Electronic Travel Authorisation Archives

Australians to be charged a fee to enter the UK-by Michael Gebicki Australians will need to apply and pay for an Electronic Travel Authorisation under upcoming changes to the UK’s entry rules. Source:Theage While you can still arrive at London’s Heathrow Airport, flash your Aussie passport and head off to the nearest pub for a pint, those days are going to end. We’re soon going to need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to enter the UK. This is not a visa. The ETA is a visa waiver, available to citizens of around 50 countries. The new rules Every incoming eligible traveller, regardless of age, will require an ETA (unless they already hold a separate visa to enter). Even those transiting through the UK and not passing through border control will also need an ETA. To apply, applicants need a valid biometric passport and an email address. Applications must be ...

Sri Lanka Tourism says country now open to fully-vaccinated travellers with quarantine-free entry Source:FT As Sri Lanka paves the way to restart tourism, fully-vaccinated international travellers who have received the second dose of the vaccine 14 days prior to arrival will now be allowed to enter the country without undergoing quarantine. While several restrictions remain for unvaccinated or partially vaccinated visitors, those who have been ‘double-jabbed’ will have travel restrictions eased; this includes entry into the island without a period of quarantine other than the 24 hours required to stay in a Safe and Secure Level 1 Hotel until the on-arrival PCR test results are available. Once the ‘Day One’ PCR test report is negative, travellers will be able to leave the Level 1 Hotel and enjoy their holiday. They will be required to undergo a PCR test once again on the seventh day during their travels at a Ministry ...