Guidance

Electronic travel authorisation: caseworker guidance

Staff guidance on how to consider applications for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA).

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Electronic travel authorisation: caseworker guidance

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This guidance is for decision makers who are responsible for considering applications for an ETA, where either:

  • the applicant’s identity cannot be established automatically
  • the applicant may be unsuitable for an ETA
Published 22 September 2023
Last updated 4 April 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated details of the staged rollout, and added a definition of an overstay.

  2. Updated references to suitability guidance.

  3. Guidance updated with the following changes: updated references to suitability guidance and details that an ETA application cannot be varied.

  4. First published.