Starting in 2021, Americans, as well as others from a ton of other visa-free countries, will have to do a little more work before they’ll be able to visit a number of European countries. Now, getting into places like Germany, France, and Spain just requires your U.S. passport, but in a little under two years you’ll also need to apply for entry into those countries and several others before you go. The change in policy was actually announced last summer, but more details were revealed about the program this week.Curious what that means? Here’s a rundown of what you need to know:
What countries does this impact:
The travel authorization is needed to travel in any country in the Schengen Area, which includes Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Is it a visa?
No. While a number of outlets reported that you would need a visa to travel to Europe in 2021 that’s not actually the case. What you’ll need to do is simply apply for entry through the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) and pay a small fee.
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