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UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Your identity document (for example your passport or identity card) will…
Check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK. You’re a British citizen…
You’ll need to show your identity document, such as your passport or…
You must co-operate if you’re stopped and asked about your baggage. If you…
Passing through a UK airport while on the way to another country is called…
Check if you're exempt from immigration control or obtaining permission to enter, and therefore do not need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) or visa.
Apply for an ETA to come to the UK if you’re a tourist, visiting family or for certain other reasons for up to 6 months. It costs £16. Find out if you need an ETA or a visa instead.
An electronic travel authorisation (ETA) lets you travel to the UK for…
You do not need an ETA to travel to the UK if: you’re a British or Irish…
Whether you need to apply for an ETA depends on why you’re travelling to…
It costs £16 to apply online or through the UK ETA app. You cannot get a…
FCDO travel advice for Grenada. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
Information about changing requirements for UK nationals travelling to countries in the Schengen area.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Get your goods cleared by the National Clearance Hub when moving goods into, out of, or through the UK.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
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