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Who needs an ETA?
Anyone who doesn’t need a visa to travel to the UK will soon need an ETA — an “electronic travel authorization” which pre-clears you for entry to the country before travel. This is the UK equivalent of the United States’ ESTA — a mandatory, paid-for authorization to travel, with security clearance done in advance.

The scheme debuted to Gulf Cooperation Council nationals in 2024, and the next stage is to roll it out to other non-European travelers — including the six million travelers from the US, Canada and Australia who enter the UK each year. The full list of 48 states requiring the ETA is here.

Travelers from these countries will need an ETA to enter the UK from January 8. The only exception is EU citizens, who will need an ETA to enter the UK from April 2, 2025.

Citizens of these countries who are already resident in the UK do not need an ETA.

The scheme is for “short” visits to the UK of less than six months for tourism and business. There are a few other categories of ETA, including for short-term study and permitted paid engagements. These are listed on the UK government website.

Is it a visa?
Although some people are referring to it as a visa, it’s actually a visa waiver. Travelers whose citizenship means they need a visa to enter the UK will still need to apply for a visa. (They won’t, however, need to get the ETA on top of that.)

Countries work on reciprocity when it comes to immigration. When the United States introduced its ESTA visa waiver in 2009, it was inevitable that countries now subject to it would introduce their own similar schemes.

How do I get one?
The cost is a non-refundable £10 (just under $12.50), and you can apply through the official app listed on the UK government website, or directly online.

The apps — for iPhone and Android — boast of being quicker, with 10-minute processing times. Be sure to apply through official channels, rather than through third-party websites, which may charge extra fees, and are less likely to handle your data securely.

You will need to upload a photo of your passport, scan and photograph yourself as you apply, upload the photo, and answer various questions about your plans. Applying online takes around 20 minutes and you must complete the process in one go — there is no chance to save as you go.

A decision will normally be given within three days, though the government warns it could take longer. You are allowed to travel to the UK while waiting for your decision, if you need to visit urgently; however you must have made the application before you travel.

Note that having an ETA doesn’t guarantee entry to the UK. You must still go through passport control and Border Force officials still have the final say over whether you can enter the country.

BearManBull Escreveu:

Rishi Sunak resigns as Conservative Party leader after Labour landslide

Rishi Sunak has said he has "heard your anger" as he resigned as leader of the Conservative Party after Labour won a landslide in the general election.

The Conservatives have lost more seats than in any other election on record as large swathes of the country turned red.

Quando os conservadores se convertem em socialistas...

Tenho pena que Liz Truss tenha sido queimada em todas as frentes, foi sem duvida a única que pôs ideias liberais em cima da mesa.
O resto faz tudo parte do habitual establishment socialista.

Rishi Sunak resigns as Conservative Party leader after Labour landslide

Rishi Sunak has said he has "heard your anger" as he resigned as leader of the Conservative Party after Labour won a landslide in the general election.

The Conservatives have lost more seats than in any other election on record as large swathes of the country turned red.

BearManBull Escreveu:

But Labour’s win was also fragile. The vote breakdown made clear that the election was as much, if not more, about the public’s anger towards the Conservatives as it was about excitement for Labour’s offer.

Keir Starmer’s party only increased its vote share by a few percentage points from its dismal 2019 showing, even though it may end up with almost twice as many seats. Starmer won a smaller vote share than his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn did in 2017, an election that Labour also lost. It was helped in seat after seat by a strong showing from populists Reform UK, who tore votes away from the Conservatives.

But Labour’s win was also fragile. The vote breakdown made clear that the election was as much, if not more, about the public’s anger towards the Conservatives as it was about excitement for Labour’s offer.

Keir Starmer’s party only increased its vote share by a few percentage points from its dismal 2019 showing, even though it may end up with almost twice as many seats. Starmer won a smaller vote share than his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn did in 2017, an election that Labour also lost. It was helped in seat after seat by a strong showing from populists Reform UK, who tore votes away from the Conservatives.

BearManBull Escreveu:De mal a pior para Sunak. Extrema direita supera conservadores pela primeira vez nas sondagens no Reino Unido

Os ingleses votaram claramente que queriam sair da UE e que queriam deixar de estar alinhados com politicas socialistas.

Elegem o partido conservador de raízes liberais e noutros tempos fieis ao principio lessez-faire.

O que receberam deste governo? Marxismo igual ou pior do que na UE. Resta o voto no extremismo e no anti sistema.

Under the proposed plan:

• People arriving on small boats will be detained within the first 28 days without bail or judicial review and can be detained after that if there is a reasonable prospect of removal


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• The onus to remove those who enter illegally will be on the home secretary - to "radically" narrow the number of challenges and appeals

• Only those under 18, those medically unfit to fly or at "real risk" of serious harm in the country they are removed to will be able to lodge an appeal to stop them from being deported

• Any other claims, including the right to private or family life, will be heard remotely after they have been removed

• People will be prevented from using modern slavery laws to oppose their removal

• Deportation can only be deferred when a person is cooperating with law enforcement agencies in trafficking investigations

• An annual cap on the number of people entering via safe routes - to be set by parliament - will "ensure an orderly system"

• A lifetime ban on settlement, citizenship and re-entry to the UK for those removed under the scheme.

BearManBull Escreveu:The Big Read. More risk, fewer rules: the plan to revive the City of London
Ministers and financiers hope ‘Big Bang 2.0’ can be a blueprint for the post-Brexit era. But will its equity markets ever attract big tech companies?
@FT

Será que vamos ver a City converter-se num Regulatory Haven?

A seu tempo os frutos do Brexit vão acabar por surgir.

BearManBull Escreveu:The Big Read. More risk, fewer rules: the plan to revive the City of London
Ministers and financiers hope ‘Big Bang 2.0’ can be a blueprint for the post-Brexit era. But will its equity markets ever attract big tech companies?
@FT

A seu tempo os frutos do Brexit vão acabar por surgir.

Brexit está a custar ao Reino Unido mais de 100 mil milhões por ano
Economistas consideram que o Reino Unido cometeu um ato de automutilação económica quando votou pela saída da União Europeia. Os efeitos sentem-se em particular na retração do investimento e na escassez de mão-de-obra.

Pata-Hari Escreveu:Bem, estou a ouvir o discurso do Boris e já ouvi a Ursula. Não percebi ainda quais os detalhes do acordo. Alguém percebeu...? onde está o detalhe do acordo?

Marco Martins Escreveu:Se as negociações do UK com a europa estava difícil antes de sairem da zona euro, então agora ainda mais difíceis devem ser!!!

https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/politica/detalhe/reino-unido-e-ue-voltam-a-colidir-e-negociacao-da-relacao-futura-nem-comecou?ref=cotacoes_UltimasSite

É tudo um pouco como um casamento terminado... até à separação ainda falam, mesmo chateados e aborrecidos.... mas depois de cada um sair de casa, querem lá saber um do outro... quanto mais longe melhor
Afinal de contas, os países são feitos de pessoas, e os comportamentos na generalidade não podem ser muito diferentes!