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eTA (electronic travel authorisation). Not a visa. A short online form for travellers who are already visa-exempt, usually approved automatically in minutes to hours. No appointment, no interview, no documents.
United Kingdom does not require a full visa, but you must get an electronic travel authorisation approved before you travel. It is applied for online, usually granted quickly, and checked at the airport before you board.
- Status
- eTA
- Stay permitted
- 180 days
- Government fee
- £135
- Typical decision
- Usually within 3 weeks
Apply on the official United Kingdom government site
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there, and there is no service in between.
Checked 19 September 2026 — read the fees and rules on gov.uk
What United Kingdom asks for
- Passport with a blank page for the visa, valid for the whole of your stay
- Bank statements showing you can cover the trip
- Evidence of your travel plans and where you will stay
- Details of your employment, studies or business
- A letter from anyone paying for or hosting your trip
- Tuberculosis test certificate, if you are applying from a country where one is required
Every published fee
| Type | Government fee |
|---|---|
| standard visitor | £135 |
| long term 2 year | £506 |
| long term 5 year | £903 |
| long term 10 year | £1,128 |
Checked 19 September 2026 — read this fee table on gov.uk
Worth knowing
- The UK charges no fee to check your own application status. Sites that charge to reveal a decision are not connected to UKVI.
- There is no single gov.uk page that tracks a visa application. You are updated by the visa application centre that took your biometrics. Treat any other 'UK visa tracker' with suspicion.
- Published processing times for applications made outside the UK are at gov.uk/guidance/visa-processing-times-applications-outside-the-uk.
How long it takes
Paid priority services exist and are sold by UKVI itself. You do not need an agent to buy one.