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Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card

• Overview

  The Registered Traveller service can help you get through the UK border…

• Eligibility

  To apply for Registered Traveller membership, you must be 18 or older and…

• Where you can use Registered Traveller

  You can use the service at the following airports: Birmingham Bristol…

• How to apply

  Before you apply, check you’re eligible. Apply online for Registered…

• Renew or update your membership

  It costs £50 to renew your Registered Traveller membership for another…

• Add children to your membership

  You can apply to add your children to your Registered Traveller membership…

Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply

• Overview

  You might need a visa to pass through the UK in transit (on your way to…

• If you're not going through border control (Direct Airside Transit visa)

  You might need a Direct Airside Transit visa if you: will be changing…

• If you're going through border control (Visitor in Transit visa)

  You might need a Visitor in Transit visa if you’re: changing flights in…

• Apply

  Apply online for a Direct Airside Transit visa or a Visitor in Transit…

Guidance on UK domestic and cross-border rail operations.

• Updated: 4 January 2021

UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.

UK Visas and Immigration now manages applications for people who want to visit, work, study or settle in the UK. Previously, this was part of UKBA (UK Border Agency) which closed in 2013.

• Updated: 15 April 2021

Find out what to do if you have something seized (Notice 12A).

• Updated: 30 January 2026

Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.

Recordings and videos that outline in more technical detail the new rules for moving goods to and from the EU.

• Updated: 12 May 2021

British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey

• Updated: 21 December 2017

These videos provide information about moving goods between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and the EU. They cover new rules that have come into force in 2022.

• Updated: 9 May 2022