ETA for travel to London - needed or a scam

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As others have noted, it's real and you need it, but that doesn't make it less of a scam. It's just that the scammers are the British government.

Just like the US government which has been charging Brits for tourist visas for years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As others have noted, it's real and you need it, but that doesn't make it less of a scam. It's just that the scammers are the British government.

Just like the US government which has been charging Brits for tourist visas for years.

Exactly. Quid pro quo.

[Anonymous]

Who can I talk to to get a waiver?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who can I talk to to get a waiver?

Why would you need a waiver? If you have a UK visa you don't need the ETA. If you are a US citizen you just go to the website (already posted in this thread) and do the application and pay the small fee. It is good for 2 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who can I talk to to get a waiver?

Why would you need a waiver? If you have a UK visa you don't need the ETA. If you are a US citizen you just go to the website (already posted in this thread) and do the application and pay the small fee. It is good for 2 years.

Also, this is the program/fee that's for people like US citizens who already have visa waivers. The other path is to apply for a visa (for whatever reason you may have) and pay that (much higher) fee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you not been reading the news for the past year?! It is not a scam in the least. Maybe you should go to EPCOT instead.

We’re headed there in a couple weeks, can’t wait!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you not been reading the news for the past year?! It is not a scam in the least. Maybe you should go to EPCOT instead.

Headed there in 2 weeks, can’t wait!

[Anonymous]

Was in London a month ago. We needed it. We just downloaded the app and I filled it out for each of us. Took hardly any time at all. You will need photos of yourselves and of your passports.

[Anonymous]

Do it directly and don’t be fooled by 3rd party sites trying to charge more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ETA has been in place for nearly a year at this point, I applied for mine last December for January travel.

Just make sure you go to the official site. There are scam services that will charge a fee to do the application, which is totally unnecessary since it is a 5 minute process at most.

This. Make sure you go to the official uk.gov site.

[Anonymous]

I'm really surprised Americans don't have an exemption from this requirement.

My guess is that President Trump will lean in and get us an exemption.

[Anonymous]

FYI, Brazil now requires that Americans have visas to enter the country.

We no longer have easy traveling privileges all around the world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who can I talk to to get a waiver?

😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm really surprised Americans don't have an exemption from this requirement.

My guess is that President Trump will lean in and get us an exemption.

lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI, Brazil now requires that Americans have visas to enter the country.

We no longer have easy traveling privileges all around the world.

This is required for all UK visitors from visa exempt countries, including the EU and Canada. The US has not been singled out in any way, and your privileges are the same. You just have to do a short online form and pay a small fee now.