Basics
What is the UK ETA? The electronic travel authorisation for the UK
The UK ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) is the digital travel permission for visits to the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) as well as Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It is issued by the UK Home Office – not by us. We prepare your application.
Validity
2 years or until the passport expires – whichever comes first
Stay
Up to 6 months per visit, multiple entries possible
Official fee
£20 when applying yourself on gov.uk; included and shown separately in our total price
What is the UK ETA for?
For travellers without a visa who come as visitors – for example for holidays, family visits, business meetings or short courses – and for transit where you leave the airside area. It has been required for EU nationals since 2 April 2025. The ETA is linked to the passport used to apply for it.
What it does not cover
Anyone who wants to stay longer than 6 months, work or study usually needs a visa. We do not offer visas – our service is exclusively the UK ETA. British and Irish citizens neither need nor receive an ETA.
What we do – and what we do not
- We guide you through the information and documents.
- We check for completeness and typical mistakes.
- We record the status and correspondence in your account.
- The Home Office alone decides whether the ETA is granted.
UK ETA validity
A granted ETA is valid for up to two years or until the passport expires. It allows multiple entries for stays of up to six months each; the decision at the border remains a separate decision of the border authority. The ETA does not automatically entitle you to enter; border control decides on arrival.
UK ETA for transit and children
If you only change planes in the UK and leave the airside area (landside), you need an ETA; if you stay airside, you usually do not. Every child – including babies – needs their own ETA. Additional travellers on the same trip can be booked with us at a reduced price.
Nationalities for which we offer the service
Our service is aimed at travellers with a passport from one of the following countries whose nationals can apply for an ETA according to gov.uk (gov.uk as of 9 April 2026).
- Andorra
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao SAR China
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Oman
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Vincent & Grenadines
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vatican City