It’s a country pub in a city. That’s my thinking as bartender Michael O’Donovan lets my pint of Murphy’s settle on the counter, pausing for an intuitive amount of time before topping off the stout’s creamy crown. There are licks of flame in a tiled fireplace nearby. The wood spits and crackles as the conversation eases into gear.
Brexit’s impact on travelling from Britain
21.07.2023 - 08:19 / roughguides.com
From 1 January 2021 the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union looks set to impact travellers in a variety of ways.
Here’s some of the most frequently asked questions about Brexit and its impact on travel from Britain.
When will Brexit start to have a practical impact on travel from Britain?
On 23 June 2016 over 72 per cent of the UK’s electorate of 46.5 million people participated in a referendum about the country’s membership of the EU.
The question was asked, “should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” More than 17.4 million or 51.9 per cent of votes were cast to leave the EU.
As a result, the UK left the EU at 11pm on 31 January 2020. Few changes could be noticed during the Brexit transition period which continued until the end of 2020.
Travellers will start to notice Brexit’s practical impact on travel from 1 January 2021. Changes will be introduced in how things are done and documentation requirements while travelling from Britain to the EU’s 27 member states.
Entry requirements for seven other non-EU member states are also impacted. Those countries are Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and the Vatican City.
Brexit airport — Stux Pixabay
What changes are being introduced about passports?
Check your passport is valid before travelling.
From 1 January 2021, UK passports must have been issued within 10 years of your arrival date in the EU (except for the Republic of Ireland) and the seven non-member states listed above.
Your passport must also have at least six months validity before its date of expiry.
Some UK passports issued as replacements have expiry dates of up to 10 years and nine months after their date of issue. Any additional time beyond the initial 10 years is no longer deemed valid.
That means a UK passport issued on 1 June 2011 with an expiry date of 1 March 2022 would not be valid for travel on a 2021 Valentine’s Day weekend break in an EU city (except to destinations in Ireland).
Of course, new UK passports no longer display ‘European Union’.
In 2022 the EU will introduce a visa-waiver programme, similar in concept to the USA’s Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).
The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) will require visa-exempt travellers aged between 18 and 70 to apply online, submit data and pay a €7 fee.
Once approved, an ETIAS will be linked to a passport and valid for up to three years.
The UK-EU agreement reached in December 2020 means that business travellers attending meetings, events and conferences in EU countries do not need visas.
Guides to European nations’ regulations for business travel and providing services are listed on the UK Government website.
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