LONDON: Beginning on Wednesday (Feb 25), guests to Britain from 85 international locations, together with Singapore, should get hold of an digital allow prematurely of their journey or they are going to be barred from travelling, the UK inside ministry stated.
The Digital Journey Authorisation (ETA) scheme requires all guests who don’t want a visa to enter Britain to buy a pre-travel allow on-line at a price of 16 kilos (US$21.57).
The scheme was launched in 2023 and prolonged to European guests in April final yr, however has not been strictly enforced.
Nonetheless, from Feb 25, it is going to be necessary for guests to the UK to have obtained an ETA to journey.
Because of this airways will forestall passengers from boarding if they don’t have an ETA, eVisa or different legitimate documentation, the inside ministry stated.
