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. Botswana
  13. Brazil
  14. Brunei
  15. Canada
  16. Chile
  17. Costa Rica
  18. Grenada
  19. Guatemala
  20. Guyana
  21. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including British National (Overseas))
  22. Israel
  23. Japan
  24. Kiribati
  25. Macao Special Administrative Region
  26. Malaysia
  27. Maldives
  28. Marshall Islands
  29. Mauritius
  30. Mexico
  31. Federated States of Micronesia
  32. Nauru
  33. New Zealand
  34. Nicaragua
  35. Palau
  36. Panama
  37. Papua New Guinea
  38. Paraguay
  39. Peru
  40. St Kitts and Nevis
  41. St Lucia
  42. St Vincent and the Grenadines
  43. Samoa
  44. Seychelles
  45. Singapore
  46. Solomon Islands
  47. South Korea
  48. Taiwan*
  49. The Bahamas
  50. Tonga
  51. Tuvalu
  52. United States
  53. 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:

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