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[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

$8, don't break the bank on this one folks.

[–] EyesEyesBaby@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The visa, which will cost about $8, is similar to the one that European tourists are required to get when traveling to the U.S., which costs $21.

That's quite the difference.

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 62 points 1 year ago

It's the same, but in the US you have to add the sales tax ($2) and then tip at least 110%. That brings the total to $21.

[–] 15liam20@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Is that $21 or $21 plus some random tax when you get to the till because fuck you?

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Not the price of the visa, but the visa itself is similar to the ones that Europeans have had to get for a long time.

[–] DadVolante@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yep. Better cancel all my plans. $21 is just way too much.

[–] outdated_belated@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] burningmatches 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] outdated_belated@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] burningmatches 2 points 1 year ago

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.