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  "id": "world/visa/etias-fee",
  "catalog": "BC-001305",
  "title": "EU ETIAS fee (travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers)",
  "title_en": "EU ETIAS fee (travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers)",
  "value": 20,
  "unit": "EUR",
  "period": "2026",
  "valid_from": null,
  "valid_to": null,
  "applies_to": "EU",
  "note": "In July 2025 the European Commission set the ETIAS fee at EUR 20 (raised from the originally planned EUR 7). Applicants under 18 or over 70 are exempt from the fee. ETIAS is a visa-waiver (not a visa) for visa-exempt non-EU nationals visiting 30 European countries. It is not yet live — see fact etias-launch for the provisional start date.",
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    "travel",
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    "vizum",
    "cestovanie",
    "vstup",
    "2026",
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    "etias cost",
    "how much is etias",
    "do i need etias",
    "eu travel authorisation",
    "etias poplatok",
    "etias cena",
    "vizum europa eu"
  ],
  "source": {
    "name": "European Commission — Migration and Home Affairs: ETIAS will cost EUR 20",
    "url": "https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/european-travel-authorisation-etias-will-cost-eur-20-2025-07-17_en",
    "retrieved": "2026-06-07",
    "quote": "The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) fee will be EUR 20",
    "quote_en": "The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) fee will be EUR 20"
  },
  "confidence": "high",
  "status": "ok",
  "corroboration": [
    {
      "name": "European Union — Travel to Europe: ETIAS",
      "url": "https://travel-europe.europa.eu/en/etias",
      "retrieved": "2026-06-07"
    },
    {
      "name": "Fragomen — EU ETIAS/EES launch status",
      "url": "https://www.fragomen.com/insights/european-union-european-travel-information-and-authorisation-system-etias-launch-delayed.html",
      "retrieved": "2026-06-07"
    }
  ],
  "sources_count": 3,
  "verification": {
    "is_real": true,
    "method": "cross-checked against multiple independent official sources (web research 2026-06-07)",
    "checked": "2026-06-07",
    "checked_by": "botcorpus verifikácia (web research, cross-check)",
    "note": "Real fact verified from multiple independent sources — not a hallucination.",
    "note_en": "Real fact verified from multiple independent sources — not a hallucination."
  },
  "freshness": {
    "source_dated": null,
    "retrieved": "2026-06-07",
    "last_checked": "2026-06-07",
    "next_check": "2026-09-05",
    "cadence_days": 90,
    "stale": false
  }
}