US citizens will need a visa to visit Europe starting in 2021

Re:US citizens will need a visa to visit Europe starting in ... by UnpossibleJim on Saturday March 09, 2019 @10:09AM (#19346473)

So, given that the ETIAS was only for 5 countries of the EU and the EU has reciprocated by enacting a union wide measure that, essentially requires the same thing (in school yard fashion); are we now going to "push back" and require an ESTA for all countries in the EU?

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Re:US citizens will need a visa to visit Europe starting in ... by tapppi on Saturday March 09, 2019 @10:18AM (#19346512)

Your comment confuses multiple points:

* US requires visas for travellers from 5 EU countries, only ESTA for others. EU requires equal treatment of member nations. This is the point of the EU-USA discord

* ETIAS is an electronic travel authorisation system similar to the ESTA, and applies to all travelers to the EU from visa-free countries. Practically ESTA and ETIAS are both e-visas. This applies to all countries, not just the US.

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Re:US citizens will need a visa to visit Europe starting in ... by tgsovlerkhgsel on Saturday March 09, 2019 @10:11AM (#19346482)

Which EU countries do NOT require an ESTA to travel to the US?

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Re:US citizens will need a visa to visit Europe starting in ... by UnpossibleJim on Saturday March 09, 2019 @10:32AM (#19346594)

To my understanding it was only Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, Poland and ....shoot, I always forget the 5th one, anyway, I'll edit this when I look it up. That needed one.

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Re:US citizens will need a visa to visit Europe starting in ... by tgsovlerkhgsel on Saturday March 09, 2019 @12:10PM (#19347144)

I believe these countries need real visa. Germany etc. still need ESTA.

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