The ETIAS visa, introduced at the end of 2022, will not render the other entitlements obsolete. ETIAS is a useful addition to the existing regulations. Those who have required a Schengen visa up to now will continue to require this entry permit. The situation is different for travelers who were previously able to enter the Schengen area without any major effort. These require an ESTA permit. However, the system is simple and the work involved is minimal.

The ETIAS entry permit currently only exists on paper. Many considerations have been made, which are more or less concrete. Again and again the question arises whether this plan can be kept at all. Although it is still more than two years until ETIAS becomes mandatory for tourists, a postponement of the schedule is of course always possible. Especially the Corona crisis is a circumstance that nobody could have expected.

 Many decisions have already been made