Seems like a very fair price to process a Visa application.
mpanase on
This was agreed in EU back before the Brexit vote.
Pretty sure it’ll be a seamless online process.
Annoying because many Brits will forget and endlessly complain when they arrive to the destination.
Pretty nice for people in the EU because now Brits with criminal records won’t be able to enter the EU.
Klumber on
This headline is so fucking annoying. The EU has had this in the works for ages and is meant to make entry easier for all those that aren’t in the EU or Schengen agreement. If this wasn’t in place, Brits would have to get a visa to travel to the EU. Getting a visa can be very annoying and painful, I’ve had to wait for hours (including travel to a consulate) and fill out reams of paperwork for visas before, this process stops that AND is considerably cheaper.
Yes, Brexit is to blame, no this isn’t a ‘punishment’ as the headline implicitly implies.
technurse on
I’d pay 6 quid to watch a family kick off at the airport because they can’t fly to Benidorm because they didn’t know about it. Seems reasonable to me
Frying-Dutchman- on
We didn’t ask for visa on Sword and Gold. What happened?
LonelyStranger8467 on
We are doing the same and ours costs £10.
It’s only open to a few nations at the moment but soon all non visa nationals will require it including Europeans
Is the UK planning to do something similar in return?
FamousBeyond852 on
Worth it so we don’t have to deal with those banana Nazis !!! 😂
KeyLog256 on
As someone married to a non EU national, I laugh and cry at the fact she had to spend thousands just to stay here and is paying hundreds just to prove to the EU that she isn’t an illegal immigrant using a holiday in Spain as a cover story.
Most people spend more than £6 on a pre flight pint in the airport.
francisdavey on
Just to be clear, this sort of thing isn’t a necessary part of a short-term entry system, it is just that Schengen have chosen to do it this way.
For example, Japan has a visa waiver for UK citizens that gives you up to 90 days without any particular formality (you just tell the person on entry). You do have to go to an immigration office if you want to get up to 6 months, but that’s quite generous.
Many other places offer/have offered visa waiver in that way.
I’m not saying that this should or should not be the case here, just that it isn’t quite as inherent in the system as some might think (“some” Americans who obviously have been operating an annoying system like this for some time)
RandomRecGoalie on
Given how much some holidays cost it’s a small amount to pay in comparison.
TokyoBaguette on
Looking forward to the “sad faces” pics in DM after the inevitable screw ups.
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Seems like a very fair price to process a Visa application.
This was agreed in EU back before the Brexit vote.
Pretty sure it’ll be a seamless online process.
Annoying because many Brits will forget and endlessly complain when they arrive to the destination.
Pretty nice for people in the EU because now Brits with criminal records won’t be able to enter the EU.
This headline is so fucking annoying. The EU has had this in the works for ages and is meant to make entry easier for all those that aren’t in the EU or Schengen agreement. If this wasn’t in place, Brits would have to get a visa to travel to the EU. Getting a visa can be very annoying and painful, I’ve had to wait for hours (including travel to a consulate) and fill out reams of paperwork for visas before, this process stops that AND is considerably cheaper.
Yes, Brexit is to blame, no this isn’t a ‘punishment’ as the headline implicitly implies.
I’d pay 6 quid to watch a family kick off at the airport because they can’t fly to Benidorm because they didn’t know about it. Seems reasonable to me
We didn’t ask for visa on Sword and Gold. What happened?
We are doing the same and ours costs £10.
It’s only open to a few nations at the moment but soon all non visa nationals will require it including Europeans
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta
Is the UK planning to do something similar in return?
Worth it so we don’t have to deal with those banana Nazis !!! 😂
As someone married to a non EU national, I laugh and cry at the fact she had to spend thousands just to stay here and is paying hundreds just to prove to the EU that she isn’t an illegal immigrant using a holiday in Spain as a cover story.
Most people spend more than £6 on a pre flight pint in the airport.
Just to be clear, this sort of thing isn’t a necessary part of a short-term entry system, it is just that Schengen have chosen to do it this way.
For example, Japan has a visa waiver for UK citizens that gives you up to 90 days without any particular formality (you just tell the person on entry). You do have to go to an immigration office if you want to get up to 6 months, but that’s quite generous.
Many other places offer/have offered visa waiver in that way.
I’m not saying that this should or should not be the case here, just that it isn’t quite as inherent in the system as some might think (“some” Americans who obviously have been operating an annoying system like this for some time)
Given how much some holidays cost it’s a small amount to pay in comparison.
Looking forward to the “sad faces” pics in DM after the inevitable screw ups.