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The BIG travel news for 2025 is the long-awaited roll-out of the EU's European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS), sometime in May, 2025. This authorization will require all citizens from visa-exempt countries (like the USA) to obtain travel authorization before visiting any Schengen Area Country*.

The ETIAS authorization will allow for multiple entries for short stays (up to 90 days within a 180-day period) and remain valid for three years or until the traveler’s passport expires, whichever comes first.

Once the system is available, travelers can apply for the ETIAS online. Once approved, the ETIAS will be electronically linked to the traveler's passport. The cost of the ETIAS is set at 7 Euro.

* The Schengen area is made up of 29 countries in Europe, including:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
The Schengen area includes all EU member states except Ireland and Cyprus. Bulgaria and Romania are EU members that only partially apply Schengen provisions.

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