{"id":653,"date":"2025-11-24T21:48:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/?p=653"},"modified":"2025-11-24T22:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T21:45:07","slug":"uk-eta-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/en\/2025\/11\/24\/uk-eta-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ETA : what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-midnight\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UK-ETA2-825x258.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Travellers planning a visit to England\u2014even for a short stay\u2014may need to obtain a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eta\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eta\">UK ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation)<\/a><\/strong> in advance if they are from a nationality that does <strong>not<\/strong> require a visa for short stays. This digital authorisation allows UK authorities to verify the traveller\u2019s identity and purpose of travel before boarding.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ETA is <strong>not a visa<\/strong>. It grants permission to travel, but does not guarantee entry into the UK\u2014the border control checks still apply.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key information<\/strong> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each person, including children or infants, must apply for their own ETA.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The fee is <strong>\u00a316<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With a valid ETA, one may travel multiple times to the UK, for stays up to 6 months per visit, during a validity period of up to 2 years or until the applicant\u2019s passport expires.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whether a traveller needs an ETA depends on their nationality; citizens of the UK or Ireland do not need one.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If transiting through the UK, the ETA is required when passing through UK border (lands ide). In the case of airside transit (no UK passport control), an exemption currently applies.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is recommended to apply at least three working days before travel, to allow for any additional review.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To assist families, here is a YouTube tutorial from an external source (not affiliated with the association) explaining how to obtain the ETA via the official UK government app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UK ETA - je vous montre pas \u00e0 pas comment prendre l&#039;autorisation de voyage pour le Royaume-Uni\" width=\"557\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0KJ3laDQbPw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travellers planning a visit to England\u2014even for a short stay\u2014may need to obtain a UK ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) in advance if they are from a nationality that does not &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/en\/2025\/11\/24\/uk-eta-what-you-need-to-know\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuer la lecture de <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UK ETA : what you need to know<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classe-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":674,"href":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653\/revisions\/674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aaeir.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}