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New ETA Travel Requirement for Visitors to the United Kingdom

Most individuals who are visiting the UK or transiting through the UK, and who are exempt from obtaining a visitor visa, will now need to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) prior to travel. The ETA requirement...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

United Kingdom Electronic Travel Authorization Required Starting January 8, 2025

Starting on January 8, 2025, citizens from multiple countries, including the United States, will require a new electronic travel authorization (ETA) to enter the United Kingdom as visitors without a visa....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

UK Introduces Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) Scheme for Visa-Exempt Travellers

As part of its enhanced border security measures, the United Kingdom (UK) government has introduced an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme. The ETA will apply to visitors from visa-exempt countries, requiring them to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Flying to London for a Meeting or as a Tourist? You Must Complete the New On-Line ETA Visa Waiver Form

Beginning January 8, 2025, visitors from the United States (as well as from other countries) traveling to anywhere in the United Kingdom will need an Electronic Travel Authorization (“ETA”) prior to travel, regardless of age....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

If you’re traveling to the UK, be aware of the new rule

The United Kingdom has new travel authorization rules that will apply in 2025 to U.S. nationals (as well as others) under the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme. Similar to the U.S. Electronic System for Travel...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

What U.S. Travelers to UK Need to Know About UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)

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Americans traveling to the UK as tourists or business visitors are generally visa-exempt. Starting on Jan. 8, 2025, visa-exempt Americans traveling to the UK will need to use the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)...more

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Travelling to the UK Using an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)

Currently, the United Kingdom requires an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to be completed by anyone entering the country from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates....more

Morgan Lewis

Expansion of UK ETA Scheme Announced

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The UK Home Office published the dates that the United Kingdom’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme will be rolled out to all applicable countries....more

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UK Launches Electronic Travel Authorization Scheme

The government of the United Kingdom recently launched the electronic travel authorization (ETA) scheme, which is a new requirement for non-visa nationals who wish to visit the United Kingdom. On 15 November 2023, the ETA...more

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UK Home Office Issues Spring ‘Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules’

The UK Home Office’s Spring 2023 “Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules,” published on March 9, 2023, includes updates on salary thresholds for several immigration routes and the UK’s new Electronic Travel Authorisation...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

U.K. Immigration: Statement of Changes, 9 March 2023 – Points of Interest

The Home Office has released the first Statement of Changes for 2023. Here are some of the most important changes announced on this occasion...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

U.K. Immigration: Electronic Travel Authorisation Scheme to Launch in 2023

As part of its new universal “Permission to Travel” scheme, the United Kingdom (U.K.) government is introducing an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme for visa-exempt individuals visiting the U.K. By requiring...more

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