---
title: "UK ETA - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "Use the UK ETA app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.  Who can apply  Find out if you need an ETA to travel to the UK at: https://www.gov.uk/electronic-travel-aut"
---

# UK ETA — United States

![UK ETA App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/8f/7c/3d/8f7c3dad-dd63-031b-c5b1-fb657a3a8620/AppIcon-1x_U007emarketing-0-6-0-85-220-0.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Home Office](https://apptail.io/developer/home-office-Cmoc) (United Kingdom)
**Category:** Utilities
**Rating:** 3.3/5 (1,265 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** uk.gov.HomeOffice.ho3
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 2.32.858 (released 2026-03-18)
**Original Release:** 2023-10-23
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id6444912481)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/united-states)

## UK ETA Description
Use the UK ETA app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.

Who can apply

Find out if you need an ETA to travel to the UK at:  

How to apply on the UK ETA app
1. Take a photo of your passport.
2. Scan the chip in your passport.
3. Scan your face.
4. Take a photo of yourself.
5. Answer some questions about yourself.
6. Pay for your application.

It should only take 10 minutes to apply.

You do not need to enter your travel details.

Before you start

To apply you will need:

• an iPhone 8 or newer with IOS 16 or later
• the passport you will use to travel to the UK
• a credit card, debit card or Apple Pay
• access to your emails

If you're applying for someone else they must be with you. If they are not, you should apply online at: 

After you apply

You’ll get a decision by email from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), usually within a day. Allow up to 3 working days (Monday to Friday) to get a decision, but it may arrive much sooner.

The email will contain your 16 digit ETA reference number.

You must wait until you get an email confirming you have an ETA before you travel to the UK.

If you have not received a decision after 3 working days, check your spam or junk email folder before contacting UKVI.

You may get decisions at different times to other people you applied for.

Your ETA will be linked to the passport you applied with. You only need to show your passport when you travel to the UK.


Privacy and security

The app is safe and secure. No information is stored on the app or your phone after you close it. You can delete the app after you have completed your application.

For information on staying safe online visit the UK Cyber Aware website: 

Accessibility
You can read our accessibility statement at: 

## UK ETA Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource122/v4/ac/2b/e3/ac2be338-ed1a-3c6b-e2cf-35623c42f142/59e31942-ee65-4583-b09b-47df27153899_1.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource122/v4/11/66/e1/1166e1fa-c899-9235-c31a-87d75d249876/6e70ab7b-e101-4d1f-b4cb-47fa9636cf3b_2.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource112/v4/d0/d9/3c/d0d93cc8-4873-79c5-0dde-a7c6d9123d39/dfe62921-be3e-44ed-a931-09f08d36b1fd_3.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource112/v4/db/c0/19/dbc019d4-fef9-88b9-3834-77d1c5d6afac/41204af7-4740-49cd-b770-b4122bcb4cb3_4.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource112/v4/3b/66/0b/3b660b99-0ca9-61a0-1313-e0fd25e7b9ae/8b0d7123-26cb-4133-b0c6-577c13c39553_5.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource112/v4/d3/f8/cf/d3f8cf1d-1bf9-e269-be3e-7cb683eb456e/d21abe5b-4e60-413f-a901-ca6a9e642df6_6.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource112/v4/bd/c6/66/bdc6668f-8ea9-c626-1641-af7422a93b48/29128347-4c8a-4f4e-8c8a-f557c364cf77_7.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 8](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource122/v4/53/c2/28/53c228d2-c8cd-eadf-257c-913c90f617b7/8788cc2c-122b-40b7-bc38-9fedeb3eb9d5_8.png/1242x2208.png)

## UK ETA Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 598 (47%)
- 4 stars: 98 (8%)
- 3 stars: 65 (5%)
- 2 stars: 89 (7%)
- 1 stars: 415 (33%)

## UK ETA Reviews in United States

### *---- "Not there yet…"
Tried for 3 days and keep getting locked out for 24 hours each time. This is not a good APP.
-- Elbert Dollar, 2025-01-30

### ***-- "Is a pain but…"
Do you have a US passport? Having issues with the NFC scan? If so, forget their instructions on closing the passport and scanning the front. The chip is located on the back cover inside. Didn’t have to remove my case but other bulky cases may need to be removed. Good lighting with no shadows is key for all photos. Last profile photo helps to have a plain white wall behind you like taking a passport photo. I picked the UK as my country to apply in and paid in £s with Apple Pay with no issue, using a Citi Visa credit card.
-- DaPope4u, 2025-01-30

