Written Question·Home Office·UIN 907630

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Prosecutions

Tabled: 28 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many court cases there have been relating to not having a valid electronic travel authorisation.

Answer

Mike Tapp

The Home Office is yet to commence the legislative provision that will make it an offence to knowingly arrive in the UK without an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). Accordingly, there have been no cases in the courts brought on this basis. Further de...

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