Planning a Europe trip? Travel permit for Canadians is delayed
Global News
The rollout of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System that was due to launch last year has been delayed. Here's what to know.
Canadians planning a trip to Europe don’t have to worry about getting a travel permit – for now – as the rollout of a new entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals has been delayed.
The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) was due to launch last year, requiring Canadian passport holders among others travelling to any of these 30 European countries for a short stay to apply for the permit.
To support the ETIAS rollout, the European Commission is planning to put in place an automated IT system, called Entry-Exit System (EES), to register non-EU nationals who travel for short visits to 30 EU member states and Schengen associated countries.
A European Commission spokesperson told Global News on Monday that the commission along with EU member states and eu-LISA, which is an IT agency of the European Union, have “made significant efforts” to launch the EES before the end of 2024.
“However, the implementation of a large-scale IT system like EES is a complex operation and delays could not be completely excluded,” the spokesperson said in an emailed response.
The commission had also not received “the required declarations of readiness from all member states, which is a legal requirement to be able to start the operation of the system,” the spokesperson added.
A proposal was put forward by the commission last month for a “progressive start of operations” of the EES, but that has yet to be adopted.
“When the proposal is adopted and enters into force, the commission will decide on the date of the progressive start of the EES, after having received all declarations of readiness from Member States,” the spokesperson said.
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