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<p>One of the Government’s main priorities is to keep the UK safe. The Government
is firmly committed to strengthening the UK’s border by ensuring that everyone wishing
to travel to, or transit through, the UK (except British and Irish citizens) must
seek permission in advance of travel.</p><p>The ETA scheme, once fully rolled out,
will close the current gap in advance permissions for non-visa nationals, visiting
or transiting the UK.</p><p>The information provided in an ETA application will be
used to conduct checks and prevent anyone who poses a threat travelling to the UK.</p><p>Whilst
the EU has taken a different approach to airside transit passengers in their ETIAS
scheme, many of our international partners with similar schemes, such as the US, New
Zealand and Canada, do apply the requirements of their respective scheme to transit
passengers.</p>
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