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Find more info about how to answer each question below:

Select your nationality from the dropdown list. This information is used to determine the visa requirements and applicable fees.

Select the type of visa you're applying for. Make sure to choose the one that matches your travel plans.

Please select the date you will be arriving at your destination.

Enter your first name and middle name exactly as they appear in your passport, using letters A-Z.

Enter your last name exactly as it appears in your passport. If you don't have a last name, enter "N/A."

Select your date of birth from the dropdown menus. Make sure this matches your passport.

Enter your email address. We'll use this to send you updates about your application.

Select the nationality as it appears on your passport.

Check this box if you want to skip entering your passport information at this moment.

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What you'll need

The whole list fits in your pocket.

No mountain of paperwork. Just a passport, an email, your trip basics — and a quiet 10 minutes.

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Pre-flight checklistReady
  • Valid biometric passport
    Issued by a visa-exempt country, valid throughout your trip.
    01
  • Working email address
    The one you actually open — status updates land here.
    02
  • First country of entry
    Where your trip into Europe officially begins.
    03
  • Approximate travel dates
    Doesn't need to be exact — just your rough window.
    04

Is ETIAS the right thing for your trip?

A quick reality check before you fill anything in.

Short visits

Tourism, business, family, transit — anything under the short-stay limit.

Visa-exempt passport

If you currently enter Europe without a Schengen visa, ETIAS likely applies.

Long stays or work

ETIAS isn't a work, study or residence permit — you need a different visa.

Non-exempt nationalities

If you already need a Schengen visa, continue with that — ETIAS doesn't replace it.

Documents

Everything the form asks for

Gather these before you start so the form takes 10 minutes — not 30.

01

Personal details

Name as on the passport, date and place of birth, nationality, current residence.

02

Passport details

Passport number, issuing country, issue and expiry dates.

03

Contact info

A reliable email address (and phone, if you like).

04

Trip details

Your first European country of entry and rough travel dates.

05

Background questions

Standard yes/no questions about security and previous travel.

The small slip-ups we catch for you

Our reviewers quietly check these before your application moves anywhere.

  • Submitting with a passport that expires before your trip ends.
  • Tiny spelling differences vs. the passport (accents, middle names).
  • Using an old email address you no longer check.
  • Rushing through background questions without re-reading.
  • Waiting until the last few days before a non-refundable trip.
For most visa-exempt travelers

ETIAS

  • ✓ Done entirely online
  • ✓ ~10–15 minutes
  • ✓ Linked to your passport digitally
  • ✓ For short stays (tourism, business, transit)
For non-exempt nationalities or long stays

Schengen / EU visa

  • • Embassy or consulate appointment
  • • Paper documents and biometrics
  • • Longer processing
  • • For longer stays, work, study, residence
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Please read carefully: EU Visa Portal is an independent, private third-party advisory service that helps travelers prepare and human-review their ETIAS application before it is forwarded for processing. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated on behalf of the European Union or any government authority. Final decisions are made exclusively by the relevant authorities.