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The United Kingdom Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is a planned Home Office electronic system that will be used to pre-check people travelling to the UK. The system, as part of the
Nationality and Borders Bill The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom proposed in July 2021 relating to immigration, asylum and the UK's modern slavery response. The Act also deals with British overseas territories citizenship ...
, will operate using an online application which is checked against a variety of security databases, and if the person has not committed a crime they will be given travel authorisation. If the person has committed a crime, their application will go for further review to decide whether or not to allow them travel authorisation.


Areas that will require a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation

All the visa free countries except
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. Irish citizens do not need leave to enter the United Kingdom.


Exception for Northern Ireland

Those Legally Resident in the Republic of Ireland who would not normally need a UK Visa would be exempt from having to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation if they are arriving in Northern Ireland from within the
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.


See also

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Visa policy of the United Kingdom The visa policy of the United Kingdom is the policy by which His Majesty's Government determines visa requirements for visitors to the United Kingdom, and the Crown dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man and those seeking to work, ...
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ETIAS European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is an electronic authorisation system of the European Union for visa-exempt visitors travelling to the European Union or the Schengen Area (including EFTA countries), with the excepti ...
( Electronic Travel Authorization for Schengen Area) *
Travel visa A visa (from the Latin ''charta visa'', meaning "paper that has been seen") is a conditional authorization granted by a polity to a foreigner that allows them to enter, remain within, or leave its territory. Visas typically include limits on t ...
* Australian Electronic Travel Authority * United States Electronic Travel Authorization * Canadian Electronic Travel Authorization *
New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority Non–New Zealand citizens wishing to enter the Realm of New Zealand must obtain a visa unless they are * a citizen or permanent resident of Australia or * a citizen of one of the 60 visa waiver eligible countries and territories * a holder of ...


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