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Apply for an ETA to enter the UK if you don't need a visa.


If you have a visa to enter the UK you do not need an ETA.


If you do not need a visa to enter the UK then you do need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to board a plane coming to the UK. You can apply for an ETA through your smartphone by downloading the UK ETA App on your iPhone or Android device. Please arrange this straight after booking your course with SKOLA.


Further details are on this page as below:


Who can apply?

Whether you can apply depends on:

  • the date you travel

  • your nationality as shown on your passport


Who does not need an ETA

You do not need an ETA if any of these apply to you:

Dual citizens

If you are a dual citizen with British or Irish citizenship, you do not need an ETA. Prove your permission to travel using your British passport, Irish passport or other passport containing a certificate of entitlement.


What you can do with an ETA

You can:

You do not need an ETA to transit through the UK if you will not pass through border control (‘airside’ transit).

If you are coming to the UK for another reason, check if you need a visa instead.


What you cannot do with an ETA

You cannot:

  • stay in the UK for longer than 6 months

  • do paid or unpaid work for a UK company or as a self-employed person, unless you are doing a permitted paid engagement or event or work on the Creative Worker visa concession

  • claim public funds (benefits)

  • live in the UK through frequent or successive visits

  • marry or register a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership - you will need to apply for a Marriage Visitor visa


How much it costs

It costs £10 to apply. Everyone travelling needs to get an ETA, including babies and children. You can apply for other people.

You cannot get a refund after you apply.


Before you start

You need:

  • the passport you will travel with - not a photocopy or digital passport

  • access to your emails

  • a credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay

You will need to upload or take photos of the:

  • passport

  • face of the person applying

You do not need to enter your travel details.

Apply for an ETA

The fastest way to apply is using the UK ETA app.


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