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Effective February 2026, the UK will require Electronic Travel Authorization for entry from 85 visa-exempt nations, enhancing border security and travel efficiency. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/uk-eta-mandatory-2026-mbex5f4o?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #UKETA #uk #ETA #visa

Planning a trip from Germany to the UK? Don’t forget – UK ETA for Germany Citizens.
This new Electronic Travel Authorisation will be required for short visits, even though you don’t need a visa.

✅ Easy online application
✅ Quick approval process
✅ Mandatory before boarding

Stay ahead of the travel game. Be ready.

visit - https://united-kingdom-visa.com/apply-eta-from-germany/

#UKETA #UKETAforGermanyCitizens #GermanyToUK #TravelUpdate #VisaToTravel #TravelSmart #ETANews #TravelTips #UKTravel2025 #GermanTravellers #EuropeTravel #OnlineVisa #BorderControl #ETAApplication #TravelRequirements

My least-replicable travel hack is now saving me money, not just time

The passport that I’ve taken for much of my international travel since the spring of 2017 finally has some stamps in it–courtesy of the Brazilian border officers in São Paolo who did the honors with my Irish passport at the start and end of my trip for Web Summit Rio this week.

While I had traveled to Rio on my U.S. passport the previous two years, Brazil has since rolled out its e-visa program for U.S., Canadian and Australian citizens. Applying for one of these 10-year travel permissions costs $80.90 and, per numerous reports from travelers, requires time and patience to deal with glitches and delays in the approval process.

Traveling with my Irish passport, however, required nothing beyond scanning it into the United app’s Travel-Ready Center, having a check-in agent at Dulles eyeball that before issuing my boarding pass for last Saturday’s flight, and showing it one more time to a gate agent during boarding.

I didn’t have any issues exiting the country on that passport either, although having two passports on the reservation meant I had go through a second doc check for my U.S. passport before getting a boarding pass for my flight back to the States.

This was the second time this year that my Irish citizenship has saved me little money instead of merely letting me use shorter passport lines in Europe as an EU national (and not getting a passport stamp in the process).

Since Jan. 8, American citizens traveling to the United Kingdom have had to pay £16 for a two-year ETA (electronic travel authorisation) and do that at least three business days before flying to the U.K. It could have been worse; the British government originally planned to require an ETA just for connecting through Heathrow before relenting.

But Irish nationals are exempt from this, in keeping with the U.K. and Ireland’s Common Travel Area arrangements. So I didn’t have to worry about getting an ETA for my two-day stopover in London between Web Summit Qatar and MWC Barcelona.

Starting in the last quarter of 2026, I’ll get one more way to save a little money when the EU implements its ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System), which will cost €7 and be valid for three years or, if sooner, the expiration of the passport used to apply for it. EU nationals will, of course, be exempt from that.

I feel a little guilty ducking all of these minor administrative obstacles since all of these countries are only responding to longstanding U.S. travel-permissions requirements for their own citizens. Brazilian citizens need a visa to travel to the U.S., with fees starting at $185 for a 10-year non-immigrant tourist visa. And U.K. and EU nationals need to pay $21 for an ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization), good for two years or passport expiration.

No American can blame any foreign government for deciding to return a little of these favors. And every American should hope that foreign governments following news of the incarcerations of international tourists and students in the U.S. (in some cases only for their speech) under the xenophobic Trump administration have the grace not to reciprocate.

#BrazilEVisa #dualCitizenship #ESTA #EUETIAS #internationalTravel #IrishCitizenship #IrishPassport #passportStamps #passports #UKETA #USPassport #USVisa #WebSummitRio

An Irish passport shows an arrival stamp from the Federal Police of Brazil; in the background, the late-afternoon sun lights up Barra di Tijuca's beach while a helicopter flies overhead.

Wer nach UK reisen möchte, braucht jetzt eine Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). Die vergibt das britische Innenministerium über die App UK ETA oder auf einer Internetseite für 16 britische Pfund (etwa 19 Euro).

Es gibt bereits fragwürdige Seiten, auf denen bis zu 160 Euro verlangt werden – für eine Ausfüllhilfe. Unsere Tipps zu eurem Schutz: https://www.verbraucherzentrale.nrw/aktuelle-meldungen/vertraege-reklamation/eta-fuer-grossbritannien-beantragen-wie-erkenne-ich-betruegerische-seiten-106439

#eta #eta_uk #uketa #reisen #visum #london #england #schottland #wales #nordirland #großbritannien

Bild mit Text: "Davor warnen wir: Wer für die Einreise nach Groß-britannien eine ETA sucht, kann auf Nepp hereinfallen. Suchmaschinen zeigen oft zuerst Werbeanzeigen von Drittanbieter-Seiten, nicht die offizielle Website. Manche Seiten nutzen das britische Wappen oder Farben der Regierung. Einige Anbieter verlangen überhöhte Preise – teils mehr als 160 Euro – nur fürs Ausfüllen des offiziellen Formulars oder eine Weiterleitung. Am Ende muss die ETA trotzdem noch auf der offiziellen Seite oder in der App beantragt werden."

Bild mit Text: "So schützt ihr euch: Endet die Domain der Seite mit .gov.uk? Nur dann ist es eine echte Seite eines britischen Ministeriums. Intransparente Preisangaben? Offizielle Seiten informieren klar über Kosten. Unseriöse Drittanbieter verstecken Preise oft bis zur Zahlung. Fehlt ein Impressum oder ist das Unternehmen anonym? Dann ist Vorsicht geboten! Grundsätzlich besteht auf solchen Seiten die Gefahr, dass eure Daten für Identitätsdiebstahl missbraucht werden."

Malaysians travelling to the UK will require Electronic Travel Authorisation starting Jan 2025 #apps #digitallife #electronictravelauthorisation #eta #featured #news #transport #ukelectronictravelauthorisation #uketa #uketaapplication #uketaapplicationmalaysia #uketamalaysia

https://soyacincau.com/2024/09/11/malaysia-uk-eta-jan25-fee/

From today, nationals of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia can apply for a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation. A UK ETA will be mandatory from 22 February 2024. Learn more: http://dlvr.it/T2928J #UKETA #ETA #ElectronicTravelAuthorisation