ETA UK journey: Checklist of nations wey want ETA beneath UK new journey guidelines for guests

New journey system for guests wey wan enta to UK go begin from Wednesday for residents of dozens of kontris like US and Australia.

Di govment tok say digital journey authorisation (ETA) go make immigration system higher.

But e don trigger points for twin nationals, wey don attempt to get UK passport to comply with di new guidelines.

ETA na digital permission wey match enable you journey go UK.

From 25 February, most pipo wey match journey go UK visa-free go want ETA now.

Once dem approve your ETA, e go enable you keep for UK as much as six months. E go dey legitimate for 2 years, or till your passport expire, and e go enable you make multiples journey to di UK.

Di go to match be for tourism, enterprise or short-term examine.

E match additionally dey for pipo wey go cross di border and journey by di UK as a part of dia journey, however pipo wey dey transit by UK airports wey no want cross border safety no go want ETA.

Longer journey and work visits or examine go want visa. Pipo wey want visa to journey to UK go nonetheless want visa to journey to di UK, dem no want to use for ETA as nicely.

British or Irish residents no want ETA or visa to go to UK or cross by am. Some oda exceptions dey, equivalent to pipo wey get settled standing or youngsters wey dey journey from France for varsity journey.

Dem launch di scheme for October 2023 however di govment tok say dem “no strictly enforce am to give visitors time to adjust to di new requirement.”

However, in November, govment tok say ETAs go change into necessary from 25 February.

UK govment say ETAs go make immigration system smoother, make am quicker and safer.

To get ETA, you go pay £16, however di govment tok say dem don plan to extend am to £20 in di future.

To apply, govment dey suggest make you go obtain di app from Google Play or Apple App Store.

You go want present your contact and passport particulars, present high quality foto, and reply some questions.

You should journey wit di similar passport wey you utilize apply for di ETA.

Di govment tok say most pipo go get computerized reply for minutes wen dem use ETA app, however dem dey suggest make pipo apply not less than three working days earlier than dem go journey.

If dem reject your ETA utility, govment tok say dem go inform you di purpose and also you match apply once more.

However, if dem refuse your ETA utility, you no match attraction, as an alternative you go want apply for visa to go to di UK.

Wen you verify in on your journey, you match no dey in a position to enter with out legitimate ETA.

Airlines, rail firms and delivery firms don get instruments by di UK govment to suit verify journey permission by computerized digital checks wit di Home Office.

ETA dey digitally linked to your passport, so that you no want paper copy for border. However, govment tok say e good make you continue to hold paper copy on your information.

While ETA dey provide you with permission to go to UK, e no provide you with di proper to enta. You go nonetheless want cross by passport management.

Dem match flip you again for border even when your ETA dey legitimate, if dem get oda points at di passport management.

Dual nationals — pipo wey get UK citizenship and anoda kontri — no match get ETA.

To enta di kontri, dem go want present both British passport or di new digital model of di certificates dem connect to dia second nationality passport.

If dem no get both of dem, e imply say dem go deny dem di proper to journey again to di UK.

Not all people wey get citizenship go mechanically obtain British passports or certificates of entitlement, some twin nationals neva apply for dem, even when dem don dey reside for UK for lengthy years.

Both paperwork go take time, e go take a number of weeks to get am, and e get value too. Adult British passport dey value about £100, whereas di certificates of entitlement dey value £589.

Bifor, twin nationals match depart UK and are available again wit dia non-British passport.

Several British twin nationals don inform BBC how dem dey battle to get British passport to satisfy di new necessities.

Some don dey exterior di kontri since dem don change di guidelines and dem tok say dem no get sufficient time to regulate to di modifications.

One Home Office tok-tok pesin don inform BBC say ‘public info dey advise twin nationals to hold right paperwork wey don dey out there since October 2024 and a substantive communication marketing campaign about ETA introduction don dey run since 2023.’

If ETA sound acquainted, na as a result of Canada, US, and oda kontris don use am already. But di value no be di similar.

Canadian ETA value simply 7 Canadian {dollars} (£3.78) whereas di one for US, go value you $40.27 (£29.75).