Question follow-through · 17379

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of using electronic travel authorisations on the speed in which Hong Kong (a) BNO status holders and (b) political prisoners can leave H

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Home Office
Tabled
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
4 Dec 2024
Answer
10 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of using electronic travel authorisations on the speed in which Hong Kong (a) BNO status holders and (b) political prisoners can leave H

  2. 4 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) were expanded to all eligible non-European nationalities on 27 November, and will be a requirement for travel to the UK from 8 January. ETAs have been introduced to strengthen the UK’s border security and help preve...

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