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This guidance is for decision makers who are responsible for considering applications for an ETA, where either:
- the applicants identity cannot be established automatically
- the applicant may be unsuitable for an ETA
Updates to this page
Published 22 September 2023
Last updated 7 February 2025
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Updated the contacts and the who does not need an ETA sections.
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Updated guidance with details of the next nationalities that will require an ETA for travel to the UK and 2 additional suitability grounds.
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Updated details of the staged rollout, and added a definition of an overstay.
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Updated references to suitability guidance.
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Guidance updated with the following changes: updated references to suitability guidance and details that an ETA application cannot be varied.
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