The Etias: how new European travel rules may affect you

Britons will eventually have to pay for a visa waiver when the European Union introduces its much-delayed entry-exit scheme

models crossing from UK to Europe
The way Britons arrive in Europe is set to change by the end of the year
(Image credit: Getty Images/Klaus Vedfelt)

Britons are set to be hit with extra paperwork and eventually higher costs when travelling to the European Union (EU).

A new entry and exit system for travelling around the EU will eventually require British travellers to get a European Travel Information and Authorisation Scheme (Etias) visa waiver. But it has raised fears of "queues in terminals and at ports", said National Geographic.

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Marc Shoffman is an NCTJ-qualified award-winning freelance journalist, specialising in business, property and personal finance. He has a BA in multimedia journalism from Bournemouth University and a master’s in financial journalism from City University, London. His career began at FT Business trade publication Financial Adviser, during the 2008 banking crash. In 2013, he moved to MailOnline’s personal finance section This is Money, where he covered topics ranging from mortgages and pensions to investments and even a bit of Bitcoin. Since going freelance in 2016, his work has appeared in MoneyWeek, The Times, The Mail on Sunday and on the i news site.