Question follow-through · 38996

Electronic Travel Authorisations: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of British Nationals Overseas who have had to obtain Electronic Travel Authorisation prior to travelling to the UK.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 18 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 20 Mar 2025
Answer: 26 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

18 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of British Nationals Overseas who have had to obtain Electronic Travel Authorisation prior to travelling to the UK.
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Government has agreed to exempt British National (Overseas) passport holders from the need to obtain an ETA when visiting the UK. This exceptional exemption will be kept under review.Data on the number of BN(O) applications made prior to this exemptio...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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