Written questions

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 38544 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 20 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were identified as not being in possession of a valid Electronic Travel Authorisation in Northern Ireland in the first two months since its introduction.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 20 Mar 2025

Electronic travel authorisations were introduced in October 2023 to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream, and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the United Kingdom. They were more recently expanded to eligible non-European nation...