For this purpose, applicants must provide details such as their names, date and place of birth, address, nationality, parents’ names, contact details, travel document details, education, occupation, criminal history (if any), planned stay details, prior visits to conflict zones, and any past deportation orders. The authorisation costs EUR 7 (HKD 58.69), but the price is waived for applicants under 18 and over 70.
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The ETIAS requirement applies to 30 EU countries and won’t affect the permitted stay duration, which remains 90 days within any 180-day period. While some may see this as an extra step, Cooper assures it will be “very similar” to existing authorisation systems for travel to the US, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand.
To ease the transition, a six-month grace period will allow travel to Europe without ETIAS during the first half of 2025. The ETIAS system itself is expected to launch in early 2025.
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