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Fee Hikes Loom: Home Office Plans 60 % Increase for Key Immigration Charges
A Home Office proposal would lift the ETA fee to £16, more than double the CoS cost, and raise naturalisation charges—moves expected to generate £269 million a year. Companies and applicants should budget now and, where possible, file before the increases are implemented.
UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) now mandatory for all visa-waiver nationals
The UK’s ETA scheme is now fully live: every non-visa national must secure the £16 digital permit before travel. Airlines will refuse boarding to anyone without an ETA and carriers face fines from 25 February. Corporate travel systems therefore need automated checks, and staff must understand that an ETA does not give permission to work.
Storm Goretti paralyses UK transport network, forcing emergency mobility plans
Storm Goretti cancelled scores of flights, closed runways and halted rail lines, stranding thousands of travellers and forcing companies to activate emergency travel and remote-working plans. Residual delays will continue into the weekend, highlighting the need for robust weather-disruption protocols.