Travel Authorisation Editor
Can OTU is the editor of ETA Travel Assistant, specialising in UK ETA, Schengen ETIAS, NZeTA and ESTA travel authorisations. Can monitors official government sources and policy updates to ensure every guide is accurate, current and genuinely useful for travellers.
Can OTU is the editor and founder of ETA Travel Assistant, an independent information resource dedicated to making travel authorisation rules easier to understand before people book, check in, or cross a border. Can's work focuses on translating dense government guidance on UK ETA, ESTA, ETIAS, NZeTA and Schengen travel requirements into clear, practical steps that help travellers avoid missed flights, refused boarding, and avoidable application mistakes.
Every article on ETA Travel Assistant is researched, written, and reviewed by Can with a commitment to accuracy, balance, and genuine usefulness. The guides are updated regularly as official travel rules, border systems, application fees, and eligibility requirements change. Can's editorial approach is grounded in a simple principle: travellers deserve plain-English answers before they commit money to a trip.
All content on ETA Travel Assistant follows strict editorial guidelines:
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The UK ETA application price is £16 per traveller — the same for adults, children and babies. Here's what's included, what isn't, and the extras that quietly push your real cost higher.
A step-by-step walkthrough of the UK ETA application form — what each screen asks, the fields that trip people up, what it costs, and what to do if your application goes wrong.
A plain-English walkthrough of the UK ETA application online — the exact form fields, the £16 fee, realistic processing times, the transit rule most travellers get wrong, and what to do if your application is refused.
The only official UK ETA application website is GOV.UK, plus the free UK ETA app. Here's the step-by-step process, the real £16 fee, and how to avoid copycat sites that charge five times more.
US citizens need a UK ETA for every trip to the UK. Here's the full application process step by step — fee, validity, photos, processing times and the dual-national trap.
Everything you need to handle a UK ETA application: the £16 fee, the exact app steps, realistic processing times and the mistakes that cause refusals.