• outdated_belated@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    Presumably the devil is in the hassle entailed in acquiring it, rather than the monetary price. ie a cost of time and effort rather than money

    Edit: also the entailed risk of not being approved, lack of transparency for any denials, etc

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      1 year ago

      The risk of not being approved isn’t changing. The difference is that you can now find out before you buy a plane ticket and arrive in the EU.

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        1 year ago

        Really? Looks like it’s just another approval hoop on top of the preexisting:

        Arrival at border

        Holding a valid ETIAS authorization does not mean you are guaranteed entry to a country. You will still have to meet the entry conditions of the border police. If you do not meet those requirements, you will be refused entry.

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          I mean, it’s possible you could be put on a terror list after getting your EITAS or you could murder someone on the way to the airport, so there’s never a guarantee that you’ll be allowed entry.