{"question":{"passport":"QAT","destination":"GBR","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Travel authorisation, 6 months","requirement":{"kind":"eta","message":"Before you travel: you need a travel authorisation (ETA).","schemeName":"ETA"},"stay":{"kind":"MONTHS","maxMonths":6,"phrasing":"You may stay up to 6 months."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"eta-national-list","url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-eta-national-list","passage":"ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: … Qatar … South Korea … The Bahamas … Vatican City","explanation":"ETANL 1.1 is the nationality list that Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation ETA 1.2 keys the ETA requirement to; every issuer on this row appears in that list, and the commencement dates in (a)–(d) have all passed.","publisher":"From:\n\n \n Home Office\n\n \n\n Published:\n\n 25 February 2016\n\n Updated:\n\n \n 3 August 2026 - See all updates"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-30","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[{"headline":"Visa-free, 6 months","conditions":[{"kind":"TRAVELLER_STATUS","text":"lawfully resident in the Republic of Ireland and travelling to the UK from elsewhere in the Common Travel Area"}],"source":{"documentId":"appendix-eta","url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-electronic-travel-authorisation","passage":"ETA 1.3. An applicant who is lawfully resident in the Republic of Ireland and is travelling to the UK from elsewhere in the Common Travel Area does not need to obtain an ETA. … (a) a Visitor, seeking entry for up to 6 months on each occasion; or","explanation":"ETA 1.3 is a residence-and-route exception for the class “applicant” under this appendix, i.e. ETA Nationals enumerated at ETANL 1.1; two people with the same passport get different answers depending on whether they live in Ireland and are travelling from the Common Travel Area.","publisher":"From:\n\n \n Home Office\n\n \n\n Published:\n\n 25 February 2016\n\n Updated:\n\n \n 3 August 2026 - See all updates"}}],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}