### *---- "The worst government app I’ve ever used"
So many glitches. If camera didn’t take good picture in a short time, the app will stop working.  I have to start from beginning.  There are many steps need camera to take pictures. Every time I will start from beginning. I gave up after 3 times!
-- Anne8868, 2025-01-29

### *---- "Be warned"
It will not read your biometric chip for the passport and 4 out of 5 chance it will not accept any given card. If you planned a trip (mine was ruined because of this) make sure to try eta first
-- Really good goodssss, 2025-01-29

### ***** "Easy if you know how"
Don’t bother trying to scan your passport. I couldn’t make it work. Just say ‘skip’ and the app simply asks you to verify information it took off the photo of your passport that you submitted a minute earlier. My ETA got approved in about 15 minutes!
-- Reeznek, 2025-01-28

### **--- "Wouldn’t accept card"
It wouldn’t accept my credit card even after I confirmed payment each time in my banking app. It would spin for a couple of minutes, lock up, then say it was unable to process the payment. (Standard Mastercard.) Also wouldn’t read Passport chip. Amateur hour.
-- samkass, 2025-01-28

### ***** "Inside Back Cover for Chip Reader"
I had a hard time scanning the chip based on the directions on the app. I read other reviews that said to scan the inside back cover of your passport - that worked for me.
-- dkapp4309, 2025-01-27

### ***** "USA chip inside back cover"
Thanks to some other helpful reviews, I was able to get the chip read to work on my USA passport by scanning the inside of the back cover. Otherwise no issues; appreciated that I could pay with ApplePay.
-- hb7392, 2025-01-26

### **--- "Needs work"
The chip reader didn’t work for me either, but the most frustrating part was not being able to pay because the lines for the credit card information wouldn’t load properly
-- gomshod, 2025-01-26

### ****- "How to scan a US passport"
Super efficient, but the instructions on how to scan your passport do NOT work on US passports. You need to open it up and scan the inside of the back cover (the page where the barcode is). That will work. I hope they update their instructions. 4 stars instead of 5 because of that.
-- Honest thoughts 777, 2025-01-26

### *---- "App hangs on  ‘your payment was not completed’ for multiple credit cards."
App hangs on  ‘your payment was not completed’ for multiple credit cards.
-- mwilcox2018, 2025-01-26

### *---- "Multiple issues"
This app had many problems, including the chip reader as others mentioned (using the inside back of my US passport worked). It also didn’t accept either my debit or credit card, which are good and I have used recently, so I had to borrow a friends card. Every step of this process was difficult and didn’t work as intended.
-- fruitsandwich, 2025-01-25

### ****- "I’m eta"
Chip reader does not work.  Just try the 3 times then select Skip.  Easy from there!   Got approval in 5 minutes.
-- Alabama, USA, 2025-01-23

### **--- "Chip Reading doesn’t work"
Spent 10 minutes trying to read the chip on my phone. I’m giving up. Something is wrong here.
-- DEFresh, 2025-01-23

### *---- "Terrible App"
I’d assume a country that would require every visitor to use an app to enter would ensure the app worked properly. It doesn’t. It can barely scan the passport image let alone scan for the chip. Needs for more testing and R&D before it works.
-- Seanyd1221, 2025-01-23

### *---- "Chip reading process is a disaster"
If the Home Office is attempting to make foreign nationals regret flying BA to other countries, they have succeeded.  Impossible to read the chip in my passport, and the app has no information on what to do in this scenario.
-- LancePawPaw, 2025-01-23

### *---- "Trash"
Absolute garbage app and service. I tried at least 15 times to upload my photo and then the app would crash and the service locked me out for too many attempts. Their website is just as useless and no help from their contact information. Get it together, dorks.
-- Yakko8604, 2025-01-22

### *---- "Chip reader doesn’t work"
Have tried on multiple updated iPhones including a 16 max.  Chip reading doesn’t work, so just bypass that
-- boxstermike, 2025-01-22

### *---- "No luck with chip scan"
I also had no luck with my phone reading the chip so after trying 10 times I skipped it
-- nancykelley, 2025-01-22

