Brazilian companies planning short-term trips to Europe will need to revise 2026 budgets after Brussels confirmed on 30 December that the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) fee will leap from €7 to €20. Although ETIAS is not a visa, all visa-exempt nationals—including Brazilians—must obtain the permit before boarding flights or cruises to the Schengen Area once the scheme launches in Q4 2026.
Under the revised regulation the digital travel pass will remain valid for three years (or until passport expiry), but each new passport will require a fresh €20 payment. The European Commission justified the steep hike as necessary to cover additional cyber-security safeguards and integration with the EU Entry/Exit System (EES).
For mobility managers the financial impact is only the visible part of the iceberg. Because ETIAS will link directly to EES, overstays will be calculated automatically, and violations could generate instant re-entry bans. Consulting firm Deloitte estimates that a 10-person engineering team rotating to Germany every two months will see annual compliance costs jump from €400 to €1,140 under the new tariff—exclusive of administration time.
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At this juncture, Brazilian firms may benefit from outsourcing the administrative leg-work: VisaHQ’s Brazil platform (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) already allows corporate travel coordinators to preload employee data, calculate Schengen stay balances and execute ETIAS filings in batch, while receiving real-time status alerts and invoicing in reais. Leveraging these tools can offset some of the budget shock caused by the €20 fee and reduce the risk of costly entry denials.
Travel-management companies are urging Brazilian HR departments to update 90/180-day tracking tools and to brief travellers about the need to reapply if they renew passports mid-assignment. Brazil’s foreign ministry said it is “monitoring developments” but has no plans for a reciprocal fee.
Service providers such as VisaHQ are preparing bulk-filing portals and consolidated payment dashboards to soften the blow, but most observers agree the era of friction-free European travel is coming to an end for Brazilian frequent flyers.
Under the revised regulation the digital travel pass will remain valid for three years (or until passport expiry), but each new passport will require a fresh €20 payment. The European Commission justified the steep hike as necessary to cover additional cyber-security safeguards and integration with the EU Entry/Exit System (EES).
For mobility managers the financial impact is only the visible part of the iceberg. Because ETIAS will link directly to EES, overstays will be calculated automatically, and violations could generate instant re-entry bans. Consulting firm Deloitte estimates that a 10-person engineering team rotating to Germany every two months will see annual compliance costs jump from €400 to €1,140 under the new tariff—exclusive of administration time.
At this juncture, Brazilian firms may benefit from outsourcing the administrative leg-work: VisaHQ’s Brazil platform (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) already allows corporate travel coordinators to preload employee data, calculate Schengen stay balances and execute ETIAS filings in batch, while receiving real-time status alerts and invoicing in reais. Leveraging these tools can offset some of the budget shock caused by the €20 fee and reduce the risk of costly entry denials.
Travel-management companies are urging Brazilian HR departments to update 90/180-day tracking tools and to brief travellers about the need to reapply if they renew passports mid-assignment. Brazil’s foreign ministry said it is “monitoring developments” but has no plans for a reciprocal fee.
Service providers such as VisaHQ are preparing bulk-filing portals and consolidated payment dashboards to soften the blow, but most observers agree the era of friction-free European travel is coming to an end for Brazilian frequent flyers.
