New digital permissions for travel to be issued

Lisa Young
BBC News
Blue Islands A Blue Islands plane flies over Jersey on a bright day. The sky is blue and the land below is patchworked with fields and has beaches surrounding it. There is a large quay visible.Blue Islands
Customs said it usually took three days to find out if Electronic Travel Authorisation applications had been approved

People with European passports will need digital permission to travel to Jersey via the UK from next month.

From 2 April, all European passport holders visiting the island will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before getting to the UK border.

The Government of Jersey said visitors travelling directly to Jersey, such as French day trippers, would not need an ETA until at least the autumn.

Customs said it usually took three days to find out if applications had been approved.

The government said every person travelling needed to get an ETA, including babies and children.

It said an ETA costs £10 and permitted multiple visits to the Common Travel Area for stays of up to six months at a time over two years, or until the holder's passport expires – whichever is sooner.

Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to [email protected].

Related internet links