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Italy passport holders need an electronic travel authorisation (eTA) before travelling to United Kingdom for stays of up to 180 days.
Source: GOV.UK — Electronic travel authorisation (ETA) · checked 13 Oct 2026
Apply online for eTA to United KingdomUnited Kingdom visa options for Italy citizensGOV.UK says it costs £20 to apply online or through the UK ETA app, and that each person travelling needs an ETA, including babies and children.
Italy citizens do not need a full visa for United Kingdom, but they must obtain an electronic travel authorisation (eTA) online before they fly — valid for stays of up to 180 days. An eTA is linked to your passport number and is usually approved within minutes to a few days; airlines check it at check-in, so apply before you book non-refundable travel.
The main option is the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), which costs 20 GBP with a processing time of —.
Whatever your visa status, United Kingdom applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
United Kingdom lets 1 passport in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 114. Italy citizens are treated the same way as Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and Croatia. Overall the Italy passport ranks #8 in the world with 125 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Italy passport you can also visit 45 countries in the region without a visa, including Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria and Belarus.
In the other direction, United Kingdom citizens can visit Italy visa-free for up to 90 days.
Entry requirements for United KingdomGOV.UK says your identity document (for example your passport or identity card) will be checked when you arrive at a UK port or airport, and that it should be valid for the whole of your stay.
GOV.UK — Entering the UK✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for the UK. GOV.UK’s migrant health guide says all overseas visitors will be charged 150% of the cost of NHS treatment unless they are exempt, that people who have a visitor visa and those with a visa for under 6 months need to pay for any healthcare at the point of use unless they are exempt, and that accident and emergency services are free of charge irrespective of an overseas visitor’s country of normal residence.
GOV.UK (Department of Health and Social Care) — NHS entitlements: migrant health guide✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement. GOV.UK says visitors must be able to show that they will leave the UK at the end of their visit and that they can pay for their return or onward journey, or have someone else fund it.
GOV.UK — Standard Visitor visa✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
GOV.UK says visitors must be able to show that they can support themselves and their dependants during the trip, or have funding from someone else. No official source we could read states an amount.
GOV.UK — Standard Visitor visa✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Knowingly remaining in the UK beyond the time limited by one's leave is a criminal offence. On summary conviction the penalty is imprisonment up to the general limit in a magistrates' court or a fine, or both (England and Wales); up to 12 months or a fine up to the statutory maximum, or both (Scotland); up to six months or a fine up to the statutory maximum, or both (Northern Ireland). On indictment it is up to four years or a fine, or both. Under the Immigration Rules, a person aged 18 or over who overstayed is treated as having breached immigration laws, and an application for entry clearance or permission to enter must be refused if made within the relevant period: 12 months if they left voluntarily at their own expense; 2 years if they left voluntarily at public expense within 6 months of notice of liability for removal (or of the end of any appeal or review, whichever is later); 5 years if they left voluntarily at public expense later than that; 10 years if they were removed at public expense. An overstay of 30 days or less that began on or after 6 April 2017 is disregarded if the person left voluntarily and not at the Secretary of State's expense.
legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives) — Immigration Act 1971, section 24 (Illegal entry and similar offences)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Cash of £10,000 or more must be declared when carried between Great Britain and a country outside the UK. For Northern Ireland, cash of €10,000 or more must be declared when carried between Northern Ireland and a non-EU country.
GOV.UK — Taking cash in and out of Great Britain✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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