American and Canadian tourists will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK from January 8, 2025. Europeans, from April 2, 2025.
The UK government has unveiled the timetable for the roll-out of its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for visa-exempt travellers.
From January 8, 2025, tourists from Canada, the United States and 47 other countries and territories will need an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) before traveling to the United Kingdom.
Citizens of European countries will need an ETA to cross the Channel from April 2, 2025.
This decision is part of post-Brexit reforms to strengthen border security and manage migration flows more effectively.
The United Kingdom launched its ETA system in November 2023 for an initial pilot phase for citizens of Qatar. In February 2024, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and Jordan (now removed from the program) joined the ETA program.
Here are the details of the roll-out of Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for travel in the UK from 2025
UK ETA extended to 49 countries from January 8, 2025
In a press release published today, the UK government announced that nationals of 49 countries and territories will be able to apply for ETA authorisation from November 27, 2024.
Visitors from these countries will be required to hold an ETA to travel to the UK from January 8, 2025.
Here is the list of the 49 countries affected by this first stage in the roll-out of the ETA:
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Hong Kong (including British national overseas)
Israel
Japan
Kiribati
Macao
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States)
Nauru
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Samoa
Seychelles
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Korea
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Taiwan (if you have a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan)
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
United States
Uruguay
ETA in force from April 2, 2025 for European visitors to the UK
From March 5, 2025, the ETA system will be open to European nationals and will become a travel requirement from April 2, 2025.
From this date, tourists and business travellers from Europe will be able to apply for an electronic travel authorisation on the government portal www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta or from the mobile application “UK ETA” available on the App Store and Google Play Store.
The ETA costs £10, or around €12 / US$13. The ETA is valid for 2 years, or until the passport expires if it is less valid, and allows multiple trips to the UK during this period.
The ETA allows its holder to come to the UK for up to 6 months for tourism, to visit family and friends, for business, for short-term study or to transit through the country.
European countries affected by the ETA for entry into the United Kingdom without visa from April 2, 2025:
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Vatican City
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