Written Question·Home Office·UIN 21568

Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas) and Hong Kong

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UK — Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of requiring Electronic Travel Authorisation on (a) BN(O) and (b) Hong Kong passport holders seeking sanctuary.

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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