{
  "id": "world/visa/etias-launch",
  "catalog": "BC-001306",
  "title": "EU ETIAS launch date (expected)",
  "title_en": "EU ETIAS launch date (expected)",
  "value": "last quarter of 2026",
  "unit": "date",
  "period": "2026",
  "valid_from": null,
  "valid_to": null,
  "applies_to": "EU",
  "note": "PROVISIONAL: ETIAS is expected to start in the last quarter of 2026, after the EES is fully operational (10 Apr 2026). This date has slipped repeatedly (earlier targets: 2022, 2023, 2024, mid-2025); the EU will confirm the exact date months in advance. The authorisation will be valid for 3 years or until passport expiry. Treat the launch date as not final.",
  "aliases": [
    "visa",
    "travel",
    "entry requirements",
    "vizum",
    "cestovanie",
    "vstup",
    "2026",
    "etias launch",
    "etias launch date",
    "when does etias start",
    "etias 2026",
    "etias kedy zacne",
    "etias spustenie",
    "etias datum"
  ],
  "source": {
    "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",
    "quote": "the ETIAS is likely to be launched in the \"last quarter of 2026\"",
    "quote_en": "the ETIAS is likely to be launched in the \"last quarter of 2026\""
  },
  "confidence": "medium",
  "status": "ok",
  "corroboration": [
    {
      "name": "European Union — Travel to Europe: ETIAS",
      "url": "https://travel-europe.europa.eu/en/etias",
      "retrieved": "2026-06-07"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "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
  }
}