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UK Electronic Travel Authorisation. Apply only on gov.uk or the official app. Lookalike sites often charge more than the government.
Official site
…and their subdomains only. Apply on GOV.UK or in the official UK ETA app. Only addresses ending in .gov.uk are official.
Official app: UK ETA app (UK Home Office)
Open the official UK ETA site (gov.uk)Official fee
£20, non-refundable. Usually valid for 2 years.
Checked by hand on against:
Governments change fees, so always confirm on the official site before paying.
Free checker
Paste the link from the ad, email or search result before you pay.
How to spot a copycat
Examples use the reserved .example names. They show patterns, not real sites, and each one is run through the checker above.
Not official: uk-eta-application-online.example
Anyone can register a name that contains “UK ETA”. Only addresses that end in gov.uk are official for UK ETA.
Not official: official-uk-eta-gov.example
A word that sounds official is not a government ending. Read the end of the address, not the start.
Not official: https://gov.uk.example.com/apply
Putting gov.uk in front of another domain doesn't make it official. The part right before the first single slash decides who owns the site: here, example.com.
Not official: https://gov.uk@example.com/apply
Everything before an @ in an address is a username, not the site. The browser opens the domain after it: here, example.com.
Official: https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply
Paying much more than the official fee above, beyond official levies, payment fees and card conversion, usually means a third-party site added its own service fee. Search ads can sit above the official result, so check the address, not the position.
“Other websites may charge more to apply. Avoid websites that imitate government services.”
Check with the government that your UK ETA really exists, then decide on a refund or chargeback.
FAQ
The official UK ETA (UK Electronic Travel Authorisation) for United Kingdom is at https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply. Official addresses end in gov.uk (or a subdomain of them). Apply on GOV.UK or in the official UK ETA app. Only addresses ending in .gov.uk are official.
£20, non-refundable. Usually valid for 2 years. Checked on 23 Oct 2026 against gov.uk. Governments change fees, so confirm on the official site before paying.
Look at the end of the address, right before the first single slash. For UK ETA it must be gov.uk or a subdomain of them, such as gov.uk. A name that only contains “UK ETA”, “gov” or “official”, or has gov.uk at the start followed by another domain, is not official. You can paste the link into the free checker on this page.
UK ETA app (UK Home Office).
Ask the government, not the site: Check your ETA on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/check-eta). You need the passport you used when you applied. It won't work if you applied recently and haven't had a decision yet: GOV.UK says to contact UKVI if there's no decision after 3 working days.
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