Britons must pay E 7 to visit mainland Europe after Brexit

[brooklynite]

Source: The Guardian

The European commission has confirmed that British citizens will have to pay to visit mainland Europe as soon as the EU's free movement laws no longer apply.

A spokeswoman for Jean-Claude Juncker, the commission's president, said visitors from post-Brexit Britain would have to fill out an online form and pay 7 (6) for a visa waiver, which would be valid for three years.

"Yes #ETIAS will apply to the #UK as 3rd country post-Brexit - 7 euros for a 3 year pre-travel authorisation," Natasha Berthaud tweeted. "Simple form, like #ESTAS to the US, but way cheaper."

The EU's European travel information and authorisation scheme (Etias) is aimed at securing Europe's borders against people-smugglers and terrorists. It will apply from 2020 to all non-EU citizens' entering the bloc's border-free Schengen zone and will allow multiple trips within a three-year period.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/14/britons-must-pay-7-euros-to-visit-mainland-europe-after-brexit-eu-free-movement

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nb - this will apparently apply to US Citizens as well.

[ck4829]

1. Elections have consequences

[Myrddin]

2. "The best argument against democracy..."

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

- Churchill

I'd like to think that's not true - unfortunately, it is.