Written Question·Home Office·UIN 32496

Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas)

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Mike Martin

Liberal DemocratTunbridge Wells

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will make an assessment on the potential merits of exempting British National (Overseas) passport holders from Electronic Travel Authorisation.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme was introduced on 25 October 2023 to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK.ETAs were expanded to British National (Overseas) BN(O) p...

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