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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.

• Overview

  An electronic travel authorisation (ETA) lets you travel to the UK for…

• When you do not need an ETA

  You do not need an ETA to travel to the UK if: you’re a British or Irish…

• What you can and cannot do with an ETA

  Whether you need to apply for an ETA depends on why you’re travelling to…

• Apply for an ETA

  It costs £16 to apply online or through the UK ETA app. You cannot get a…

You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.

Transport on trains, planes, cars, taxis and minicabs, buses, coaches and wheelchairs for disabled people - Freedom Pass, Disabled Person's Railcard, concessionary bus pass and Shopmobility.

• Trains

  You can give National Rail train companies advance notice if you think…

• Planes

  Tell your airline at least 48 hours before departure if you’ll need help.…

• Cars, buses and coaches

  Find out what you need to do if you’re driving and you have a medical…

• Taxis and minicabs

  It’s against the law for drivers not to take you on a journey because of a…

• Ships

  You can get help if you’re disabled and travelling on any of the…

• Wheelchairs

  Shopmobility lends wheelchairs and powered scooters to people who are…

Find out about the compliance checks process and the help you or your client (if you're a tax agent) can get, during and after the checks.

• Updated: 20 October 2023

How to apply for a special payment if you claimed Income Support because of a disability or health condition instead of Employment and Support Allowance.

• Updated: 29 June 2023

Guidance on how to support your child or partner’s student finance application and which forms you need to complete.

Get help and extra support when dealing with HMRC if you have additional needs - for example you have a disability or health condition, if English is not your first language or if you’re experiencing domestic abuse or financial hardship.

Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.

• Updated: 22 March 2021

A collection of policy papers and reports about how the Department for Work and Pensions provides additional support for customers.

• Updated: 17 July 2025

We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move....

• Updated: 21 January 2025