{"id":295211,"date":"2025-07-27T06:23:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T06:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/295211\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T06:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T06:23:33","slug":"swiss-need-entry-permit-to-travel-to-uk-from-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/295211\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss need entry permit to travel to UK from Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/93114ce9de412fd1fd33368cffeb5e4de0e1fb07-89090035.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Entry to the United Kingdom from Wednesday only with authorisation\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Entry to the United Kingdom from Wednesday only with authorisation            <\/p>\n<p>            Keystone-SDA        <\/p>\n<p>            Listen to the article        <\/p>\n<p>            Listening the article        <\/p>\n<p>                Toggle language selector            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"read-aloud\/track-selector__options\">\n<li>\n<p>                            English (US)                        <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                            English (British)                        <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            Generated with artificial intelligence.        <\/p>\n<p>        From Wednesday, a passport will no longer be sufficient for travelling to the United Kingdom. Travellers from Switzerland will also need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA).\n<\/p>\n<p>        This content was published on    <\/p>\n<p>        March 31, 2025 &#8211; 14:26\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/latest-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is required for travelling to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The entry permit, which costs the equivalent of around CHF11.50 and is linked to the passport, is valid for two years and only needs to be renewed after that. This can be done via an app or online.<\/p>\n<p>From April 9, the ETA will even cost \u00a316 (the equivalent of around CHF18.20). Anyone flying or travelling without an application will either be denied boarding by the airlines or refused entry at passport control.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, the ETA is an additional security check, and the British government can also expect millions in additional revenue. A photo of your passport must be uploaded to the \u201cUK ETA\u201d app, as well as a photo of your face if you are over the age of nine.<\/p>\n<p>\n    More<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/594091879_highres-data-49071584.jpg\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" alt=\"train going into Eurotunnel\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Could a direct high-speed train link between Switzerland and London soon be a reality?    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Dec 19, 2023                    <\/p>\n<p>                The prospect of a direct rail link is picking up speed with the Swiss Federal Railways studying the options with international operators.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/society\/could-a-direct-high-speed-train-link-between-switzerland-and-london-soon-be-a-reality\/49071586\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Could a direct high-speed train link between Switzerland and London soon be a reality?<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Job, penalties, war crimes<\/p>\n<p>The following questions must also be answered: Do you have a job? Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence? Have you ever been involved in any of the following offences or suspected of having committed any of the following offences? (War crimes, genocide or crimes against humanity, terrorism, including support for or membership of a terrorist organisation, support for extremist groups or expression of extremist views)<\/p>\n<p>Confirmation of entry authorisation should usually come quickly due to automated processing, but the British government states a processing time of up to three working days.<\/p>\n<p>The ETA authorises several trips and stays of up to six months in a two-year period. It is therefore also possible to study for a short period (up to six months).<\/p>\n<p>\n    More<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/606870079_highres.jpg\" width=\"1300\" height=\"799\" alt=\"City of London view.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        UK resumes trade talks with Switzerland in \u2018Global Britain\u2019 push    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Oct 11, 2024                    <\/p>\n<p>                British and Swiss trade negotiators will resume trade talks on Monday as they seek to broker deeper access to each other\u2019s financial services markets as well as agreements on data sharing and worker visas.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/banking-fintech\/uk-resumes-trade-talks-with-switzerland-in-global-britain-push\/87713587\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: UK resumes trade talks with Switzerland in \u2018Global Britain\u2019 push<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Translated from German by DeepL\/mga<\/p>\n<p>This the title of article has been adapted on April 2, 2025, as it had wrongly stated Swiss citizens need a visa to travel to the UK. They just need an entry permit they can obtain online. <\/p>\n<p>                How we work            <\/p>\n<p>This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools such as DeepL to translate it into English. Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more about how we work, have a look\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/about-swi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, if you want to learn more about how we use technology, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/about-us\/principles-and-framework-conditions\/47918744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, and if you have feedback on this news story please write to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/entry-to-the-united-kingdom-from-wednesday-only-with-authorisation\/mailto:english@swissinfo.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">english@swissinfo.ch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>        Articles in this story    <\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ded0f0639507378f7b2f306893a8155494e53a64-89738815.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Planes\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Airspace congestion jeopardises safety    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 26, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                Flight safety is reduced by the clogging of airspace, says Thomas Steffen, a pilot for Swiss and head of safety at Aeropers, the industry association.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/airspace-congestion-puts-safety-at-risk\/89739068?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Airspace congestion jeopardises safety<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/d4b8ff6813fca4f7636d18f7533e728913e7aa43-89738447.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Work by Malaysian artist on display in Thun\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Malaysian artist Yee I-Lann holds first major European exhibition in Thun    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 26, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                Das Kunstmuseum Thun richtet im August die erste gr\u00f6ssere Europaausstellung der malaysischen K\u00fcnstlerin Yee I-Lann aus. 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In the past quarter, every single company in this country was the target of a cyber attack an average of 1097 times a week.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/cyberattacks-on-swiss-companies-increase-by-9-per-cent\/89735290?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Cyberattacks on Swiss companies increase by 9%<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/98e407d360c9f8531aa959b99c706a9914d5827a-89734921.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"21 minutes of power interruption per end customer in 2024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Swiss households faced 21 minutes of power outages in 2024    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 25, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                End customers experienced an average of 21 minutes of electricity interruption in 2024. 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