The Government has issued a full list of nationalities that will need to obtain a digital document that grants permission for them to visit the UK. Obtaining an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) means travellers can come to the UK for up to six months, if they are doing so for tourism, to visit family or friends, or for business or short-term studying.
With an ETA a person can also come to the UK for up to three months on the “Creative Worker visa concession”, visit the UK for a permitted paid engagement, or “transit through the UK if you will pass through UK border control (‘landside’ transit)”.
An official government update issued on X on Sunday reads: “Is your nationality on this list? If you’re visiting the UK, you’ll need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before travelling.”
The full list of nations is as follows:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- The Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Canada
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Israel
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Macao Special Administrative Region
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Qatar
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Taiwan
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Uruguay
Gov.uk guidance goes on to say a person will not need an ETA if they have a visa, permission to live work or study in the UK, you are a British or Irish citizen, or if you are travelling with a British overseas territories citizen passport. Anyone who lives in Ireland and is travelling from Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey, or the Isle of Man, will also not need an ETA.
Dual citizens with either UK or Irish citizenship don’t need an ETA and can prove they are permitted to enter the UK by using their British passport, Irish passport, or other passport containing a certificate of entitlement.
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