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Maximum stay per visit

6 months

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

An electronic travel authorisation (ETA) lets you travel to the UK, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man for up to 6 months.

key

uk/gov/eta/max-stay

value

6 months

period

—

effective

— to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/eta

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

scope

Visitors who do not need a visa; the nationality list is on the check-when-you-can-get-an-ETA guidance.

hash

sha256:206bae685338edc9df06145b34f53be444f0daac2d938eea483303bee923af8d

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/eta/max-stay?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/eta/max-stay

{
  "protocol": "verified-facts/0.3",
  "key": "uk/gov/eta/max-stay",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/electronic-travel-authorisation/max-stay",
    "uk/gov/electronic-travel-authorization/max-stay",
    "uk/gov/uk-eta/max-stay"
  ],
  "label": "Maximum stay per visit",
  "value": 6,
  "unit": "months",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/eta",
  "quote": "An electronic travel authorisation (ETA) lets you travel to the UK, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man for up to 6 months.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "Visitors who do not need a visa; the nationality list is on the check-when-you-can-get-an-ETA guidance.",
  "hash": "sha256:206bae685338edc9df06145b34f53be444f0daac2d938eea483303bee923af8d",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..RVJC0vfUMEmy9pNnxLNZ6gFVv1zgUZ6a7pb5T3rwKIatKdH0fxJ_ji6bg9JC1uw8MCf7ZyVWIreMmtBj0QtgBw",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/eta/max-stay",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/eta"
  }
}