United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 1127
Electronic Travel Authorisations
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14 May 2026
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19 May 2026 · Answer
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19 May 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce legislative provision making it an offence to knowingly arrive in the UK without an Electronic Travel Authorisation before the summer recess.
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14 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce legislative provision making it an offence to knowingly arrive in the UK without an Electronic Travel Authorisation before the summer recess.
Source: Commons
19 May 2026
Answer
It is already a requirement for eligible nationals to obtain an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before travel to the UK, and entry may be refused if one is not held. We will consider when to commence the offence of knowingly arriving in the UK witho...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-14/1127
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1905430
- uk · wq-1905430 · source updated 19 May 2026