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Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 44912 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 23 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been detected as not having a valid Electronic Travel Authorisation in Northern Ireland since January 2025.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 23 Apr 2025

Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) were introduced in October 2023 to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream, and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK. They were more recently expanded to eligible non-European nationals (...