Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas)
Commons · Question 29009 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting people that have British National Overseas status and hold a UK passport from the Electronic Travel Authorisation requirement.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 13 Feb 2025
Electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) have been introduced to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK.ETAs were expanded to BN(O) passport holders on 27 November 2024 and are currently...