UK to expand digital travel authorisation to more visitors
By April 2025, all visitors who do not need a visa will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK.
Everyone wishing to travel to the UK – except British and Irish citizens – will need permission to travel in advance of coming here. This can be either through an ETA or an eVisa.
ETAs will then extend to eligible Europeans from 5 March 2025, who will need an ETA to travel from 2 April 2025.
ETAs are digitally linked to a traveller’s passport and, according to UK authorities, ensure more robust security checks are carried out before people begin their journey to the UK, helping to prevent abuse of the immigration system.
An ETA costs £10 and permits multiple journeys to the UK for stays of up to 6 months at a time over 2 years (or until the holder’s passport expires – whichever is sooner).
