtain travel authorisation before entering EU member states such as France, Spain and Portugal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Brits planning trip to popular destinations such as to the Costas or Dordogne, must secure an ETIAS prior to departure, while all travellers will need to fill out an online application.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As per The Mirror, while the system is designed for most ETIAS authorisations to be processed within minutes, applications requiring additional scrutiny could take up to 30 days for clearance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It is therefore advisable to arrange this immediately after booking a holiday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The charge accompanying an ETIAS application has emerged as the latest setback for British holidaymakers, as when initially unveiled in 2018, the cost was projected to be \u20ac7, slightly over \u00a36.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>However, it was revealed late last year that the actual fee will be nearly triple the initial estimate at \u20ac20, approximately \u00a317.37.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>While travellers of all ages will require an ETIAS, though the charge is waived for youngsters and pensioners, meaning only visitors aged 18-70 will face the payment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cETIAS fee has been set at EUR 20 instead of the previous EUR 7. The new fee takes into account the rise in inflation since 2018 and additional operational costs related to new technical features integrated into the system. It also brings the cost for an ETIAS travel authorisation in line with similar travel authorisation programmes around the globe\u201d, a statement on the European Commission website explains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>An ETIAS permits multiple journeys and remains valid for three years, once granted, or until your passport expires, whichever occurs first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>There\u2019s no confirmed launch date for the ETIAS, as of now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The European Commission has previously stated that it will disclose the date several months ahead, which means travellers and airports will have enough time to get ready.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Brits #travelling #Spain #France #issued #warning #visa #fees #triple<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn all about the price British travellers will need to have the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) in order to visit 30 European nations in the final quarter of 2026, it has been revealed. Other than UK citizens, travellers from 58 other visa-exempt nations will also have to obtain travel authorisation before entering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1431,3985,3986,1214,821,1722,1958,1835,1826,3987,993,1645],"class_list":{"0":"post-4022","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"tag-brits","9":"tag-etias","10":"tag-european-commission","11":"tag-fees","12":"tag-france","13":"tag-issued","14":"tag-spain","15":"tag-travel","16":"tag-travelling","17":"tag-triple","18":"tag-visa","19":"tag-warning"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}