Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland
Commons · Question 21567 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the first overseas visitors to Northern Ireland arriving via the Republic of Ireland to be impacted by the UK Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 8 Jan 2025
We are introducing the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK. The scheme, which already applies to nationals of Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, ...