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The UK\u2019s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system has officially expanded to European travellers.<\/p>\n
Starting 2 April 2025, all EU (except Irish nationals), EEA, and Swiss citizens need ETA approval to enter the UK.<\/p>\n
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The system became mandatory for travellers from the US, Canada and Australia on 8 January 2025, following its rollout last November for nationals of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.<\/p>\n
To obtain the visa waiver, which costs \u00a310 (\u20ac12) from today or \u00a316 (\u20ac19) from 9 April, travellers need to complete an online process – but some British citizens with dual nationality are already flagging issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How to apply for the UK\u2019s ETA visa waiver<\/p>\n
Travellers can either use the official mobile app, which can be downloaded<\/strong><\/a> from the UK government website, or apply online here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n To complete the application, you need the passport<\/strong><\/a> you’ll be travelling on, an email address and a credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. You will have to answer a set of suitability questions. You don’t need to enter your travel details.<\/p>\n The government advises applying at least three working days before your trip.\u00a0<\/p>\n You can delete the app when you\u2019ve finished applying<\/strong><\/a>. Your ETA will be linked to your passport digitally, and you will not need to show anything else when you enter the UK.<\/p>\n Though it seems pretty simple, the application process has left a handful of British dual nationals confused about whether they need to apply for the visa waiver or not.\u00a0<\/p>\n ETA application issues for British dual nationals<\/p>\n In theory, British citizens with dual nationality do not need ETA and should be able to travel to the UK on whatever passport they choose.\u00a0<\/p>\n But confusion has arisen for those who don\u2019t have a British passport because theirs is expired, lost, or they were never issued with one.\u00a0<\/p>\n If they choose to travel on their EU passport, the process of applying for ETA<\/strong><\/a> – and whether it is necessary – remains unclear.<\/p>\n The ETA application form asks travellers to declare any other nationalities, but the drop-down menu does not give the option to select \u2018British citizen\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n Should British dual nationals continue with their application without declaring their \u2018secondary\u2019 nationality, they would theoretically be forced to give misinformation about their dual nationality.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Euronews Travel posed the question to an ETA advisor from the Home Office on their web chat.\u00a0<\/p>\n The advisor refused to give guidance about not declaring British nationality on the ETA<\/strong><\/a> form. They stated that if you are a dual citizen with British\/Irish citizenship, you do not need an ETA.\u00a0<\/p>\nADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n