UK ETA

The app works as expected and is the official app of the government, so imo more trustworthy than other apps.
Tip: Be aware that the ETA is only as valid as your passport with a maximum of 2 years. So prolong your passport first - if you plan to - before applying for an ETA.

Bij een glanzende paspoort loopt de app direct vast uit licht dus paspoort scannen

The app should allow the user to view the existing ETA. Also allowing users to get notified with the ETA expires.

I can’t select United Kingdom when they ask me to fill the address where I will stay. So it’s useless. Alsowhy are there all the countries in the world in there? (Except uk). It’s an app to get the uk esta.

I was in a need of an ETA but somehow the app kept showing ‘Sorry, the system is busy. Please try again later’. So after 12 hours of waiting I decided to apply through the webbrowser.

Tried to log in for a day now, but I’m keep getting the notice ‘system is busy’. Hopefully this will be solved soon.

De app wil niet openen na installeren. Krijg de hele dag al de melding dat het druk is en dat ik over een paar uur weer moet proberen

easy to use, however where do i find the expiry date aftersards? do i have to remember this?

After I did a mandatory update on the app it lost all of my ETA information that I put in last year. It’s supposed to be valid for two years. I guess I’ll have to apply and pay again this app and this process are hot garbage

Used an iPhone 16, latest iOS, everything worked amazingly and smoothly. Got the application approved very quickly.

Wat een waardeloze app van de britse overheid, werkt totaal niet, de security code wordt niet eens verstuurd dus kun je niet verder. Ook online aanvragen functioneert niet, zelfde verhaal eigenlijk… Prutswerk dus.

The nfc fails really easily, even without cover, then after a couple of retries it locks you out for an hour.

The app is not very intuitive. Wish UK would be part of Europe Schengen again. Seems that app is only designed to generate income for the uk government

Good that you can request an ETA with this app. In my case, reading the passport chip didn’t work smoothly. I had to try about 15 times before it finally worked and only by resting my iPhone on the passport. Hopefully, this reading feature can be improved or made optional in the app.
Not included in the app’s rating: if a country charges €20 just to let people enter, then they should also make more of an effort to stand out among all those shady agencies that have the nerve to charge more than €100 or even €150.

Paar maanden geleden kostte het 10 euro. Na de verplichte update ineens 20 euro! Niet leuk.

The process was pretty straightforward, but the app kept recommending that retake the photo of myself even though it met the requirements: white background, even lighting etc. This function needs improvement. Eventually, I hit ‘Use this photo’ even though the algorithm didn’t like the image, and my application was swiftly approved.

Had to take a picture of myself with a plain and white background, without objects, without shadow, without glimmering. I don’t have a single location in my house where I can take such a picture. That’s why I go to a photo studio to have them take my pass photos. Cannot use these with this app. Another delay. Jolly.