New offerings from Sherpa° since March 2025
- 🇰🇪 Kenya ETA:
- Travelers can now apply for an Expedited ETA approved in as little as 12 hours.
- Nationals of the United States can now also apply for a 5 Year Multiple Entry ETA.
Global changes to electronic entry documents in March 2025
- 🇪🇺 The European Union announced a new timeline for the 'Entry/Exit System' (EES) and the 'European Travel Information and Authorization System' (ETIAS).
- The EES is expected to become operational in October 2025.
- The ETIAS is expected to follow in Q4 2026.
- 🇹🇭 Thailand launched the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) portal, a travel and health declaration which will be mandatory for all travelers from May 1st onwards.
- 🇺🇸 The United States announced a pause on the expansion of the ESTA to include 🇷🇴 Romanian passport holders. Romanians were initially expected to be eligible on or around March 31st.
- 🇯🇵 Japan's Prime Minister instructed government delegates on March 18th to move up the timing of its upcoming ETA system, nicknamed "JESTA." Originally planned for 2030, the JESTA may be available earlier than expected.
- 🇧🇾 Belarus launched an eVisa portal on March 20th for nationals of 67 countries (including Germany, France, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, and the United States).
- 🇮🇶 Iraq suspended Visa on arrival services on March 1st for nationals of Australia, China, the European Union, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Travelers must apply online for an eVisa instead.
