<p>Scheme will mirror US Esta and apply to travel to Schengen area, with under-18s and over-70s exempt </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2024/aug/20/global-markets-rally-soft-landing-hopes-oil-low-uk-insolvencies-business-live">Business live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>UK citizens travelling to the EU next summer will have to pay a €7 visa-waiver charge after the EU revealed its timeline for the introduction of new border checks and entry requirements for some visitors.</p><p>Ylva Johansson, the EU home affairs commissioner, confirmed that the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (Etias), which will require UK citizens (and those from other visa-exempt countries such as the US, Australia and Canada) to apply for a waiver before entering the bloc, was now likely to come into force by May 2025.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/20/uk-citizens-travelling-to-eu-next-summer-will-have-to-pay-7-visa-waiver-charge">Continue reading...</a>