So it took a few years longer than originally planned? See "US citizens will need a visa to visit Europe starting in 2021" (https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/

So it took a few years longer than originally planned? See "US citizens will need a visa to visit Europe starting in 2021" (https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/us-citizens-need-visas-to-visit-europe-in-2021/index.html https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/us-citizens-need-visas-to...) with 256 HN comments from 2019 at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19346012 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19346012 . > Although the exact launch date of the new travel authorization is uncertain, Ahh, so it could be another four years? :)