Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) cost, (2) duration, and (3) means of application, for the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme.

To strengthen the security of the UK border, the Government is introducing an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme. This scheme is similar in nature to the USA ESTA and the EU ETIAS Scheme which will be introduced this year.

Applicants will need to complete a quick, light-touch ETA application form for a small fee. They will need to provide biographic and biometric data, and answer a short set of suitability questions.

The exact cost of an ETA application be announced in due course.

If granted, an ETA will be valid for multiple trips over a 2 year period, or until the expiry date of the passport used to apply, whichever is sooner.