Newsteam's blog | European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)

What impact does the Corona pandemic have on ETIAS?

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At the moment, the whole world and especially Europe is groaning under the Covid 19 pandemic. Many things that were considered safe until a few months ago have been put to the test by the pandemic. Many people are wondering if this might also apply to ETIAS. The planning has been going on for several years. The European entry permit is supposed to start at the end of 2022.

Planning for ETIAS has been going on for some time now

What is the connection between FRONTEX and ETIAS?

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Travellers on holiday or business in the Schengen area occasionally hear the name FRONTEX. Many travellers do not have a clear idea of what FRONTEX means. FRONTEX is an acronym for the French term "frontières extéruers". Founded in 2004, FRONTEX is responsible for securing the external borders in the Schengen area. The number of employees is currently 1,200, although the number is to be increased to 10,000 in the next few years. This is also necessary, because with ETIAS, FRONTEX will have many new tasks.

Do all health questions have to be answered?

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There are many questions to answer when applying for ETIAS in the future. Most people do not consider questions about their name, gender and passport number to be a particularly big violation of their privacy. The situation is different with health data. As one knows from the ETISAS application, health data is also asked for. Presumably, this will also be the case with ETIAS.

Only security-related health questions have to be answered

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