{"id":10405,"date":"2025-04-02T09:33:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T07:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cecluxembourg.lu\/uncategorized\/vous-prevoyez-de-voyager-au-royaume-uni-attention-aux-nouvelles-demarches\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:09:04","slug":"vous-prevoyez-de-voyager-au-royaume-uni-attention-aux-nouvelles-demarches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cecluxembourg.lu\/en\/news\/vous-prevoyez-de-voyager-au-royaume-uni-attention-aux-nouvelles-demarches\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning to travel to the UK? Beware of new procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting from today, April 2, 2025, European travellers wishing to visit the United Kingdom must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before crossing the UK border. The process to obtain the ETA is simple, entirely paperless, and can be completed directly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>on the official UK government\u2019s website<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> The current application fee is \u00a310, but this will increase to \u00a316 starting April 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Avoid Unofficial Websites<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When searching for \u201cETA application\u201d on search engines, you may come across unofficial commercial websites at the top of the results. These websites often offer to process your application for additional fees, well above the official rate. Although this process may not be fraudulent, it lacks transparency for consumers. In the best-case scenario, you will receive your ETA, but at a much higher price than the official authorities charge. So always be on your guard when searching online, and always opt for official channels.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Consequences of Non-compliance <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Without a valid ETA, you will be denied entry to the UK. Airlines may also refuse boarding to travellers who are unable to present this authorisation. Please note that this denial of boarding will be considered as justified, meaning that consumers will not be entitled to any refunds or compensation. To avoid any inconvenience, it is crucial to complete this process well before departure.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What about British travellers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Currently, no action is required for British citizens wishing to travel to Europe. However, the process for the <a href=\"https:\/\/travel-europe.europa.eu\/etias_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ETIAS travel authorisation<\/strong><\/a> is underway to establish a system of reciprocity by the last quarter of 2026. It will then become a condition of entry for VISA-exempt nationals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cecluxembourg.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Communique_Vous-prevoyez-de-voyager-au-Royaume-Uni_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our full press release on this subject.<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting from today, April 2, 2025, European travellers wishing to visit the United Kingdom must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before crossing the UK border. The process to obtain the ETA is simple, entirely paperless, and can be completed directly on the official UK government\u2019s website. The current application fee is \u00a310, but this&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9953,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Planning to travel to the UK? 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