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UK passport holders will require EU travel document from 2021

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  • Doshwaster
    Doshwaster Posts: 6,351 Forumite
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    Lets put this into perspective.

    The ETIAS will cost approx. £6 and last 3 years -so effectively £2 per year.

    Less than a starbucks coffee.

    Unless your application for an ETIAS is rejected and then you have to pay to apply for a full travel visa which may also be rejected.
  • Archergirl
    Archergirl Posts: 1,864 Forumite
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    Just charge them more to come here..........
  • I'm eligible for an Irish passport through my grandmother - ah, to be sure now, your man is thinking about it !!!
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,683 Forumite
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    Doshwaster wrote: »
    Unless your application for an ETIAS is rejected and then you have to pay to apply for a full travel visa which may also be rejected.




    has to be a good thing. if one is rejected for a visa after being rejected for an ETIAS, it suggests something more serious
  • peachyprice
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    Doshwaster wrote: »
    Unless your application for an ETIAS is rejected and then you have to pay to apply for a full travel visa which may also be rejected.

    Hopefully we will implement a similar system and the same will apply to undesirable EU citizens who want to come here.
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  • peachyprice
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    I'm eligible for an Irish passport through my grandmother - ah, to be sure now, your man is thinking about it !!!

    So how much would that cost compared to the £6 every 3 years for an ETIAS?
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  • katejo
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    Thanks for the heads up.

    Seven Euros is as cheap as chips for an essential document these days - no dramas.
    Except that you will also have to allow for expensive travel insurance once the EHIC card can't be used.
  • katejo
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    So how much would that cost compared to the £6 every 3 years for an ETIAS?
    If i had the option, I'd definitely go for the Irish passport and remain an EU citizen.
  • Ganga
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    katejo wrote: »
    Except that you will also have to allow for expensive travel insurance once the EHIC card can't be used.

    Who would go abroad on holiday without travel insurance?:eek:
  • NoodleDoodleMan
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    edited 15 December 2018 at 5:11PM
    Except that you will also have to allow for expensive travel insurance once the EHIC card can't be used.
    We've always had travel insurance separate from the EHIC and its predecessor.

    The latter is no substitute for comprehensive cover, especially as it is only valid within the EU.
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