Guidance

Electronic travel authorisation (ETA): privacy information notice

How your personal information is used within the electronic travel authorisation (ETA) system.

• From: Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 25 October 2023
• Last updated: 22 October 2025 — See all updates

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Electronic travel authorisation: privacy information notice

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This privacy information notice explains what happens to your personal information when you apply for an ETA, including:

• how we use it
• how long we keep it for

Published 25 October 2023

Last updated 22 October 2025 + show all updates

1. 22 October 2025

   Added information about the 'Check your ETA' service.

2. 25 October 2023

   First published.