(CNS): The UK Government will “soon” introduce its Electronic Travel Authorisation requirement for travellers who do not need a visa to enter Britain. However, the office of Cayman Islands Governor Jane Owen has worked with the Home Office to ensure that people who hold a British Overseas Territory Citizen (BOTC) passport will not need an ETA. In a short release, officials said that BOTCs will be exempt from the new requirement for trips of up to six months.

“The UK’s 14 Overseas Territories are an integral part of the UK Family,” Cayman Islands Governor Jane Owen said. “I am pleased to be able to announce that BOTCs will be exempt from the ETA requirement, in the same way that British Citizen passport holders will be exempt. This means that, as now, when visiting the UK, BOTCs will be able to travel on the basis of their BOTC passport without having to apply for prior permission in the form of an ETA.”

BOTC passport holders who wish to go to the UK for more than six months will still need to obtain a visa or apply for a British Citizen passport.

More information is available on the UK Government website here.