Electronic Travel Authorisations: Hong Kong
Commons · Question 17379 · Tabled 2 Dec 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Connor Rand
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of using electronic travel authorisations on the speed in which Hong Kong (a) BNO status holders and (b) political prisoners can leave H
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 10 Dec 2024
Electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) were expanded to all eligible non-European nationalities on 27 November, and will be a requirement for travel to the UK from 8 January. ETAs have been introduced to strengthen the UK’s border security and help preve...