Written Question·Home Office·UIN 29009

Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas)

Tabled: 5 February 2025

Answered: 13 February 2025

Named Day

Question

Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting people that have British National Overseas status and hold a UK passport from the Electronic Travel Authorisation requirement.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

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...

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