Is there a scheduled trip to the UK? ATTENTION, starting next month, special authorization will be required to enter England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
OsEuropeanincluding the Portuguese, já belowasking for authorization Electronic traveling (And), that will be mandatory to enter the United Kingdom from 2 of April.
Although the requirement still takes a month to be imposed, this special authorization can be requested From this Wednesday by CIdadans from 34 countrieswho join so many others who are already required to .
According to the tourists will have to ask a authorization in advance, since it may take up to three days to be granted. Occasionally, “it may take more than three business days,” warns the executive.
Those who scale in the UK should not need this authorization unless you have to undergo border control. The ideal is to confirm with the airline what is the case.
ETA will have two years of validity, which ensures that the tourist can During this period (and up to six months), without needing a new authorization. The order will have to be renewed if the passport changes.
On the official website of the British Executive, it is also clear that there are exceptions: citizens with visa or authorization (residence, work or teaching), British, Irish, British residents abroad, Residents in the Republic of Ireland and citizens with double nationality (British or Irish) They do not need the ETA to travel to the UK.
Authorization may be rejected based on criminal records or risk and, even guaranteed, tourist may be prevented from entering the country.
The 34 countries that can already ask for the ETA:
- Andorra
- Sageia
- Bandmoveca
- Bulgaria
- CrOkia
- Cyprus
- Chéquia
- Denmark
- Thisnia
- Finlandia
- FranThat
- Germany
- Grecia
- Hungary
- Islândia
- Itonlia
- Latonia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- LUXM-birthrgo
- Malta
- Dishaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Afterhorse
- Portugal
- Romandnia
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Vatican City
