Travelling after Brexit | Stena Line (2024)

FAQs

Will Brexit make it harder to travel? ›

People are still able to travel through both the UK and EU countries, much as before. The difference will come in the form of changes such as new passport rules, a limited period of stay, different airport lines and changes to border crossing procedures.

Visas and ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System) If you're a British passport holder and going on holiday or travelling for business, you can stay for up to 90 days in any 180-day period without needing to get a visa.

This may mean individuals need to renew their passport or they will be unable to travel to most EU countries. UK passport holders can still make visa free visits to the passport free Schengen zone (comprising most EU countries) for 90 days in any 180 day period.

The new rules

From 2024, the above 30 countries will require ETIAS travel authorisation for entry by visa-exempt nationals. UK nationals are visa-exempt nationals, and it will also include any other national who can travel to these 30 countries without needing to obtain a visa (such as a visitor visa) in advance.

The average Briton was nearly £2,000 worse off in 2023, while the average Londoner was nearly £3,400 worse off last year as a result of Brexit, the report reveals. * It also calculates that there are nearly two million fewer jobs overall in the UK due to Brexit – with almost 300,000 fewer jobs in the capital alone.

Research by the Centre for European Reform suggests the UK economy is 2.5% smaller than it would have been if Remain had won the referendum. Public finances fell by £26 billion a year. This amounts to £500 million a week and is growing.

Whilst this is still okay if you travel outside much of Europe, UK travellers must now make sure that their passport was issued less than 10 years before the date they enter the country when they travel within the EU. The only exceptions being Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein and Switzerland.

The new Census data suggest that perhaps as many as one million EU citizens in England and Wales who had applied to the post-Brexit EU Settlement Scheme were no longer in the UK (see Notes to Editors for details).

As from 1 October 2021, you will need an international passport to travel to the United Kingdom. Your identity card will bot be sufficient. A visa is not required when travelling to the UK for stays shorter than 6 months.

It has been suggested that Britain's reservations about European integration, as well as its unique historical position within Europe and stance of remaining less integrated than other EU states, laid the groundwork for the potential that Britain would decide to exit the bloc.

Which country do UK people visit most? ›

“Spain, France, Italy, the USA and the Republic of Ireland, in that order, remain the top five most popular countries for UK residents to visit (Figure 7), accounting for 49% of all visits abroad and approximately 41% of total spend abroad.

American Visa UK: What can you do? Because Americans are known as non-visa nationals in the UK, to answer the question do American citizens need a visa for UK? They don't. American citizens are able to visit for up to six months without a visa.

Starting 2025, U.S. citizens need to register with ETIAS to travel to Europe. The ETIAS application is 100% online.

ETIAS was originally scheduled to launch in 2022 but has been postponed multiple times. The most recent change pushes the launch from 2024 to 2025. ETIAS is similar to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) in the U.S.

Your ETIAS travel authorisation is valid for three years or until the travel document you used in your application expires - whichever comes first. It is for short-term stays: a valid ETIAS travel authorisation entitles you to stay in the European countries requiring ETIAS for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.

A fall in tourist numbers in the EU from the UK could be an immediate impact of Brexit on tourism. Before Brexit, 56% of UK outbound travel and tourism spending went to EU countries. Initial uncertainty regarding the documents necessary for a trip to Europe could lead to tourists staying away.

How Has The Transport Sector Been Affected in 2021? The first quarter of this year saw the effects of Brexit come into action, with British exports to the EU falling by 40% since Q1 2020, while imports from the EU to the UK were nearly 29% lower.

Developing countries will be adversely affected by Britain's departure regardless of what it ultimately agrees with the EU. One key reason is that they will lose the preferential access to the UK market that they currently enjoy under various EU agreements.

Since Brexit, European citizens no longer have the automatic right to live and work in the UK. Indeed, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens now require visas for stays longer than six months. To determine visa eligibility, the UK government has introduced a new points-based system.