10-09-2024
10-09-2024
Arts Infopoint UK International Artist Mobility Coffee Morning
online
Mobility
  |  
Third Country Nationals
9:30am GMT | 10 September 2024 
Topic: Explaining new EU border arrangements; European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) & Entry/Exit system (EES) 

Register for the Arts Infopoint UK online Coffee Mornings here

Our director, Anita Debaere, will be animating the next Arts Infopoint UK online coffee morning on ETIAS and EES.

Are you planning a visit to anywhere in the EU (European Union), for work or leisure?  Are you aware of the new requirements coming into place for some visitors to the EU? 

Do you know how ETIAS and EES will work in practice and how it will impact your plans as travelling artists and organisations? 

Join the next online coffee morning where Anita Debaere, Director of PEARLE*, will take us through these new systems, how they work, who they apply to and how to apply for one.  

Both the ETIAS and EES are new requirements to travel to Europe introduced by the EU. Neither are in operation yet, but they are new systems that anyone traveling to the EU need to be aware of and start thinking about for future EU touring plans. ETIAS is expected to be rolled out during the first half of 2025.  

ETIAS travel authorisation is an entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals travelling to any of these 30 European countries (listed on the EU official website). It is linked to a traveller’s passport and is valid for up to three years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first.  With a valid ETIAS travel authorisation, you can enter the territory of these European countries as often as you want for short-term stays – normally for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. However, it does not guarantee entry. When you arrive, a border guard will ask to see your passport and any other documents and verify that you meet the entry conditions. Read more about ETIAS on the EU’s official website here.  

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay, each time they cross the external borders of European countries using the system. This concerns travellers who require a short-stay visa and those who do not need a visa. EES replaces passport stamping and automates border control procedures, making traveling to European countries more efficient for the traveller. The EES also makes it easier to identify travellers who have no right to enter or who have stayed in the European countries using the EES for too long. The EES applies to you if you are a non-EU national travelling to a European country for a short stay of up to 90 days within any 180-day period. It is important to remember that the period of 90 days in any 180 days in calculated as a single period for all European countries using the EES. The EES will become operational in autumn 2024. Read more about it here 

During the session you will gain knowledge about these new systems and what you need to do as an artist when travelling to European countries once these systems have been introduced. There will also be an opportunity to ask any questions you might have at the end. We encourage you to submit any questions you might have beforehand in the registration form.  

This session will also be recorded and resources will be shared after.  

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