Soon, it starts to cost money to go to the UK – and anyone who is inattentive may have to pay unnecessarily much to visit the popular destination.
As of April 2, 2025, Swedes traveling to the UK, either as a destination or to stop, are forced to pay a fee.
From then on, one must have applied for an electronic Travel Authorgization, ETA, before departure.
According to British authorities, it will be possible to apply for ETA as early as March 5, 2025.
ETA in the UK – what does it cost?
Anyone who visits Britain, adults as children, between April 2-9 will have to pay 10 pounds when the new entry rules come into force. This corresponds to about SEK 135.
According to British authorities The price of ETA will be raised on April 9 and will instead cost 16 pounds, corresponding to about SEK 208.
This means that a family of four will have to pay just over SEK 830 just to stop in the UK.
Apply for ETA – How to
Applying for ETA is most easily done digitally in the app created by British authorities for the purpose.
Watch out for this if you are going to the UK
Anyone who will visit the UK in the spring will be right to choose the app or website with care. According to Sweden Abroad Can there be dealers who take higher prices than necessary:
“Pay attention to the websites online that take higher fees. Always make sure you use the official site,” they write on their website.