New Visa requirements for Americans travelling into Europe/Schengen

concertina wrote:

An ETIAS visa will be required as of 2021 for Americans wishing to travel to and stay in EU and Schengen areas.It will last for three years.You will see this information on line if you tap in..ETIAS,Visa Waiver for Americans.Looks like it can be done on line.

Apparently it's technically not a visa but a permission.

Here's an article about it from The Los Angeles Times:

https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-et … story.html

Here is the ETIAS website:

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/etias/

Meanwhile, until this system is fully implemented, here are the current requirements for U.S. citizen travelers:

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/us-citizens/

concertina wrote:

Official definition of VISA..an endorsement in a passport or similar document signifying that the document is in order and PERMITTING its bearer to travel into or through the country of the government issuing it..another definition..an official authorisation appended to a passport PERMITTING entry into and travel within a particular country or region..So we see that VISA and PERMISSION are one and the same thing,splitting hairs here,I just planted it on expat.com as it caught my eye on Greek on- line news,I have very limited time available by way of helping others but I thought it might bring a ray of hope for American people who would dearly love a longer stay..visa,permit,what ever,I thought youd get my jist everybody,not necessary to be quite so pedantic.

Oh geeze...

If you would click on the links and read them fully (even though you apparently don't know how to share a link) you would see it is their official position that it is NOT a Visa.

You were helpful.

I expanded on your post.

If it's all about helping, then everyone wins.

If you want to choose to have hurt feelings, that's on you.

Cheers!