Written Question·Home Office·UIN 26474

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the proposed electronic travel authorisation scheme in Northern Ireland.

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. It will be extended to eligible European nationals on 5 ...
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