The UK ETA is a pre-travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers; visa-national passports still need a visa.
Updated 23 Jul 2026
Why this is watched
ETA fee, rollout waves and visa-national boundaries can change multiple corridors and common user assumptions quickly.
Review cadence
check on each GOV.UK ETA update
Change triggers
ETA fee update
Nationality rollout update
Visitor-policy or duration wording change
Timeline
2025-04-02: ETA became a broad visitor requirement The UK ETA scheme expanded to more visa-exempt nationalities. It does not replace a visa for visa-national passports.
2026-04-08: ETA fee reached GBP 20 GOV.UK lists the ETA application fee as GBP 20 and warns that third-party websites may charge more.
2026-06-23: Key site distinction Ukraine remains treated as a visa-national corridor for ordinary UK visits on this site: Ukrainian citizens need a Standard Visitor visa, not a UK ETA.