Americans face more stringent travel screening to visit parts of Europe starting
The requirements around visa-free travel by Americans to Europe will tighten beginning in just a few years and the application process will soon be underway, according to a policy update from the European Union on Friday.
Officials with the European Commission and the U.S. State Department, who spoke with the Washington Post on the condition of anonymity to speak freely on the process, confirmed that ETIAS is a travel authorization similar to the U.S. Electronic System for Travel Authorization to screen people in the Visa Waiver Program , the paper reported.
Online applications for the ETIAS require U.S. citizens to have a valid passport, an email account and a credit or debit card, the EU said. Minors will still only need their passports. A ETIAS registration will be valid for three years and allows Americans to enter the Schengen Area as many times as necessary.The motivation for the change, according to the bloc, is the EU “has recently decided to improve their security level to avoid any further problems with illegal migration and terrorism.
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