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Starting in 2024, Canadian passport holders will be required to apply online and pay a fee if they plan to stay short term in 30 European countries.

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[–] wolfpack86 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Th permit process is expected to take on order of hours for most people, and are valid for something like 3 years, unlimited entries.

The US has required the same of Europeans for quite some time now (ESTA waiver).

Edit: looks like they anticipate 95% of cases to be decided in minutes and the rest in not more than 4 days.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The part of the post that stood out to me was this quote:

β€œPlease note that this period could be extended by up to 14 days if you are requested to provide additional information or documentation, or up to 30 days if you are invited to an interview,” the EU has warned on the official ETIAS website.

Even if most people can do it in hours (not sure how much most is -- 99.9%? 60%?), that still reads to me like it makes it a case where you can't count on it for last minute trips or if you forget to do it.

[–] wolfpack86 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's 95% within minutes. You could probably take an educated guess as to what the 5% will comprise in terms of nationalities that have visa free access to Europe and will not get approval in minutes.

You shouldn't count on it for last minute trips, but I would suggest that it would be incredibly rare for someone who doesn't have an established presence/relationship with europe to go last minute. If you do have an established professional or personal relationship that may require a last minute flight booking, pay the 7€ and have an approval on standby for 3 years.

The US requires the same from Europeans via ESTA and Canada requires the same from Europeans via eTA. This is Europe responding in kind to the same burden placed on their citizens.