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ETIAS postponed again

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/etias-europe-visa-waiver-update/index.html

The European Commission has postponed the launch of its ETIAS visa waiver scheme, which will see all non-EU passport holders need pre-trip permission to enter the bloc.

ETIAS -- which stands for stands for European Travel Information and Authorization System -- had previously been announced as starting in May 2023. Even that was a delay on the original date, which was set for late 2022.

It will now be operational by November 2023, according to a new memo issued by the the European Commission.

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Even that was a delay on the original date, which was set for late 2022

Which was a delay, of a delay, of a delay...It was originally proposed in 2016.

I hope it does some day come into effect, it would be a shame to discuss something so much, that never pans out.

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When and if it finally happens I’ll be more than happy to pay the minor fee to keep traveling.