{"id":6017,"date":"2024-12-09T10:40:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T09:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/?p=6017"},"modified":"2024-12-09T10:40:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T09:40:37","slug":"uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/","title":{"rendered":"eVisas and ETA: The UK&#8217;s Digital Immigration Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6014\" style=\"width: 337px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6014\" class=\"wp-image-6014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-300x169.png\" alt=\"Understanding eVisas and ETA: The UK's Digital Immigration Transition\" width=\"327\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ETA AND EVISAS<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The UK border and immigration system is undergoing a significant transformation as it transitions to a fully digital process. This move is aimed at making travel to the UK smoother and more efficient for passengers. If you plan to visit the UK, understanding the new requirements for <strong>eVisas<\/strong> and <strong>Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA)<\/strong> is essential.<\/p>\n<h4>What You Need to Know About eVisas<\/h4>\n<p>An <strong>eVisa<\/strong> is a digital immigration status that replaces physical documents like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biometric residence permits (BRPs)<\/li>\n<li>Passports with visa vignette stickers<\/li>\n<li>Ink stamps<\/li>\n<li>Biometric residence cards (BRCs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you currently hold a physical immigration document, you must transition to an eVisa by creating a UK Visas and Immigration account at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eVisa\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gov.uk\/eVisa<\/a>. This is especially important for BRP holders, as most BRPs will expire on <strong>31 December 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Already have an eVisa? Ensure the passport you plan to use for travel is linked to your UK Visas and Immigration account. Update your details at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/update-uk-visas-immigration-account-details\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gov.uk\/update-uk-visas-immigration-account-details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Introducing the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)<\/h4>\n<p>For travelers who do not need a visa for short visits to the UK (up to six months), an <strong>Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)<\/strong> will soon be mandatory. The ETA acts as a digital travel permission.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers can check when they need an ETA and apply for one at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/electronic-travel-authorisation\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gov.uk\/electronic-travel-authorisation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Key Takeaways<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Digital Shift:<\/strong> The UK is transitioning from physical immigration documents to eVisas, improving efficiency and security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Action Required:<\/strong> BRP holders and others relying on physical documents should act now to transition to an eVisa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short Stays:<\/strong> Non-visa visitors will need an ETA for stays up to six months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eVisa\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gov.uk\/eVisa<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/electronic-travel-authorisation\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gov.uk\/electronic-travel-authorisation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK border and immigration system is undergoing a significant transformation as it transitions to a fully digital process. This move is aimed at making travel to the UK smoother and more efficient for passengers. If you plan to visit the UK, understanding the new requirements for eVisas and Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA) is essential. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>eVisas and ETA: The UK&#039;s Digital Immigration Transition - A\u00e9roport Bergerac Dordogne P\u00e9rigord<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about the UK&#039;s digital immigration transition with eVisas and Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA). Prepare for your UK travel today!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"eVisas and ETA: The UK&#039;s Digital Immigration Transition - A\u00e9roport Bergerac Dordogne P\u00e9rigord\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about the UK&#039;s digital immigration transition with eVisas and Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA). Prepare for your UK travel today!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"A\u00e9roport Bergerac Dordogne P\u00e9rigord\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aeroportbergerac.dordogneperigord\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-09T09:40:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"16000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"9000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"S\u00e9bastien Lopez\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"S\u00e9bastien Lopez\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"S\u00e9bastien Lopez\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/934f108046454f132a63ed20fa892ba8\"},\"headline\":\"eVisas and ETA: The UK&#8217;s Digital Immigration Transition\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-09T09:40:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":299,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-300x169.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Non class\u00e9\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/\",\"name\":\"eVisas and ETA: The UK's Digital Immigration Transition - A\u00e9roport Bergerac Dordogne P\u00e9rigord\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-300x169.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-09T09:40:37+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/934f108046454f132a63ed20fa892ba8\"},\"description\":\"Learn about the UK's digital immigration transition with eVisas and Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA). Prepare for your UK travel today!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-300x169.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-300x169.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"eVisas and ETA: The UK&rsquo;s Digital Immigration Transition\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/\",\"name\":\"A\u00e9roport Bergerac Dordogne P\u00e9rigord\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/934f108046454f132a63ed20fa892ba8\",\"name\":\"S\u00e9bastien Lopez\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/81c8352e1532bb1746ff4a2b35fba8c2224b89673aaee33c24247c4ff50f0b18?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/81c8352e1532bb1746ff4a2b35fba8c2224b89673aaee33c24247c4ff50f0b18?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/81c8352e1532bb1746ff4a2b35fba8c2224b89673aaee33c24247c4ff50f0b18?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"S\u00e9bastien Lopez\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\\\/en\\\/author\\\/s-lopezbergerac-aeroport-fr\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"eVisas and ETA: The UK's Digital Immigration Transition - A\u00e9roport Bergerac Dordogne P\u00e9rigord","description":"Learn about the UK's digital immigration transition with eVisas and Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA). Prepare for your UK travel today!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"eVisas and ETA: The UK's Digital Immigration Transition - A\u00e9roport Bergerac Dordogne P\u00e9rigord","og_description":"Learn about the UK's digital immigration transition with eVisas and Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA). Prepare for your UK travel today!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/","og_site_name":"A\u00e9roport Bergerac Dordogne P\u00e9rigord","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aeroportbergerac.dordogneperigord","article_published_time":"2024-12-09T09:40:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":16000,"height":9000,"url":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"S\u00e9bastien Lopez","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"S\u00e9bastien Lopez","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/"},"author":{"name":"S\u00e9bastien Lopez","@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/#\/schema\/person\/934f108046454f132a63ed20fa892ba8"},"headline":"eVisas and ETA: The UK&#8217;s Digital Immigration Transition","datePublished":"2024-12-09T09:40:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/"},"wordCount":299,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-300x169.png","articleSection":["Non class\u00e9"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/","name":"eVisas and ETA: The UK's Digital Immigration Transition - A\u00e9roport Bergerac Dordogne P\u00e9rigord","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-300x169.png","datePublished":"2024-12-09T09:40:37+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/#\/schema\/person\/934f108046454f132a63ed20fa892ba8"},"description":"Learn about the UK's digital immigration transition with eVisas and Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA). Prepare for your UK travel today!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-300x169.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ETA-digital-display-November-2024-300x169.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/uk-digital-immigration-evisa-eta\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"eVisas and ETA: The UK&rsquo;s Digital Immigration Transition"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/","name":"A\u00e9roport Bergerac Dordogne P\u00e9rigord","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/#\/schema\/person\/934f108046454f132a63ed20fa892ba8","name":"S\u00e9bastien Lopez","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/81c8352e1532bb1746ff4a2b35fba8c2224b89673aaee33c24247c4ff50f0b18?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/81c8352e1532bb1746ff4a2b35fba8c2224b89673aaee33c24247c4ff50f0b18?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/81c8352e1532bb1746ff4a2b35fba8c2224b89673aaee33c24247c4ff50f0b18?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"S\u00e9bastien Lopez"},"url":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/author\/s-lopezbergerac-aeroport-fr\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6017\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=6017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6017\/revisions\/"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6018,"href":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6017\/revisions\/6018\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=6017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=6017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bergerac.aeroport.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/?post=6017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}