Changes to overseas travel in 2025 you need to be aware of

There are tons of changes coming to overseas travel for Australians this year.

Come May, Aussies will person to accidental goodbye to fee-less travel to Greece and different parts of Europe and will request to use for an ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System) visa waiver.

From May 1, visitors from implicit 50 nations, including Australia, will necessitate an ETIAS to participate immoderate of the Schengen country countries, including successful transit.

It will outgo Aussies astir $12 to get one, which will valid for three years oregon until your passport expires, if that is sooner.

ETIAS visa waivers are valid for short-term stays (up to 90 days) and for concern oregon leisure purposes.

The Schengen country is simply a radical of 29 European countries, including Greece.

Cyprus is not presently a subordinate of the country but has committed to joining successful the future.

Applications are each completed online with astir applications processed within minutes, though the EU has noted that “in very exceptional cases”, approvals could take up to a month.

For those readying to spell to the United States, Australia will articulation much than 20 different countries successful the US Global Entry program.

This means much streamlined migration and customs clearance for eligible Australian travellers connected accomplishment into the US.

The programme is initially available this period to a constricted fig of Australians who often travel to the US.

Work is underway for it to beryllium unfastened to each eligible Australians who wish to use aboriginal successful the year.

Members will besides automatically beryllium eligible to enactment successful the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck program, meaning a faster screening process travelling connected US home flights.

As for the United Kingdom, Australians will present request an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) earlier entering.

Already started this week, those with Australian passports entering the UK indispensable use for an ETA and person their exertion approved earlier boarding a flight.

Airfares will besides surge this year according to the yearly Amex Air Monitor report.

The study predicts home system airfares will leap 13.7 per cent from past year.

Meanwhile travelling domestically will outgo a batch much unless different hose enters the market.