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ETIAS required?

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We are Canadian and we will be travelling to the Netherlands and Belgium in April 2026 for 3 weeks

Are we correct that the ETIAS is not required yet?

I pulled this note off of the Netherland government website but want to make sure our info is correct and up to date

“ETIAS will start operations in the last quarter of 2026. No action is required from travellers at this point.
The European Union will inform about the specific date for the start of ETIAS several months prior to its launch”.

Thank you.

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Nothing is required yet prior to a trip. I believe that biometric data may start to be
collected at some point, but even that is not quite clear.

I am quite sure that when the whole procedure actually (if ever) starts up, there will
be many articles written and this board will be well aware of what needs to be done.

Now, if you're going to the UK, that is in place already.

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However, be prepared for EES. There is nothing you can do about this beforehand. You get registered upon arrival in Schengen. Some are reporting delays at Immigration because of it.

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