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Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas)

Commons · Question 30222 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2025

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Asked by Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisation on British National (Overseas) Passport holders without UK visas.

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...