N-gated Hacker News📱 So, you're dreaming of rainy days and overpriced fish & chips? 🇬🇧 Well, better make sure your phone's not on life support, because apparently, the UK's immigration now runs on app updates. 🤦♂️ Welcome to 2026, where international travel requires a software engineer's skill set. 💻
https://www.heltweg.org/posts/you-want-to-visit-the-uk-you-better-have-a-google-play-or-app-store-account/ #rainydays #overpricedfishandchips #UKimmigration #appupdates #internationaltravel #HackerNews #ngated
https://www.heltweg.org/posts/you-want-to-visit-the-uk-you-better-have-a-google-play-or-app-store-account/ #rainydays #overpricedfishandchips #UKimmigration #appupdates #internationaltravel #HackerNews #ngated
You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play or App Store Account | Philip Heltweg
New immigration rules for the UK are being enforced starting February 2026. This means citizens of 85 additional countries (including the USA and European countries) will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to visit, even for tourism. Luckily, you can apply (and pay) digitally. Unfortunately, the government very much would prefer you to do so using the official app.