### ****- "Open and scan the inside of passport for chip scan"
This all was slick the only frustrating thing was the chip scan but open passport and scan photo and signature page during chip reading and it should work for US passports.
-- Karijon, 2025-01-22

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## UK ETA Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Netherlands | Utilities | #1 |
| Top Free | Norway | Utilities | #3 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Utilities | #4 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Utilities | #4 |
| Top Free | Austria | Utilities | #4 |
| Top Free | Spain | Utilities | #5 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Utilities | #6 |
| Top Free | Italy | Utilities | #6 |
| Top Free | Finland | Utilities | #7 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Utilities | #7 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Utilities | #8 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Utilities | #8 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Utilities | #8 |
| Top Free | Poland | Utilities | #8 |
| Top Free | Germany | Utilities | #8 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Overall | #8 |
| Top Free | Canada | Utilities | #9 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Utilities | #11 |
| Top Free | France | Utilities | #12 |
| Top Free | United States | Utilities | #13 |
| Top Free | Greece | Utilities | #15 |
| Top Free | Australia | Utilities | #16 |
| Top Free | Norway | Overall | #16 |
| Top Free | Romania | Utilities | #16 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Utilities | #19 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Utilities | #22 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Overall | #23 |
| Top Free | Israel | Utilities | #26 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Overall | #31 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Overall | #36 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Utilities | #44 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Utilities | #45 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Overall | #45 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Overall | #63 |
| Top Free | South Korea | Utilities | #64 |
| Top Free | Finland | Overall | #65 |
| Top Free | Italy | Overall | #66 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Utilities | #67 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Overall | #69 |
| Top Free | Austria | Overall | #71 |
| Top Free | Germany | Overall | #75 |
| Top Free | Chile | Utilities | #76 |
| Top Free | Spain | Overall | #80 |
| Top Free | Peru | Utilities | #82 |
| Top Free | Mexico | Utilities | #88 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | Utilities | #94 |
| Top Free | France | Overall | #103 |
| Top Free | Japan | Utilities | #106 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | Utilities | #110 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | Utilities | #115 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Overall | #115 |
| Top Free | Poland | Overall | #116 |
| Top Free | Canada | Overall | #122 |
| Top Free | Greece | Overall | #124 |
| Top Free | Romania | Overall | #135 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Overall | #142 |
| Top Free | Brazil | Utilities | #157 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Utilities | #166 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Overall | #172 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | Utilities | #179 |
| Top Free | Australia | Overall | #189 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Utilities | #199 |
| Top Free | Israel | Overall | #235 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Overall | #256 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | Utilities | #278 |
| Top Free | United States | Overall | #280 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | Utilities | #281 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Overall | #320 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Utilities | #390 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Overall | #485 |

## UK ETA Discovered Keywords
- uk eta

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## UK ETA Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/united-states)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/germany)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/france)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/canada)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/australia)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/spain)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/italy)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/netherlands)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/united-kingdom)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/belgium)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/switzerland)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/saudi-arabia)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/japan)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/sweden)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/poland)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/south-korea)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/czechia)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/norway)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/mexico)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/taiwan)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/austria)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/brazil)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/denmark)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/hong-kong)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/singapore)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/malaysia)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/jordan)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/kuwait)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/united-arab-emirates)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/portugal)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/finland)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/argentina)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/romania)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/slovakia)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/bulgaria)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/lithuania)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/hungary)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/greece)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/new-zealand)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/ireland)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/chile)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/israel)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/latvia)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/turkey)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/luxembourg)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/china)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/nigeria)
- [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/oman)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/egypt)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/russia)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/qatar)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/croatia)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/mauritius)
- [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/bahrain)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/malta)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/lebanon)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/colombia)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/slovenia)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/india)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/thailand)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/algeria)
- [Macao SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/macau)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/estonia)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/south-africa)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/belarus)
- [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/ghana)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/dominican-republic)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/peru)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/philippines)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/pakistan)
- [Barbados](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/barbados)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/madagascar)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/panama)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/armenia)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/uzbekistan)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/vietnam)
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- [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/iceland)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/indonesia)
- [Senegal](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/senegal)
- [Honduras](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/honduras)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/tunisia)
- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/grenada)
- [Angola](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/angola)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/ukraine)
- [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/uganda)
- [Bermuda](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/bermuda)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/brunei)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/nepal)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/uk-eta-mXfo/north-macedonia)

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