Immigration Rules Appendix ETA National List

List of nationalities requiring an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) prior to travel to the UK pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation.

ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation:

  1. (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023:

    Qatar

    (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024:

  2. Bahrain
  3. Kuwait
  4. Oman
  5. United Arab Emirates
  6. Saudi Arabia

    (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025:

  7. Antigua and Barbuda
  8. Argentina
  9. Australia
  10. Barbados
  11. Belize
  12. DELETED
  13. Brazil
  14. Brunei
  15. Canada
  16. Chile
  17. Costa Rica
  18. Grenada
  19. Guatemala
  20. Guyana
  21. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  22. Israel
  23. Japan
  24. Kiribati
  25. Macao Special Administrative Region
  26. Malaysia
  27. Maldives
  28. Marshall Islands
  29. Mauritius
  30. Mexico
  31. Federated States of Micronesia
  32. New Zealand
  33. Nicaragua
  34. Palau
  35. Panama
  36. Papua New Guinea
  37. Paraguay
  38. Peru
  39. St Kitts and Nevis
  40. St Lucia
  41. St Vincent and the Grenadines
  42. Samoa
  43. Seychelles
  44. Singapore
  45. Solomon Islands
  46. South Korea
  47. Taiwan*
  48. The Bahamas
  49. Tonga
  50. Tuvalu
  51. United States
  52. Uruguay

    *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan.

    (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025:

  53. Andorra
  54. Austria
  55. Belgium
  56. Bulgaria
  57. Croatia
  58. Cyprus
  59. Czechia
  60. Denmark
  61. Estonia
  62. Finland
  63. France
  64. Germany
  65. Greece
  66. Hungary
  67. Iceland
  68. Italy
  69. Latvia
  70. Liechtenstein
  71. Lithuania
  72. Luxembourg
  73. Malta
  74. Monaco
  75. Netherlands
  76. Norway
  77. Poland
  78. Portugal
  79. Romania
  80. San Marino
  81. Slovakia
  82. Slovenia
  83. Spain
  84. Sweden
  85. Switzerland
  86. Vatican City