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ETA is the Electronic Travel Authorisation.
This authorisation must be applied for in general by any person who is not a UK Citizen nor has UK residential status in some form. This applies to several MHF Members and/or spouses/partners.
An ETA will be needed by any traveler wishing to enter UK from 2nd April 2025. THAT IS 40 DAYS FROM NOW.
The process for obtaining one is described here:-
www.gov.uk
Towards the end of that process is the following :-
Your ETA lasts for 2 years or until your passport expires, whichever is sooner.
You can travel to the UK as many times as you want while you have an ETA.
What it does not say is what happens when one gets to one's airport or sea port of departure.
Obviously, since the advice states that the 'ETA will be linked to the passport one applied with' there should be no problem at Passport Control.
HOWEVER
As is the case already, airlines and ferry companies are obliged to return any passengers refused entry into UK to their point of departure, which is why airlines and ferry companies want to establish at check-in that a passenger has the right to enter the UK.
It is unclear what the airlines and ferry companies are going to do about checking whether a passenger has an ETA.
Do any of you with reservations for travel after 2nd April 2025 have any information about what you should do at check-in regarding the ETA?
In the information above the UK Government give no guidance about proving a valid ETA, e.g. printing off the e-mail confirmation.
Do any MHF Members have further information from Government or the airlines/ferry companies?
This authorisation must be applied for in general by any person who is not a UK Citizen nor has UK residential status in some form. This applies to several MHF Members and/or spouses/partners.
An ETA will be needed by any traveler wishing to enter UK from 2nd April 2025. THAT IS 40 DAYS FROM NOW.
The process for obtaining one is described here:-
Apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA)
What an ETA is, who can get one and how to apply before coming to the UK.
Towards the end of that process is the following :-
After you apply
You will get an email confirming you have got an ETA. It will be linked to the passport you applied with.Your ETA lasts for 2 years or until your passport expires, whichever is sooner.
You can travel to the UK as many times as you want while you have an ETA.
What it does not say is what happens when one gets to one's airport or sea port of departure.
Obviously, since the advice states that the 'ETA will be linked to the passport one applied with' there should be no problem at Passport Control.
HOWEVER
As is the case already, airlines and ferry companies are obliged to return any passengers refused entry into UK to their point of departure, which is why airlines and ferry companies want to establish at check-in that a passenger has the right to enter the UK.
It is unclear what the airlines and ferry companies are going to do about checking whether a passenger has an ETA.
Do any of you with reservations for travel after 2nd April 2025 have any information about what you should do at check-in regarding the ETA?
In the information above the UK Government give no guidance about proving a valid ETA, e.g. printing off the e-mail confirmation.
Do any MHF Members have further information from Government or the airlines/ferry companies?
the residency card is for EU border force so we can get home. 
Bob.
Bob.