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

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