Which countries’ nationals can apply for an ETA United Kingdom

The list of countries whose nationals are authorized to apply for an ETA Electronic Travel Authorization changes frequently. The current list of member countries of the Visa Waiver Program is as follows:

Countries whose citizens can benefit from a British ETA	Start date of ETA entitlement
Qatar	November 15, 2023
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates	February 1, 2024
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Kiribati, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United States, Uruguay.	January 8, 2025
European countries: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City.	March 5, 2025

European nationals will therefore be affected by the need to obtain a British ETA from spring 2025. They will be able to apply for a UK ETA from March 5, 2025. A UK ETA will be compulsory to enter the UK for European nationals from April 2, 2025.