Home Office Future Border and Immigration Systems- Business Visitors engagement event.

One of the government’s priorities is securing the UK’s border and keeping our people safe by ensuring that everyone wishing to travel to the UK (except British and Irish citizens) has permission to do so in advance of travel. To fill the current gap in advance permissions the government is introducing an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme. The ETA Scheme will apply to those passengers visiting the UK or transiting the UK who do not need a visa for short stays. British and Irish citizens will not be required to obtain an ETA.  

The introduction of ETAs will be a significant change for many people who can currently travel to the UK without any prior interaction with the Home Office. We will support rollout with a global marketing communications and engagement campaign.

This event, tailored to business visitors, will provide an overview of the ETA scheme and provide you with an opportunity to ask any questions about the scheme and its impact on organisations and the travelling public. This event will be suited for representatives from businesses, creative and sport industries. Although this event has been tailored for the business visitors, we welcome attendance from all that are interested.

We will use Slido to make the event more interactive and would therefore really welcome your participation in this session.

The agenda and joining instructions will be sent out in advance to all registered attendees.

If you have any queries, please contact the ETA Engagement Team at

ETAengagement@homeoffice.gov.uk