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Who needs one

visitors who do not need a visa (e.g. Europe, USA, Australia, Canada); every traveller including babies; not British or Irish citizens statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

You usually need an ETA rather than a visa if you’re from Europe, the USA, Australia, Canada or certain other countries.

key

uk/gov/eta/who-needs

value

visitors who do not need a visa (e.g. Europe, USA, Australia, Canada); every traveller including babies; not British or Irish citizens statement

period

—

effective

— to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/eta

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

scope

Visitors who do not need a visa; the nationality list is on the check-when-you-can-get-an-ETA guidance.

hash

sha256:5020894be86cc57173f5866206003c712419b79e79b009f696b011f722bfb629

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/eta/who-needs?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/eta/who-needs

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  ],
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  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
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  "status": "fresh",
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  "maxAgeDays": null,
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  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
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  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/eta/who-needs",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/eta"
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}