Great Britain will start requiring visitors from Spain and all from 2024 countries that do not require an entry visaincluding from European Unionpreviously earned Electronic Travel AuthorizationLondon reports Thursday.
For now, the UK will begin requiring visitors from Qatar to obtain an electronic permit before traveling from 25 October, a requirement that will extend to all EU countries in 2024.
Starting February 2024, these requirements will also apply to nationals of Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Over the next year, the rest of the world will be added to the program that do not require a visa to visit the UK, the group of which, in addition to Spain and other EU countries, includes Latin American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica , Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
An Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) will be required for tourism, business and student visits stay in the country will be less than six months.
The UK government has not yet announced its e-authorization fee, which will have a two year validity and will work for multiple entries to the country.
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There will be no exceptions to facilitate unforeseen business travel
To request permission, it is necessary to submit via a website or app a photo that allows the authorities to record biometric data, and answer a few questions about the reason for the trip.
The UK government estimates that an authorization will be issued at approx three working daysthough he hopes most will have the green light before that deadline.
London does not plan to introduce exceptions to facilitate unforeseen business travel in the absence of an electronic authorization in effect.
On the other hand, those who do not need to apply for entry permits are Europeans who lived in the country before Brexit and are “permanently resident” in the UK, or legal residents in the Republic of Ireland.
Reciprocal action by the EU
The European Union, for its part, also plans to launch it in 2024 European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS), which would force Britons and tourists from visa-free countries to pay 7 euros for entry permits prior to that valid for three years.
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