{
  "lastVerified": "2026-10-22",
  "note": "Fees and status were checked by hand against the official pages listed under sources on the lastVerified date. Governments change fees; always confirm on the official site before paying.",
  "governmentSuffixes": ["gov", "mil", "gov.uk", "gc.ca", "canada.ca", "go.kr", "govt.nz", "gov.au", "europa.eu", "gov.ro"],
  "schemes": [
    {
      "id": "esta", "name": "ESTA", "country": "United States", "flag": "🇺🇸",
      "full": "Electronic System for Travel Authorization",
      "keywords": ["esta", "usa", "us-visa", "cbp"],
      "domains": [
        { "d": "esta.cbp.dhs.gov", "role": "apply" },
        { "d": "cbp.gov", "role": "info" },
        { "d": "dhs.gov", "role": "info" }
      ],
      "officialUrl": "https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/",
      "app": "ESTA Mobile (published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection)",
      "fee": { "amount": 40.62, "currency": "USD", "text": "US$40.62 per application (from 16 Oct 2026; it was US$40.27 earlier in 2026). If the application is denied, you pay US$10.62." },
      "status": "operating",
      "notes": "Apply on esta.cbp.dhs.gov or in the official ESTA Mobile app. Paying more than this means someone else is charging a service fee.",
      "sources": [
        { "title": "Official ESTA website (U.S. CBP)", "url": "https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/" },
        { "title": "FTC consumer alert: How to avoid scams while applying for an ESTA (Mar 2026)", "url": "https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2026/03/how-avoid-scams-while-applying-esta" }
      ],
      "report": [
        { "title": "FTC – ReportFraud", "url": "https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/" },
        { "title": "FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)", "url": "https://www.ic3.gov/" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "etias", "name": "ETIAS", "country": "European Union / Schengen", "flag": "🇪🇺",
      "full": "European Travel Information and Authorisation System",
      "keywords": ["etias", "europe", "schengen", "eu-travel"],
      "domains": [
        { "d": "travel-europe.europa.eu", "role": "apply" },
        { "d": "europa.eu", "role": "info" }
      ],
      "officialUrl": "https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias",
      "app": "None yet (an official app is planned for launch)",
      "fee": { "amount": 20, "currency": "EUR", "text": "Planned fee: €20. ETIAS is not running yet, so there is nothing to pay today." },
      "status": "not-operating",
      "notes": "The official site says ETIAS is currently not in operation and is not collecting applications. Any site taking ETIAS applications or money today is not official.",
      "sources": [
        { "title": "Official ETIAS page (European Union)", "url": "https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias" },
        { "title": "Frontex: Beware of risks posed by unofficial ETIAS websites", "url": "https://www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre/news/news-release/beware-of-risks-posed-by-unofficial-etias-websites-eNZniu" },
        { "title": "The Guardian: Britons told not to apply for delayed ETIAS (13 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/13/britons-travelling-to-europe-told-not-to-apply-for-delayed-etias-visa-waiver" }
      ],
      "report": [
        { "title": "European Consumer Centres Network (ECC-Net) – find your country's centre", "url": "https://www.eccnet.eu/" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-eta", "name": "UK ETA", "country": "United Kingdom", "flag": "🇬🇧",
      "full": "UK Electronic Travel Authorisation",
      "keywords": ["uk-eta", "ukETA", "eta-uk", "britain", "united-kingdom", "uketa"],
      "domains": [
        { "d": "gov.uk", "role": "apply" }
      ],
      "officialUrl": "https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply",
      "app": "UK ETA app (UK Home Office)",
      "fee": { "amount": 20, "currency": "GBP", "text": "£20, non-refundable. Usually valid for 2 years." },
      "status": "operating",
      "notes": "Apply on GOV.UK or in the official UK ETA app. Only addresses ending in .gov.uk are official.",
      "sources": [
        { "title": "GOV.UK: Apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply" }
      ],
      "report": [
        { "title": "Report Fraud (replaced Action Fraud): reportfraud.police.uk · 0300 123 2040", "url": "https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/" },
        { "title": "NCSC: report a scam website", "url": "https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/phishing-scams/report-scam-website" }
      ],
      "reportNote": "In Scotland, report to Police Scotland on 101."
