The European Union has re -delayed the implementation of the European Travel and Authorization Information System (ETIA).
The delay is due to technical problems, the European Council announces.
The program is expected to be set in the last quarter of 2026, with a six -month period for passengers. The system was originally placed into force in 2021.
Changes will affect hundreds of thousands of Canadians traveling to the EU every year.
Etias will require that passengers released from Viza-Une by the Canadians-Prijavas via the Internet for Visa Business Before Arrival to One of 29 Schengen and Cyprisus countries.
The renunciation will cost $ 7, or about $ 11, and will last for three years. Canadians will have to fill the form with their personal information and pay before they travel.
While most renunciations will be processed in minutes, some could take up to 30 days.
Canadians holding an EU passport or residence in the EU country will be exempted from the program.
Ireland will not participate and will continue to have its own visual policy because part of the common passenger area with the UK
Canada Global Jobs say that they are aware of the new temporal lanes and in the statement they said that “Canadians encourage to visit our tips on travel and advice website For all the latest information on entry and output requirements. “
Canada has a similar program – authorization of electronic trip – which users costs $ 5 and lasts five years. Now they also have renunciation programs from visas for many countries, but Canadians are not obliged to renounce.
However, they must register if they intend to stay in the US more than 30 days.
The EU also introduces a modernized system of entry and output that will collect facial images and fingerprints of most visitors in 30 European countries participating. This system is expected to start its introduction in October and continue for more than six months. It includes members who are not EU members such as Switzerland and Norway, but also do not include Ireland.
