Getting through the UK border faster
Advice for avoiding delays at UK border control, including how to use ePassport gates.
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- Border Force
- Published
- 6 December 2016
- Last updated
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This guide contains advice on faster travel through the UK border, including:
- using ePassport gates (eGates)
- travelling as a family
- travelling by coach or minibus
You should check what you need to do to enter the UK.
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Published 6 December 2016
Last updated 76 AugustOctober 2024
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2025-10-06 16:01
Added Heathrow airport to the ‘Pay to FastTrack passport control at UK airports’ list.
2024-08-07 14:46
Removed Edinburgh and East Midlands from the list of pay to FastTrack passport control at UK airports and added Glasgow.
2024-03-07 16:28
Updated the guide to faster travel through the UK border as visitors carrying out Permitted Paid Engagements no longer need to get their passport stamped by a Border Force officer.
2023-07-24 16:00
Updated age of eGate users from 12 to 10.
2023-05-02 09:39
Added a guide to reasons you may not get through ePassport gates.
Details
This guide contains advice on faster travel through the UK border, including:
- using ePassport gates (eGates)
- travelling as a family
- travelling by coach or minibus
You should check what you need to do to enter the UK.
Updates to this page
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2025-10-06 16:01
Added Heathrow airport to the ‘Pay to FastTrack passport control at UK airports’ list.
2024-08-07 14:46
Removed Edinburgh and East Midlands from the list of pay to FastTrack passport control at UK airports and added Glasgow.
2024-03-07 16:28
Updated the guide to faster travel through the UK border as visitors carrying out Permitted Paid Engagements no longer need to get their passport stamped by a Border Force officer.
2023-07-24 16:00
Updated age of eGate users from 12 to 10.
2023-05-02 09:39
Added a guide to reasons you may not get through ePassport gates.