UK ETA form: home address and other fields
Find the official service, practical examples and the local field checks maintained by this guide. The live application controls its own requirements.
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Home address and address line 1
Use the address where you live when the application asks for your home address. Keep it separate from accommodation for your UK visit.
An illustrative address might be split as 12 Example Road on line 1 and Flat 4 on an additional line, with town, postal code and country in their own boxes when provided. This is a formatting example, not a rule that every country’s address must use this structure. Follow the labels shown in your application.
Jump to the address field card. The Home Office’s app guidance confirms that the application asks about your address; the example above is this guide’s explanation.
Use the passport you will carry. Apply through GOV.UK or the UK ETA app published by the Home Office. The official fee is £20 for each person, including every baby and child. There is no family discount.
The checker below covers 9 text field groups. It runs in your browser and sends nothing to us. The live Home Office application controls the final questions.
The official process also requires a passport image and a face photo. The app may scan the passport chip. App applicants aged 10 or over complete a face scan. Those image and scan steps are not reproduced by this local checker.
Before you paste anything into the official site
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Answer truthfully. If Yes, GOV.UK asks for the offence, conviction date, and sentence in as much detail as possible.
Use YYYY-MM-DD in this local checker. Match the date shown on the passport.
Use an inbox you control. The Home Office sends submission and decision emails, including the 16-digit ETA reference number.
Use every family and given name shown on the passport. Check any details read from the passport photo or chip before continuing.
Enter your current address. GOV.UK lists address questions in the ETA application.
Answer the job questions with your current situation. Do not invent an employer if you are unemployed, retired, or studying.
Answer whether you hold any other nationality. If Yes, provide each nationality requested by the official form.
Required only when the applicant is under 18. GOV.UK asks for contact details for someone with parental responsibility. Every applicant, including a child, also needs a face photo; applicants aged 10 or over using the app need a face scan.
Copy the number from the passport you will use to travel. The app also photographs the passport and may scan its chip; the online route requires a passport photo.
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Before payment
Check that the browser route is on gov.uk, or that the UK ETA app lists Home Office as its developer or seller. The government charge is £20. A higher total includes a commercial service fee.
Use an email address you control. Most decisions arrive within a day, but allow up to 3 working days. Save the decision email and 16-digit reference number.
The ETA is linked to the passport used in the application. It lasts 2 years or until that passport expires, whichever comes first. A new passport requires a new ETA.
9 fields, 4 sections, ~10 minutes total.
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01
Passport number
Use the passport you will carry. The app photographs the original passport and may scan its chip; the online route needs a clear photo of the passport page.
^[A-Z0-9]{1,20}$
max 2002
Full name
Check every family and given name read from the passport photo or chip. Correct any scan error before continuing.
max 100
03
Date of birth
Match the passport date. This local checker uses YYYY-MM-DD; use the controls provided by the official application.
04
Use an inbox you control and can open while travelling. Check the spelling before payment.
max 254
05
Home address
Enter your current home address. Keep it separate from any travel accommodation.
06
Job
Describe your current job or situation accurately. Do not invent an employer if you are unemployed, retired, or studying.
07
Other nationalities
Answer for every nationality you hold, not only the passport used for this trip. Add the details requested after a Yes answer.
08
Criminal convictions
Answer truthfully. For Yes, give the offence, conviction date, and sentence in as much detail as possible.
09
Parent or guardian contact
Complete this only for an applicant under 18. The applicant also needs a face photo; an app applicant aged 10 or over needs a face scan.
What happens between hitting submit and getting through immigration.
- 01
Confirmation screen
The official site shows a confirmation on screen. Screenshot it — that's your backup.
- 02
Wait for the decision
GOV.UK says decisions usually arrive within a day, but can take up to 3 working days. Wait for approval before travelling.
- 03
At immigration
Wait for the decision email and keep the 16-digit ETA reference number. The ETA is linked to the passport used in the application; it does not guarantee entry.
- 04
No printout needed
The ETA is linked to your passport. GOV.UK says you only need to show that passport when travelling.
- 05
If verification fails
Check the passport linked to your ETA and contact UKVI through its official help service if you cannot confirm your status.
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