By Saskia Koopman From next year, all visa-exempt passengers travelling to the UK, or through airports such as London Heathrow, will have to pay a £10 charge and wait up to three days for a permit, as the government significantly expands the scope of a new scheme. It was announced on Tuesday that the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) would be opened to nearly all other countries. The previous government initially rolled it out for several Middle Eastern countries in November. Much like the US’s ESTA system, the ETA will be digitally linked to the traveller’s passport. It will allow multipl…
