New Schengen Area travel requirements from 2023

[geraldkelly]

Interesting article on the Euronews website about the new visa system which will come online in 2023 for non-EU citizens visiting a Schengen Area country.

 

[trecile]

This has been in the works for years, and comes up periodically on the forum. Here's a thread from early 2020.

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/schengen-question.70546/

 

[trecile]

Here's an official EU site with info

European Travel Information Authorisation System

ETIAS will be an automated IT system created to identify security, irregular migration or high epidemic risks posed by visa-exempt visitors travelling to the Schengen States, while at the same time facilitating border crossing for the vast majority of travelers who do not pose such risks.

home-affairs.ec.europa.eu

 

[Former member 59618]

I'm slightly sad about no more passport stamps.

 

[Vacajoe]

Questions have also been raised about whether the physical infrastructure of the barriers will be installed in time. German authorities have admitted that “a stable working EES system seems to be unlikely in May 2023.”

This is 1000% the takeaway (as it has been for the past five years when this topic has been broached). There will be plenty of publicity when this is actually up and running including your airlines making absolutely sure you are aware of new visa regulations. For right now, there is nothing new to do.

 

[Perambulating Griffin]

I'm slightly sad about no more passport stamps.

Yes, me too! I recently travelled to Spain for my fall camino efforts, and I entered with my EU passport -- so no stamp. I exited on my Canadian passport and have the exit stamp. I did wonder at how it was that the Canadian border guards did not even ask me how I entered Spain without getting an entry stamp....
I suppose that all my beautiful EU passport pages will just remain pristine and my credenciales will become that much more dear to me.

 

[trecile]

Since there are no firm dates yet for the implementation of the ETIAS program I am going to close this thread, otherwise all we have is a lot of speculation. When ETIAS is in effect you can be sure that it will be publicized by the relevant authorities, and airlines will no doubt make passengers aware of the requirement.