European Travelers Must Pay IDR 200 Thousand To Enter England Starting Next Year

Illustration London, England. (Wikimedia Commons/Ilya Grigorik)

JAKARTA - European travelers visiting the UK without visas will be charged an entry fee of 10 pounds (around Rp202,255).

The new regulations, which will take effect next year, will expand the UK's electronic travel authorization (ETA) system, which was first introduced to Qatari nationals, to include travelers from all other countries, including EU citizens.

Unrefundable fees will apply to all visitors to the UK, including infants and children, without visas, or permission to stay, work, or learn, according to a plan announced by UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.

Currently, citizens of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are required to apply for ETA before entering England.

This will be expanded to include most other nationals, including those from the US but excluding Europeans, in November. In the following spring, the program will expand again to include European citizens.

However, this regulation will not apply to Irish citizens.

"After being fully launched, the ETA scheme will close the current gap in advance permits and means that for the first time, we will have a comprehensive understanding of those traveling to the UK," Minister Cooper said in a statement.

Jordanian citizens can no longer apply for ETA to enter England, according to the UK government's website.

visa exemption schemes are certainly nothing new. United States ASTA electronic travel authorization, which now costs $21 and is valid for two years, was first introduced in 2009.

Meanwhile, the EU ETHIAS launch, which is valid for three years, which will cost tourists a fee of 7 euros (approximately 7.50 dollars) has been postponed until 2025.

It is known that Britain officially left the European Union in January 2020.