So wtf is this bullshit? Is Europe running out of money?
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So wtf is this bullshit? Is Europe running out of money?
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Have you heard of ESTA?
Third-worlders not welcome, thank you for your interest.
thats where you're wrong buck-O
Will this affect me, an American, in hitchhiking around europe and staying in many countries?
I'm guessing yes and that this was deliberately done as a tit-for-tat measure since euros have to basically do the US equivalent of this (ETSA) to come in.
Well that sucks major dick
lol are all visa requirements just created out of spite?
A lot of them are, yes. One of the requirements to be pary of the US visa waiver (on top of being a non-shithole country) is that your country allow visa-free travel for US citizens.
Russia (even before the Ukraine shit) charges $140 for a Russian visa for US citizens but lets Venezuelans in for free. Why? because that's what the US charges for a US visa to Russians. There's no other reason. Several other thirdworld shitholes charge this amount for this exact reason too.
Countries were talking about reintroducing visas for Japanese citizens when the borders were closed, then Japan caved and reopened.
Most visa requirements are reprocipal, that's not news
It is still out of spite
No, some of them are just for profit
It will only affect your flight entering the EU. Or any re-entry if you go to any country not in the EU (Norway, Switzerland, etc)
I have a trip that will go from December 2023-January 2024, does this mean I don't have to worry about getting one of these in the middle?
Your entry stamp from December should be enough to cover your ass.
>Hey buddy, where's your ETIAS?
>Ummm, I arrived here in December. ETIAS didn't exist yet.
>Understandable, have a nice day.
tit-for-tat for ESTA
Green countries will need ETIAS to travel to blue countries, applying for it costs 7 EUR.
Most applications are processed within minutes, but could take 4 days, or extended up to 14 days to provide additional documentation or 30 days if invited to interview.
Just more bureaucratic gay shit
>UK
Mogged
Seven euros, seriously? That is one of the cheapest foreigner registration fees anywhere. Even Mexico charges 37 USD these days to legally enter the country, and millions of Americans happily pay the fee every year.
Americans are no longer white enough to allow them in all willy-nilly
More reason to avoid Europe then.
>10 dollar application that is done within the hour
>lasts 3 years
Oh okay so it's a literal nothing burger
>needing to spend money on something that should be free in the first place
Bootlickers get roped
I would be mildly annoyed and pissed if it was something like a 50 dollar fee per year. 7 euros/10 dollars for 3 years is literally fricking nothing in the overall cost of travel
>hundreds dollars in flights
Pfft I got a "deal" of 500 round trip! Love it
>over priced shitty street food
OOOOO THE CULTURE FOR ONLY 10 QUID!
>Hotels price gouging
Well it's in a good location to party!
>10 dollars for verified quick entry
WHOOOOOOOOOA IM NOT MADE OF CASH HERE PERRIE
>verified quick entry
Wait, I'm going to need to hear from some euros if this is actually replacing the lines and visa stamps or if it's just extra bullshit?
Anon just read on the site, it's basically just extra stuff you'd normally fill out to visit. It's just an online application, it's not big
Filling out the application is quick and easy. Most applicants will receive their ETIAS travel authorisation within minutes, but in some cases the process may take up to 30 days. This is why you should apply well in advance of your travel to avoid complications.
https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias/faqs-etias_en
This is a literal nothing
>normally fill out to visit
What? Usually, I wouldn't need to fill out anything. I arrive and present my passport at the immigration counter.
You haven't traveled much have you? Many countries require you to fill out forms, some have to be done in advance online.
moron I've been to mexico, puerto rico, and canada plenty of times, I never ever have had to fill out shit
Puerto Rico isn't a different country.
Do you have a weak passport?
Yeah, but you'd still need to dig out documents to prove TIAS validity upon arrival.
>flights providing actual service for your money
>restaurants providing actual service for your money
>hotels providing actual service for your money
>fee for visa waiver that used to be free
No difference there buddy.
lmfao as a dual citizen
enjoy your travel tax
man frick u
Enjoy your dual tax.
Enjoy paying tax because you are a cuck for the government and don't know how to keep your money offshore
>So wtf is this bullshit?
It’s reciprocation for ESTA, which the EU has been talking about implementing ever since ESTA came online in 2008. It could have been a lot worse—a few years ago the idea of requiring visas for Americans got a lot of support.
> Is Europe running out of money?
Depends on how you measure it, but not quite.
But even if the EU was literally going broke, this program wouldn’t fill the gap. It’s not expensive.
they are making non-US countries do it too
>they are making non-US countries do it too
True. But it’s really aimed at the US. Most visitors to Europe from outside the EU are Americans, followed by the Chinese. (Both of those groups are eclipsed by intra-EU travelers, by a factor of ten or so.)
Euro countries need to be removed from any lists that say they are visa free for Americans, if I have to apply for something it's not visa free
>if I have to apply for something it's not visa free
Unless that thing you have to apply for is a visa, yes, it is.
Just stop with your israeli word games
Get rid of ESTA then.
As "bullshit" as it is, is it at least happening? As I recall, this was supposed to be implemented in 2020, but kept getting pushed back in one-year increments.
It was pushed back because no one was travelling in 2020-2021
>running out of money
>literally prints money out of thin air