Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1411 of 16 July 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the amount of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) travel authorisation fee

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/1411 29.10.2025 COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION(EU) 2025/1411 of 16 July 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the amount of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) travel authorisation fee THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226(1), and in particular Article 18(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) The amount of the fee to be paid by applicants for a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) travel authorisation is specified in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2511(2)establishes mechanisms by which the Commission is to assess the necessity of adjusting that fee. (2) In accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2511, the Commission has identified a number of factors which are likely to result in a significant or persistent increase in the costs of operation and maintenance of the ETIAS system, beyond those anticipated at the time Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 was adopted. Firstly, the cumulative inflation rate in the Union has increased by 30,12 % since 2016. Secondly, the number of visa-exempt travellers entering the Union has increased significantly in recent years and is expected to continue to increase in the near future. Finally, additional ETIAS functionalities have been implemented for the functioning of ETIAS, that were not anticipated when Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 was adopted. (3) It is necessary to align the ETIAS travel authorisation fee with those of comparable systems to ensure competitive parity and a level playing field with other travel authorisation programmes across the globe. (4) It is therefore necessary to increase the ETIAS travel authorisation fee. (5) Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 should therefore be amended accordingly. (6) This Regulation does not affect the application of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(3)and of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community(4). (7) Given that Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 builds upon the Schengen acquis, in accordance with Article 4 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark notified its decision to implement Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 in its national law. Denmark is therefore bound by this Regulation. (1) OJ L 236, 19.9.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1240/oj. (2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2511 of 2 May 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the identification of increases in the costs of operation and maintenance of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) for the purpose of changing the amount of the travel authorisation fee (OJ L, 2024/2511, 25.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/2511/oj). (3) Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2004/38/oj). (4) OJ C 384 I, 12.11.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/withd_2019(3)/oj. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1411/oj 1/3EN OJ L, 29.10.2025 (8) This Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquisin which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC(5). Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application. (9) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(6), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point A, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC(7). (10) As regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquiswith the meaning of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(8), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point A, of Decision 1999/437/EC, read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/146/EC(9). (11) As regards Liechtenstein, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquiswithin the meaning of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(10)which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point A, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2011/350/EU(11). (12) This Regulation constitutes an act building upon, or otherwise relating to, the Schengen acquiswithin the meaning of Article 3(1) of the 2003 Act of Accession, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 In Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. A travel authorisation fee of EUR 20 shall be paid by the applicant for each application.’. (5) Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis(OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2002/192/oj). (6) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/1999/439(1)/oj. (7) Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31, ELI: http://data. europa.eu/eli/dec/1999/437/oj). (8) OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2008/178(1)/oj. (9) Council Decision 2008/146/EC of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/ 2008/146/oj). (10) OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/prot/2011/350/oj. (11) Council Decision 2011/350/EU of 7 March 2011 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, relating to the abolition of checks at internal borders and movement of persons (OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 19, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2011/ 350/oj). 2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1411/ojEN OJ L, 29.10.2025 Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties. Done at Brussels, 16 July 2025. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1411/oj 3/3