# New electronic travel authorisation for travel to Jersey issued

5 March 2025

Council of Europe / European Commission / Jersey

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### Introduction
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.

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