Starting January 8, 2025, travelers from 48 countries, including the US, Canada, and Australia, will need to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before visiting the UK. This new system, similar to the US ESTA, aims to enhance security and streamline border control.
Even passengers transiting through the U.K. at the likes of Heathrow Airport will need an ETA . If 2024 was the year travellers were spared the introduction of bureaucracy for visa-free travel to Europe, 2025 is the year reality kicks in. The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App ETA , which stands for Electronic Travel Authorisation , is a new digital registration scheme for travellers who don’t need a visa to enter the U.K.
While before they could hop on a plane and present themselves at passport control on landing, now, travellers will need to get pre-travel authorization to fly to the U.K.Anyone who doesn’t need a visa to travel to the U.K. will soon need an ETA — an “electronic travel authorization” which pre-clears you for entry to the country before travel. This is the U.K. equivalent of the United States’ ESTA — a mandatory, paid-for authorization to travel, with security clearance done in advance. The scheme debuted to Gulf Cooperation Council nationals in 2024, and the next stage is to roll it out to other non-European travellers — including the six million travellers from the U.S., Canada and Australia who enter the U.K. each year. The full list of 48 states requiring the ETA is Travellers from these countries will need an ETA to enter the U.K. from Jan. 8. The only exception is EU citizens, who will need an ETA to enter the U.K. from April 2, 2025.The scheme is for “short” visits to the U.K. of less than six months for tourism and business. There are a few other categories of ETA, including for short-term study and permitted paid engagements. These are listed on theAlthough some people are referring to it as a visa, it’s actually a visa waiver. Travellers whose citizenship means they need a visa to enter the U.K. will still need to apply for a visa. (They won’t, however, need to get the ETA on top of that
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