The UK Home Office has brought the final phase of its “Border 2025” programme online: from 25 February 2026, all non-visa nationals—including Brazilians—must hold an approved Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before boarding any flight, ferry or Eurostar service to the United Kingdom. The rule also applies to through-transit passengers who enter UK passport control.
An ETA costs £16, is valid for two years and is generally issued within minutes via a mobile app that captures biographic and facial-recognition data. Airlines are required to verify the digital permission during check-in; those who fail face carrier liability fines. Since the scheme’s soft launch in 2023 the Home Office says more than 19 million ETAs have been issued, generating £383 million earmarked for digital-border upgrades.
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Companies and individual travellers who would rather outsource the paperwork can take advantage of VisaHQ’s services; through its dedicated Brazil page (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) the platform streamlines ETA applications, pre-screens supporting data and provides status alerts—helpful features for mobility managers juggling multiple departures.
For Brazilian corporates the change eliminates the former ‘turn-up-and-go’ model of short business travel to London, forcing assignees to secure authorisation even for same-day meetings or transits to continental Europe. Mobility teams should integrate the new requirement into traveller-tracking workflows to avoid last-minute denials of boarding and potential project delays.
Attention dual citizens: Brazilians who also hold British nationality cannot rely on an ETA and must travel with a valid UK passport or costly Certificate of Entitlement; the Home Office has refused calls for a grace period. Those with BRP or e-Visa residence status must ensure their UKVI account is linked to their current passport number to pass the carrier checks.
An ETA costs £16, is valid for two years and is generally issued within minutes via a mobile app that captures biographic and facial-recognition data. Airlines are required to verify the digital permission during check-in; those who fail face carrier liability fines. Since the scheme’s soft launch in 2023 the Home Office says more than 19 million ETAs have been issued, generating £383 million earmarked for digital-border upgrades.
Companies and individual travellers who would rather outsource the paperwork can take advantage of VisaHQ’s services; through its dedicated Brazil page (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) the platform streamlines ETA applications, pre-screens supporting data and provides status alerts—helpful features for mobility managers juggling multiple departures.
For Brazilian corporates the change eliminates the former ‘turn-up-and-go’ model of short business travel to London, forcing assignees to secure authorisation even for same-day meetings or transits to continental Europe. Mobility teams should integrate the new requirement into traveller-tracking workflows to avoid last-minute denials of boarding and potential project delays.
Attention dual citizens: Brazilians who also hold British nationality cannot rely on an ETA and must travel with a valid UK passport or costly Certificate of Entitlement; the Home Office has refused calls for a grace period. Those with BRP or e-Visa residence status must ensure their UKVI account is linked to their current passport number to pass the carrier checks.
