ETA fee may go up to £16

It’s £6. The price of a West End pint. Not really a deal breaker in the context of trip.

Wait!! A pint is £6???

Wait!! A pint is £6???

That's a cheap pint in London.

I’ve bumped up our application date for our May/June trip. We will be applying this week. Planning is coming along nicely. Thanks for the info and link, Simon.

Thanks for sharing this Simon. It's a good point, I think I will go ahead and apply.

No, 6£ isn't going to break the bank. But why hand over more than one needs to? I'd rather use the 6£ on something fun.

Nowhere does it say prices are going up. What the new legislation says is that the government has the right to raise the fee for numerous immigration "products" if they want to.

I did say "may" go up, not "will" go up. But the generally commentary I've read, and the fact the Home Office announcement quantifies the extra revenue, suggests its likely it will increase.

Actually they are now saying it will go up, just not when: "we intend to increase the cost of an ETA to £16 in the future".

https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/electronic-travel-authorisation-eta-factsheet-january-2025/

The full text about a potential increase is this;

“As with all our fees the cost of an ETA is kept under review, and we intend to increase the cost of an ETA to £16 in the future. We will provide more information in due course about when the cost will increase.”

So there is no immediate increase planned and they intend to inform the public about the increase beforehand.

Thanks Simon. I was going to wait until Spring to get the ETA for Summer. But will apply this week. No reason to procrastinate; one more thing to check off my to-do list.