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Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)

In operation Status as of 19 October 2026 · Funding type: Passenger or user fee

The UK ETA is required by most visa-exempt visitors to the UK, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, and by some passengers transiting through UK border control. GOV.UK lists the fee at GBP 20 per person 1. Travel Weekly reported that changes laid on 16 January 2025 allowed the fee to rise from GBP 10 to GBP 16, part of a package the Home Office forecast would raise an extra GBP 269 million a year 2. The Local reported the ETA was introduced in 2023, compulsory by April 2025, and rose to GBP 20 from 8 April 2026 3. No vendor or system contract was found in the sources reviewed.

Key terms

Buyer
Home Office
Vendor
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Vendor based in
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Duration
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Value
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Funding
passenger fee
Fee model
GBP 20 per traveller, including babies and children (GOV.UK, accessed 19 October 2026). Fee rose from GBP 10 to GBP 16 after changes laid in January 2025, and from GBP 16 to GBP 20 from 8 April 2026, as reported
Procurement route
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System ownership
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Data terms
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Audits, courts, parliament and regulators

  1. 16 January 2025: Fee changes laid before Parliament to allow the ETA fee to rise from GBP 10 to GBP 16. The Home Office said the package aimed to reduce taxpayer funding of the migration and borders system, as reported by Travel Weekly 2
  2. 7 February 2026: The Local reported the government would raise the fee by 25 percent to GBP 20 from 8 April 2026 3

Sources

  1. GOV.UK: Apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) (accessed 19 October 2026)
  2. Travel Weekly: Home Office proposes rise in ETA fee to £16 (17 January 2025)
  3. The Local: UK to hike price of electronic travel authorisation for foreign travellers (7 February 2026)

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