Electronic travel authorisation (ETA): guide for dual citizens
HowWhat to prove your permission to travel to the UK if you're a dual citizencitizens with British or Irish citizenship (or right of abode).abode) need to do to travel to the UK.
Overview
An electronic travel authorisation (ETA) gives permission to travel to the UK to visit for up to 6 months.
You arecannot notget eligible for an ETA if you’reyou are a dual citizen with either:
- British citizenship
- Irish citizenship
How to prove your permission to travel to the UK as a dual citizen
Prove your permission to travel using:using one of these:
- a valid
BritishUK passport - a valid Irish passport
- another valid passport containing
acertificatea certificate of entitlement
You should get a valid document to prove your permission to travel now. It will avoid complications when travelling to the UK in future.
If you do not have a valid document
Travelling andon needor tobefore travel24 soonFebruary 2026
Currently,If if you’re a British dual citizen with a valid passport for one of the the nationalities that can get an ETA, you should be allowed to board transport to the UK as normal, without an ETA.
Travelling on or after 25 February 2026
You may not be able to board your transport to the UK without a valid document.
You will need to have additional identity checks to verify your citizenship before you can go through UK passport control.
Apply for a passport or a certificate of entitlement now. It will avoid complications when travelling to the UK from 25 February 2026.
Updates to this page
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Added details about travelling to the UK from 25 February 2026.
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Update history
2025-11-24 09:30
Added details about travelling to the UK from 25 February 2026.
2025-05-29 15:58
First published.