    },
    {
      "id": "canada-eta", "name": "Canada eTA", "country": "Canada", "flag": "🇨🇦",
      "full": "Electronic Travel Authorization",
      "keywords": ["canada", "eta-canada", "canadian", "cic"],
      "domains": [
        { "d": "canada.ca", "role": "apply" },
        { "d": "gc.ca", "role": "apply" }
      ],
      "officialUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/apply.html",
      "app": "None (apply on the website)",
      "fee": { "amount": 7, "currency": "CAD", "text": "CAN$7. The Government of Canada says applying on its official website only costs CAN$7." },
      "status": "operating",
      "notes": "Official addresses end in canada.ca or gc.ca.",
      "sources": [
        { "title": "Government of Canada: Apply for an eTA", "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/apply.html" }
      ],
      "report": [
        { "title": "Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre – report fraud", "url": "https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/report-signalez-eng.htm" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "k-eta", "name": "K-ETA", "country": "South Korea", "flag": "🇰🇷",
      "full": "Korea Electronic Travel Authorization",
      "keywords": ["k-eta", "keta", "korea", "korean"],
      "domains": [
        { "d": "k-eta.go.kr", "role": "apply" },
        { "d": "go.kr", "role": "info" }
      ],
      "officialUrl": "https://www.k-eta.go.kr/",
      "app": "K-ETA app (Ministry of Justice)",
      "fee": { "amount": 10000, "currency": "KRW", "text": "₩10,000." },
      "status": "operating",
      "notes": "Many nationalities are temporarily exempt from K-ETA until 31 Dec 2026. Check the official notice before paying anyone.",
      "sources": [
        { "title": "Official K-ETA website", "url": "https://www.k-eta.go.kr/" },
        { "title": "K-ETA notice: temporary exemption extended to 31 Dec 2026", "url": "https://www.k-eta.go.kr/portal/board/viewboarddetail.do?bbsSn=299707&locale=EN" }
      ],
      "report": [
        { "title": "Korean National Police – cybercrime report (ECRM, Korean)", "url": "https://ecrm.police.go.kr/" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nzeta", "name": "NZeTA", "country": "New Zealand", "flag": "🇳🇿",
      "full": "New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority",
      "keywords": ["nzeta", "nz-eta", "newzealand", "new-zealand"],
      "domains": [
        { "d": "immigration.govt.nz", "role": "apply" },
        { "d": "govt.nz", "role": "info" }
      ],
      "officialUrl": "https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/nzeta",
      "app": "NZeTA app (Immigration New Zealand)",
      "fee": { "amount": 17, "from": true, "currency": "NZD", "text": "From NZ$17 in the official app (the web form costs a little more, about NZ$23; confirm on the official page). Most travellers also pay the NZ$100 International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL)." },
      "status": "operating",
      "notes": "Apply only through immigration.govt.nz or the official NZeTA app.",
      "sources": [
        { "title": "Immigration New Zealand: NZeTA", "url": "https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/nzeta" }
      ],
      "report": [
        { "title": "Netsafe (New Zealand online safety)", "url": "https://netsafe.org.nz/" }
      ],
      "caveat": "The web-form price of NZ$23 comes from a secondary source. The app price (from NZ$17) and the NZ$100 IVL were verified on the official site."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-eta", "name": "Australia ETA", "country": "Australia", "flag": "🇦🇺",
      "full": "Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)",
      "keywords": ["australia", "australian", "eta-australia", "aus-eta"],
      "domains": [
        { "d": "immi.homeaffairs.gov.au", "role": "apply" },
        { "d": "homeaffairs.gov.au", "role": "info" },
        { "d": "gov.au", "role": "info" }
      ],
      "officialUrl": "https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/electronic-travel-authority-601",
      "app": "Australian ETA app (Department of Home Affairs). This is the only official way to apply.",
      "fee": { "amount": 20, "currency": "AUD", "text": "A$20 service charge in the Australian ETA app. The department says there is no other charge payable." },
      "status": "operating",
      "notes": "You apply in the official Australian ETA app, not on a website. Any website that 'applies for you' is a middleman.",
      "sources": [
        { "title": "Department of Home Affairs: Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)", "url": "https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/electronic-travel-authority-601" }
      ],
      "report": [
        { "title": "Scamwatch – report a scam", "url": "https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam" }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "generalReport": [
    { "region": "Romania", "title": "DNSC – report a fake site (PNRISC) · phone 1911", "url": "https://pnrisc.dnsc.ro/" },
    { "region": "Romania", "title": "ANPC – consumer complaint (eservicii)", "url": "https://eservicii.anpc.ro/" },
    { "region": "EU", "title": "European Consumer Centres Network (ECC-Net)", "url": "https://www.eccnet.eu/" },
    { "region": "USA", "title": "FTC – ReportFraud", "url": "https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/" },
    { "region": "UK", "title": "Report Fraud", "url": "https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/" }
  ]
}