17/01/2025
⚠️ CHANGE to the UK's new electronic visa requirement for American travelers (yes... already).
The new rules lasted for a whole week. After being implemented on January 8, yesterday the UK government caved to the pressure and backed down on the most disputed and criticized part of the requirement.
The requirement now does NOT apply to travelers who are just transiting!
(As long as they're staying airside; AKA not leaving the airport's secure area and not going through customs. So some transits will still require the ETA. Details in the link below!)
They say this quick U-turn is a temporary change and that they will "review" it, but it most likely has been scrapped for good.
Flytrippers will let you know if anything else changes, or when we get a date for the European Union's similar requirement taking effect in 2025 for 29 countries.
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⤵️ Read about the transit exemption:
https://flytrippers.com/uk-electronic-travel-authorisation/
⤵️ Learn all the details in our guide about the new UK rules:
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