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--- visas_etas_and_other_travel_documentation [2024/03/20 21:28] – updating ETAs alan
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 ====== Visas, ETAs and other Travel Documentation ======
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 Passports can take a long time between application and receipt: if you think a new one is necessary or even useful, we also recommend applying as far in advance as possible.
-===== Visas and Visa Waivers =====
+===== Visas and ETAs =====
 ==== Visas ====
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 Registration at Glasgow 2024 can help with an invite letter, to show why you are visiting.
-==== Visa Waivers ====
-If you are a citizen or national of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, you may apply for an electronic visa waiver. These are electronic documents and can be applied for at the [[https://www.electronic-visa-waiver.service.gov.uk/start|Electronic Visa Waiver service page.]]
-An Electronic Visa Waiver costs £30, last for six months, and allows you to travel to the UK  for tourism, business, study or medical treatment. They must be applied for no more than 3 months and no less than 48 hours before travel.
-**Please note:** Visa Waivers are being phased out and are being replaced by Electronic Travel Authorisations. See the section below.
 ===== Electronic Travel Authorisations =====
 The UK is rolling out Electronic Travel Authorisations over the course of 2024. These operate in a similar manner to The US's ESTA and Canada's eTA. Once fully rolled out, anyone who does not need a Visa to enter the UK will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation. These will cost £10 and last for two years, or until the expiry of your passport if that is sooner.
-These are being rolled out in stages, initially replacing Electronic Visa Waivers.
+These are being rolled out in stages.
-If you are from Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates, you will need one.
+If you are from Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates, you will need one. You can apply for one on the UK ETA app, which is linked [[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta|on the UK ETA application page.]]
 **Other countries will be regularly added to this list:** it is likely that by the time of the convention, many other countries will be added. We recommend checking the [[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/electronic-travel-authorisation-eta|UK electronic Travel Authorisation website.]] often, and well before you travel.