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| Britons may have to pay fee to visit Europe under post-Brexit visa plan | Britons may have to pay fee to visit Europe under post-Brexit visa plan |
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| Britons may be forced to pay a fee in order to visit Europe after Brexit, according to plans reportedly being drafted by the European Commission (EC). | Britons may be forced to pay a fee in order to visit Europe after Brexit, according to plans reportedly being drafted by the European Commission (EC). |
| A scheme being debated by the executive body of the European Union suggests the 26-nation Schengen zone, which does not include the UK, could operate a visa programme comparable to the United States' ESTA scheme, according to the Guardian. | |
| Currently, the US ESTA system requires travellers from participating countries from the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) to apply to visit online. Since 2010 a payment of $14 (£10) has been required to obtain the ESTA. | |
| Such a programme has been backed by France and Germany following calls for bolstered security throughout Europe after a string of terror attacks on European soil, according to EU sources. | |
| All 26 countries in the Schengen Area have abolished passports and border control at their mutual borders. | All 26 countries in the Schengen Area have abolished passports and border control at their mutual borders. |
| Although not a member of the zone, British nationals are able to travel freely within it after showing a valid passport upon entry. | Although not a member of the zone, British nationals are able to travel freely within it after showing a valid passport upon entry. |
| But after Britain's exit from the bloc, UK citizens may be forced to apply to visit the zone and pay a fee, legal experts have told the Guardian. | But after Britain's exit from the bloc, UK citizens may be forced to apply to visit the zone and pay a fee, legal experts have told the Guardian. |
| Leave campaigners admitted such a scheme could be a possibility in the build-up to the EU referendum. | Leave campaigners admitted such a scheme could be a possibility in the build-up to the EU referendum. |
| In April, Conservative MP and leading leave campaigner Dominic Raab said Britons could need a visa “or some other kind of check” to travel to continental Europe after Brexit. | In April, Conservative MP and leading leave campaigner Dominic Raab said Britons could need a visa “or some other kind of check” to travel to continental Europe after Brexit. |
| Speaking to BBC1’s Sunday Politics show, Mr Raab said the issue would be a matter for post-withdrawal negotiations with the EU. | Speaking to BBC1’s Sunday Politics show, Mr Raab said the issue would be a matter for post-withdrawal negotiations with the EU. |
| “I think we’d have to look at that as part of the negotiations in detail. But look, at the moment president Barack Obama’s administration … is looking at new visa requirements and screening from Germany, Belgium, Greece, France, because of the recent terrorist attacks," he said. | “I think we’d have to look at that as part of the negotiations in detail. But look, at the moment president Barack Obama’s administration … is looking at new visa requirements and screening from Germany, Belgium, Greece, France, because of the recent terrorist attacks," he said. |