Check if you can get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA)
List of nationalities that can apply for an ETA.
An ETA allows you to travel to the UK to visit for up to 6 months. Whether you can apply depends onon:
thedateyoutravel- your nationality as shown on your passport.
passport
Trinidad and Tobago nationals can no longer get an ETA. Check how to visit the UK as a national of Trinidad and Tobago.
British National (Overseas) passport holders do not need an ETA or a visa to visit the UK.
Who can apply now
Nationalities from the following locations (including associated territories) can apply for an ETA now.
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- The Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belgium
Belize - Belize
Botswana - Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Israel
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao Special Administrative Region
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Monaco
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Oman
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- United
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vatican City
You can also apply for an ETA now if you have a passport issued by Taiwan which includes the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan.
If you are travelling on or after 2 April 2025
Nationalities from the following locations (including associated territories) can apply for an ETA now.
These nationalities do not need an ETA to travel to the UK on or before 1 April 2025.
AndorraAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandItalyLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMonacoNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSanMarinoSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandVaticanCity
Other nationalities
Other nationalities cannot get an ETA. Check if you need a visa instead.
Updates to this page
Last updated 14
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Botswana has been removed from the list.
Update history
2025-10-14 15:00
Botswana has been removed from the list.
2025-03-13 11:12
Removed British National (Overseas) from the list of who can apply now. British National (Overseas) passport holders do not need an ETA or a visa to visit the UK.
2025-03-12 15:00
Trinidad and Tobago nationals can no longer get an ETA.
2025-03-05 10:00
Nationals of EU countries (except Ireland), Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City can now apply for an ETA.
2024-11-26 15:00
Colombia has been removed as Colombian nationals now need a visa to visit the UK.
2024-09-10 15:00
First published.