Overseas Visitors: EU Nationals
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce charges for EU visitors to the UK, in the context of the EU’s planned introduction of the EUR 7 visa waiver charge under its Etias system.
Answered by Seema Malhotra
Electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) have been introduced to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK. ETAs will be extended to eligible European nationals on 5 March 2025, and will be a requirement for this cohort for travel from 2 April 2025. The price of an ETA is currently £10, although the Government has made clear its intention to increase the fee to £16 by amending the relevant legislation.
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